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. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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

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. 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 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. 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.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive HRB (PA-1730-5007) Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: Anita Gallman
• Phone: 703-562-2387
• Email: [email protected]