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Attorney-Adviser (Senior Attorney), CG-0905-14

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Summary

This position is located in the Risk Management & Records Group that coordinates the Legal Division’s risk management program and oversees the records management programs and the Legal Research Bank.

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

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
04/24/2024 to 05/15/2024
Salary
$153,507 to - $250,360 per year
Pay scale & grade
CG 14
Location
Washington, DC
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. Please see the Additional Information section below for more information. Telework options are subject to change.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation benefits may be provided in accordance with FDIC policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
14
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Announcement number
2024-LEGAL-377
Control number
788279200

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Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all United States Citizens.

Duties

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  • Assist the Supervisory Counsel to provide legal advice to other FDIC offices concerning the preparation of responses to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Office of Risk Management and Internal Controls (ORMIC) relating to the internal controls program of the Legal Division.
  • Prepares responses to public inquiries concerning the internal controls program in the Legal Division.
  • Conducts legal research to formulate advice and recommend legal courses of action, which meet the needs of both mission accomplishment and legal compliance of the Corporation.
  • Assesses and evaluates the cybersecurity risk posed by outside law firms utilized by the Legal Division.
  • Utilizes computer legal research sources that complements or replaces standard Westlaw system, in order to efficiently respond to legal inquiries from Corporation attorneys and outside law firms as well as provides instruction in the use of the same to Corporation Legal Division staff and nationwide outside counsel, as appropriate.
  • Directs and implements policies and procedures that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of handling Legal Division records, documents, and data.
  • Acts as subject matter and technical expert in the area of electronic records management and provides technical assistance and guidance to staff and others.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

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 experience providing legal advice and support impacting the agency or outside law firms in the following areas: legal information technologies; cyber-security threat; physical and electronic records; and legal analysis of documents and information systems. 

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 requirement of completing a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from an accredited school (accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).
  • Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (hold active license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court is acceptable. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the FDIC. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Additional information

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office at least 1 day per pay period beginning January 2, 2024, and at their supervisor’s direction to support mission and project needs. In person reporting requirements are expected to increase in July 2024.

If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period.

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.

How you will be evaluated

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.  Candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. Candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will be considered in accordance with law, rule, and regulation. 

The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):

  1. Ability to exercise judgment and discretion.
  2. Ability to research, analyze and resolve legal issues.
  3. Ability to communicate orally.
  4. Ability to communicate in writing.
  5. Ability to monitor and assess the potential impact of emerging information technologies and cybersecurity issues.
  6. Knowledge of policies, systems, and procedures to capture, create, access, distribute, use, store, secure, retrieve, and ensure disposition of a legal database.
  7. Knowledge of regulations related to records management and records retention.
  8. Ability to maintain a database for records of all existing documents in a filing system.
  9. Knowledge of preserving files with historical or regulatory value to the agency and destroying documents that are no longer relevant.

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.


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