Job opening: Attorney-Adviser (Senior Attorney), CG-0905-14
Salary: $174 610 - 252 500 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jun 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Legal Division, Supervision, Legislation and Enforcement Branch, Bank Activities and Regional Affairs Section (BARAS), San Francisco Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. BARAS provides legal advice and counsel on all open bank legal matters in coordination with the other sections in the Legal Division and other FDIC Divisions.
Duties
Advises the Regional Counsel and Deputy Regional Counsel in developing and managing enforcement activities of the region in administrative and civil enforcement proceedings and investigations including violations of laws and regulations, safety and soundness, and risk management and serves as an FDIC attorney.
Serves as one of the region's enforcement attorneys, litigates or supervises the enforcement cases and prepares and supervises the preparation of evidence and legal arguments in administrative proceedings before administrative law judges; prepares and examines witnesses; negotiates with opposing counsel; and conducts investigations.
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.
Represents the Unit, Section, Branch, and Legal Division on task forces, committees, and working groups dealing with matters of concerns to the FDIC and works with counterparts at other banking agencies on matters of shared concern.
Prepares legal briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents on complex, sensitive legal issues, including those involving questions of first impression and with strongly conflicting precedents, which require research, analyses and ingenuity to resolve.
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.
CG-14: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience performing duties as an attorney that include preparing memoranda or other legal documents; conducting legal research; and presenting analysis, conclusions, and recommendations relating to the interpretation and application of the statutes and regulations governing financial institutions.
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
25 Jessie Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, California 94105
United States
- Name: Anita Gallman
- Phone: 703-562-2387
- Email: [email protected]
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