This position is located in the Legal Division, Bank Activities Unit. The Bank Activities Unit is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on all open bank legal matters within the Supervision, Legislation & Enforcement Branch in coordination with the other sections in the Legal Division and other FDIC Divisions. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Prepares legal briefs, office memoranda and other legal documents on very complex, sensitive legal issues, including those involving questions of first impression and with strongly conflicting precedents, which require extensive research, analyses and ingenuity to resolve. Represents the views of the Legal Division with top management officials in the FDIC and with top management officials of other organizations, and delivers speeches, lectures and training sessions both within and outside the FDIC. Works closely with staff members in the other government agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board and Banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Department of Justice, and state banking departments. Serves as Counsel and acts on behalf of the supervisor or the Bank Activities & Regional Affairs Section (BARAS) Assistant General Counsel. Performs highly specialized and complex policy-oriented legal work relating to the FDIC's supervisory and regulatory functions, with particular emphasis on the development of regulations, legislation, and FDIC legal/supervisory policy guidance, and the interpretation and application of the statutes and regulations governing the activities, operations, and structure of financial institutions. Prepares legal advisory opinions in response to questions and issues raised by insured financial institutions, bankers, financial institution counsel, members of Congress, financial institution depositors and customers, relating to the interpretation of Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDI Act”), Federal banking, securities, and derivatives laws and regulations, and various statutes and regulations governing the activities, operations, and structure of open operating financial institutions.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized experience must be directly related to the position being filled and is experience gained after issuance of bar membership. 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 education requirement of a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from a school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (valid license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any state, District of Columbia, any United States territory or Commonwealth, or Federal Court is acceptable. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the FDIC. 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 14 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as conducting legal research and analyses for, and providing legal advice to, senior management and/or senior policymakers, including drafting legal opinions/legal documents and making oral presentations related to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act), or other banking or financial institution laws. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement. Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here.

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: 617-347-8170
• Email: [email protected]