Attorney-Adviser (Counsel), CG-0905-15

Summary This position is located in the Legal Division, Legislation, Regulations & Policy Section (LRPS), Policy Unit. Attorneys in the LRPS Policy Unit serve as subject matter experts for the agency in such critical and high-profile areas such as Community Reinvestment Act, privacy, financial technology (fintech) and innovation, fair lending, and consumer financial protection laws. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required.   Employment Conditions. Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required. Background Investigation (BI) required 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 CG/GS-14 grade level or above in the Federal service.   Specialized experience is defined as analyzing legislation related to financial-services or other legislation affecting government agency policies and procedures, and analyzing and drafting regulations, policies, legal memoranda, opinion letters and other legal documents. 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. Additional information If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period. Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $252,500. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. Read more Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits. In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors. To find out more, click here. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.