This position is in the Legal Division, Complex Financial Institution Section, Resolution Planning & Review Unit of the FDIC providing legal advice related to large complex financial institutions, including international and domestic coordination, supervisory risk assessment, resolutions policy development, and evaluating recovery and resolution plans. The duty location is determined upon selection.

Duties

Confers with Section managers and other officials on the legal aspects of supervisory risk assessment, applications, resolutions planning, implementation of resolution strategies, coordination with foreign authorities and international standard-setting bodies and reviewing domestic and cross-border operations of large financial organizations to assess financial risk and protect financial stability and the deposit insurance fund. Provides legal advice and guidance on the analysis, development, and implementation of strategies to improve coordination of and capabilities for monitoring and resolving financial institutions including those engaged in cross-border operations and businesses. Conduct legal research related to often complex issues associated with risks posed by, and the potential resolution of, the largest, systemically important financial institutions and insured depositary institutions. Participates in analysis, development of recommendations, and advocacy concerning legal and policy changes in foreign jurisdictions, and contractual and operational arrangements with foreign regulators and resolutions authorities, international organizations, and private corporations, to improve and facilitate, the implementation of resolution strategies, resolution planning, and resolutions involving cross-border financial institutions. Prepare for review by senior management legal memoranda, opinions, analyses, manuals, regulations, policies and procedures in connection with complex issues related to risk monitoring, international and cross-border operations, resolution planning, and resolution operations and policy matters.

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 providing legal advice and guidance on laws governing large domestic or international financial institutions practices and operations; and the structure of the financial services industry. This position has a positive education requirement, transcripts must be provided showing degree conferred. Official transcripts must be provided prior to appointment. • 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.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) 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 15 Braintree Hill Office Park Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 United States
• Name: Elaine Livingstone
• Phone: 781-794-5776
• Email: [email protected]