This position is located in the Assets Disposition & Receivership Management Unit, Resolution & Receivership Branch and is responsible for legal support to failed IDI receiverships, including asset management and sales, real estate law, environmental law, bank closings, receivership powers and operations, administrative law and corporate law. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Assists with analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation for corporate transactions, such as marketing and sales of loans and other financial instruments; commercial real estate purchases and sales, acquisition, development, construction and finance; mergers and acquisitions of businesses; joint ventures and other structured transactions; mortgage servicing sales; secured lending transactions for assets other than real property; or transactions involving, options, warrants or other derivatives. Assists with the conduct and oversight of legal negotiations of settlements or other resolutions of contractual disputes, claims or liabilities, and provides legal advice and other related legal assistance, including preparing or assisting with the drafting of documentation regarding the same. Assists with the negotiation and consummation of settlements, workouts and restructuring agreements that arise from the liquidation of failed financial institutions. Typically, these negotiations involve legal cases or matters of such scope and complexity that they encompass the most difficult legal matters or issues addressed by the legal section. Serves as a subject matter expert in one or more of the following subject matters or practice areas (or such other areas in which attorneys in the Section may need to be proficient): (i) real estate law and law relating to the acquisition, sale, development and construction of real property; (ii) commercial and secured lending law; (iii) affordable housing law and transactions; (iv) general contract law; (v) law governing lending and lenders; (vi) mortgage servicing, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage origination and servicing requirements; or (vii) environmental law and transactions.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.  Additional qualifications information can be found here. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience serving as a transactional attorney that has assisted with analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation in connection with complex asset-related transactions. This position has a positive education requirement, transcripts must be provided showing degree conferred. Education: All attorney and law clerk trainee positions have a minimum requirement of completing a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an accredited school (accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (hold active license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court is acceptable. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the FDIC. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 600 North Pearl Street Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75201 United States
• Name: Ymani Washington
• Phone: 703-835-1923
• Email: [email protected]