This position is assigned to the Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control) (OCC), which is located within the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement and Intelligence (E&I). Under the direction of the Chief Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel serves primarily as a manager of professional staff attorneys of OCC and a legal advisor to the Director and staff of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Duties

As a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, you will: Serve as the front-line supervisor of a number of OCC's professional staff attorneys (and, if and as directed by the Chief Counsel, non-attorney staff members) in support of OFAC; Help to lead the planning, oversight, and execution of OCC's programs and operations, in furtherance of achieving its goals in support of OFAC; Handle a wide range of complex and cutting-edge factual, legal, and policy matters of national significance arising from Treasury's efforts to counter existing and emerging threats to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Perform legal research and provide legal conclusions and counsel through briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda. Prepare or review proposed legislation, regulations, Executive orders, and policy documents impacting Treasury's national security and enforcement authorities. Coordinate with partners in other Treasury components, the interagency, and when appropriate, the private sector on national security and enforcement matters of mutual interest; Provide legal advice and assistance in support of Treasury's critical and far-reaching mission to enhance national security by implementing economic sanctions against foreign threats to the U.S., identifying and targeting the financial support networks of national security threats, and improving the safeguards of our financial systems. Analyze, interpret, and apply a wide range of legal authorities related to Treasury's national security and enforcement missions, including but not limited to: the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the Trading with the Enemy Act; the National Emergencies Act; the United Nations Participation Act; the Administrative Procedure Act and administrative law; the Freedom of Information Act; the Privacy Act; and separation-of-powers and other constitutional law doctrines; and With the Assistant General Counsel for E&I, the Chief Counsel, and other Legal Division leadership, provide counsel to policymakers in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and to other officials on the broad range of issues that arise in marshalling Treasury's intelligence and enforcement functions to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats. Perform legal review of documents and briefing material for senior policymakers, and accurately identify potential issues for senior Treasury Office of General Counsel leadership.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Providing legal advice on economic sanctions, litigation, Constitutional and administrative law, law related to international finance and commercial transactions, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity. 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 resumé. Applicants must: (1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent; (2) be an active member in good standing of the bar in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia; and (3) have at least 12 months of pertinent legal experience, which may include, for example, the private practice of law, practice in a government legal office, or a judicial clerkship.

Education

Applicants must:

(1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent;
(2) be an active member in good standing of the bar in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia; and
(3) have at least 12 months of pertinent legal experience, which may include, for example, the private practice of law, practice in a government legal office, or a judicial clerkship.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

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