This position is located at Consumer financial Protection Bureau, Office of Regulations. The incumbent is engaged in complex legal issues and projects related to the formulation, implementation and interpretation of laws, regulations and rules in one or more areas of federal consumer financial law; and leads less senior attorneys in conducting these projects.

Duties

As an Attorney-Adviser (Counsel), Regulations, you will: Take substantial and proactive responsibility for complex rulemaking projects, such as major regulatory amendments or implement legislation in the area of consumer financial services. Provide technical interpretation of consumer credit and financial services laws, regulations and rules. Participate in developing policy and presents proposed and final regulations to senior management for consideration, and make oral presentations to defend positions as required. Draft legislation and rules, amendments to regulations, Congressional testimony, official CFPB interpretations, and analyses of proposed legislation, rules and policies.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 1. Law Degree: Applicants must be graduates of an accredited law school with an LL.B., J.D. or equivalent. 2. Bar Membership: Applicants must be current members of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 3. Years of related experience or specialized experience: Per the CFPB Attorney policy, you must also meet the following qualifications for the CN-60 level: - Four (4) years of related legal experience. Such experience must include experience as a licensed attorney in order to be creditable; OR - You must have twelve (12) months of specialized experience at the CN-53 (GS-13 or equivalent) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for CN-60 is defined as: - Conducting legal research and analysis in a public-policy related field; AND - Experience in one or more of the areas of consumer financial services law listed below: Debt collection, including activities covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Consumer reporting and consumer privacy, including activities covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Regulation of unfair or deceptive acts and practices involving consumer financial services. Providing consumers financial data processing products or services of financial advisory services, such as credit counseling. Mortgage and other credit transactions, including transactions covered by the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Fair lending, including activities covered by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Deposit taking, transmitting or exchanging funds, providing stored value or payment instruments, and check cashing, including activities covered by the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Truth in Savings Act. Installment lending and open-end credit transactions. Consumer leasing, including activities covered by the Consumer Leasing Act. CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's resume. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your resume covers the following: your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position. hours worked per week for each position degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY) Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience. If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week. Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive resume. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Education

Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B., J.D. or equivalent.

Contacts

• Address REGULATIONS Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]