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The FTC is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Assistant Regional Director of its Northwest Region, which has its office in Seattle. The Northwest Regional Office has responsibility for the Commission's competition and consumer protection programs in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, including law enforcement activities and consumer and business education. Activities sometimes involve work and travel outside the geographical area.
Learn more about this agency04/28/2022 to 05/25/2022
$144,815 - $176,300 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
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No
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651417700
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
All U.S. Citizens
If you are selected as Assistant Regional Director, you will assist the Regional Director in planning, coordinating, and implementing a comprehensive program designed to further the agency's strategic goals of protecting consumers and promoting competition. With the Regional Director, you will plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the work of attorneys, investigators, and other professional and administrative staff engaged in investigation, negotiation, litigation, rulemaking, compliance, and consumer and business education activities. The responsibilities of the Northwest Region encompass a wide range of cases and projects in the broad fields of consumer protection and competition law, arising under the Federal Trade Commission Act and other statutes.
The efforts of the Northwest Region are directed toward safeguarding the consuming public by preventing or eliminating unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices from the marketplace. In order to accomplish this, the staff investigates alleged violations of the law, negotiates agreements containing orders to stop illegal acts, drafts formal complaints, develops legal theories and facts for presentation, and conducts formal litigation in federal court and before administrative law judges.
Within the area served by the regional office, you will be responsible for assisting the Regional Director in establishing and maintaining programs that foster effective federal-state-local relationships in the development of coordinated campaigns to prevent and to stop unfair, deceptive, and anticompetitive trade practices. You will also assist the Regional Director in managing the office's large docket of complex litigation. You will serve as a spokesperson for the Commission on matters of regional concern in interviews with representatives of business, industry, the news media, consumer groups, state and local authorities, and the general public. You must work effectively with the Regional Director, the Directors of the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection, the Associate, Assistant, and Deputy Assistant Directors of divisions within each Bureau, and other managers in headquarters and throughout the regions to implement the Commission's strategic plans and those of each Bureau. Within such strategic plans, you will assist the Regional Director in establishing work priorities for the office, initiating changes in program emphasis, and assuring that the resources of the office are effectively utilized.
Your management responsibilities will include: (1) overseeing and participating in federal court and administrative litigation, creating and supervising well-functioning litigation teams, and managing litigation case priorities and organizational structure, (2) providing training and development opportunities for the staff to hone their investigative and litigation skills; and (3) establishing performance standards, recommending employees for promotions and performance awards, correcting performance deficiencies, and initiating disciplinary actions.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have attained the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from an accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory. Applicants must demonstrate excellent writing skills and be able to work effectively with other people, exercise sound judgment, and exhibit a strong interest in the work of the agency.
Additional Requirements
GS-15 Positions
For attorney appointments: active member of the bar in good standing and 60 months of legal experience after graduation from law school.
To qualify for the GS-15 level: In addition to a law degree and active bar membership, you must have 60 months of legal experience after graduation from law school to qualify for the GS-15 level. At least 18 months of your legal experience after graduation from law school must be comparable to the GS-14 level. Qualifying experience at the GS-15 level include examples of conducting excellent legal research and writing abilities, strong organizational and analytical skills in presenting written arguments and excellent oral communication skills.
Note: Legal and nonlegal experience gained in the Federal Government before completing law school does not satisfy post law school experience.
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
This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package; however, official transcripts will be required prior to receiving an official offer.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION
This position is in the Excepted Service (Schedule A).
Individuals applying for this announcement are required to complete and submit an online application and all supporting documentation through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. Traditional rating and ranking procedures do not apply.
Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on the overall strength of your credentials as demonstrated by your cover letter, resume, writing sample, and experience. The most qualified candidates will be selected for interviews, which will also be considered in making the final decision. Application of Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Federal Trade Commission considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. If you are eligible for veterans' preference, you are encouraged to include that information in your cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214 or other substantiating documents) to your submission.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your résumé showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
2. Other supporting documents:
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 apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/651417700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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