Work Environment

This position is in the Office of theGeneral Counsel (OGC) whichdirects and coordinates the functions of the Office of the General Counsel and is directly responsible for providing all legal services within the Commission. The General Counsel is designated by the Chairman to serve as the Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) and administers the Commission's ethics program.The General Counsel provides legal advice to each Commissioner, including the Chairman, and other office directors on a wide variety of legal and policy matters that come before the Commission. The Office advises the Commission on the legal aspects of proposed legislation and rulemaking, and on general administrative legal issues including procurement, personnel, FOIA and the Privacy Act and other internal legal questions. The Office works together with the Department of Justice in litigating matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the venue of the majority of Commission appeals. The Office also supports the Federal Government's Pro Bono Program which allows Commission attorneys and support personnel to staff legal aid clinics and to represent pro bono clients, consistent with the Office's Pro Bono Policy.

Ethics Requirements

The Commission is committed to government ethics. As a Commission employee, you will be subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch and the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Commission employees are also subject to Commission-specific ethics rules (39 C.F.R. subpart A of part 3001 and supplemental standards of ethical conduct [5 C.F.R. part 5601]). The supplemental standards prohibit Commission employees, as well as their spouses and dependent children, from owning any securities issued by entities that are identified on the Commission's annually published prohibited securities list. As an employee of the Commission, you must complete initial ethics training within three months of your appointment and, depending on your position, complete required financial disclosure forms within 30 days of your appointment.

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. The Commission may offer Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.