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This position is located in the Legal Division, San Francisco Regional Office, of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides legal advice concerning consumer protection and civil rights laws and regulations, and handles related investigations and administrative enforcement proceedings.
Learn more about this agency11/07/2019 to 11/20/2019
$145,816 - $243,053 per year
CG 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
50% or less - This position requires overnight travel.
Yes—Relocation benefits will be provided.
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
14
No
No
2019-SF-B0051
551027500
All current FDIC employees. (All other applicants should apply under announcement 2019-SF-B0050 to be considered.)
- Provides advice, assistance and recommendations to the Regional Counsel, Deputy Regional Counsel, and other FDIC staff on particular legal issues, the interpretation and enforceability of pertinent consumer banking laws, the appropriate handling of actions involving consumer protection and compliance laws applicable to insured depository institutions, various consumer, civil rights laws, and other pertinent laws and regulations related to banking.
- Serves as the FDIC’s attorney in administrative and civil enforcement and compliance proceedings.
- Litigates actions, prepares and supervises the preparation of evidence and legal arguments in administrative proceedings before administrative law judges brought in the region, and prepares and supervises preparation of briefs, pleadings, motions, opinions, correspondence, and legal memoranda in connection with proceedings.
- Prepares and examines witnesses, negotiates with opposing counsel, and conducts investigations.
- Confers with institutions’ counsel and institutions’ officials with respect to issues affecting consumer protection operations and activities of insured depository institutions located in the region. Works with state supervisory officials in connection the FDIC's consumer protection and supervisory functions and with staff members of other governmental agencies located within the region, including Federal Reserve Banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Department of Justice.
Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.
Moderate Risk Position - Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.
Active bar membership required.
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
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 at the CG-14 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience as an attorney that include drafting memoranda and other legal documents; conducting legal research and investigations; presenting analysis, conclusions, and recommendations related to administrative enforcement proceedings; and interpreting and applying consumer protection and civil rights laws and regulations governing financial institutions.
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume will be reviewed, including the online assessment questionnaire, to assess your ability to perform this job. Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. If you rated yourself higher than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:
FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process.
You must apply online. Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
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You have until 11:59 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/551027500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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