Seeking a Senior Policy Advisor with more than ten years of experience to join our Lobbying & Public Policy practice. Experience with policy issues and legislation related to national security is required. Experience working on Capitol Hill is preferred, ideally on the congressional committees of jurisdiction for national security and defense policy. Experience working for an executive branch agency of jurisdiction also is preferred and may substitute for Capitol Hill experience. A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree (JD or Master’s) is strongly preferred. Stellar academic credentials and advanced written and verbal communication skills are required. Candidate must exhibit Akin’s core values: future-focused, diversity-minded, dedicated to excellence, service-oriented, and collaborative. Our renowned Lobbying & Public Policy practice integrates a top lobbying practice within a full-service law firm. Our bipartisan group represents clients before the federal government on legislative, policy and regulatory matters, including on issues involving national security and defense policy and supply chain domestication. Drawing on decades of experience in the private sector, military and legislative and executive branches of government, our team is skilled in briefing department officials and congressional decision-makers on how a client’s product or service supports national security priorities. To secure a successful outcome, we apply our first-hand knowledge of Pentagon and congressional workings to advocate throughout the defense budgeting, appropriations and authorization processes. We also assist clients in navigating national security regulatory regimes and in obtaining associated authorization to conduct business worldwide.