Attorney-Adviser (Senior Attorney), CG-0905-14 Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 2024-LEGAL-B885 Department Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Salary $153,506.00 to $250,360.00 Grade 14 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/8/2024 Close Date 11/25/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This position is located in the Legal Division, Resolution and Receivership Branch, Receivership Transactions Section, Business Transaction Unit (BTU). BTU provides legal advice and support to other FDIC Divisions on a wide variety of resolution, receivership, transactional, and policy matters.  Many of these issues are complex, involve multiple disciplines and may involve more than two parties.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

All United States citizens.

Duties

Collaborates with other attorneys in the Legal Division in connection with, and analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation for issuances, offers and sales of securities and similar instruments; marketing and sales of other financial instruments; mergers and acquisitions of businesses; securitizations, joint ventures and other structured transactions; secured lending transactions; or transactions involving, options, warrants or other derivatives.

Responsible for providing legal advice and guidance on matters relating to commercial and financial products or transactions.

Serves as a subject matter expert and resource within the FDIC Legal Division in one or more of the following subject matters or practice areas: (i) securities law; (ii) law governing the formation, governance and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, trusts and limited liability companies (including subsidiary entities, securitizations ventures, and securitizations); (iii) real estate law and law relating to the acquisition, finance and sale of real property; (iv) commercial and secured lending law; or (v) general contract law.

Requirements

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 defined as experience serving as a transactional attorney and, as part of that function, analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation in connection with one or more of the following: (1) secured lending or corporate finance transactions, (2) commercial real estate finance transactions, (3) sales of securities or loans, (4) securitizations or structured transactions, or (5) joint ventures.

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.

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

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

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Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.

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

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 windowLearn 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.

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. Knowledge of negotiable instruments; payment systems and processing; correspondent lending relationships; secured transactions; letters of credit; swaps; repurchase transactions, and other derivatives; or structured finance.

  2. Skill in structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing corporate transactions, analyzing or interpreting existing transaction structures, and obligations. 

  3. Ability to communicate in writing.

  4. Ability to communicate orally.

  5. Skill in researching, analyzing and resolving legal issues.

  6. Knowledge of commercial and business law; securities; real estate; asset marketing and disposition; resolutions; insured depository institutions (IDI) resolutions and subsidiaries.

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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Required Documents

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here.  (Note: Veterans must submit the <b>Member 4 copy</b> of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: This position has a positive education requirement. Education must be from accredited institutions. For a listing of accredited educational institutions, click here. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload/fax all transcripts as one document.

FOREIGN EDUCATION:  If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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. For more information, click here.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

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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.

Agency contact information

Kaitlin McGrath
Phone
781-794-5777
TDD
1-800-925-4618
Email
kmcgrath@fdic.gov
Address
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
3501 Fairfax Drive
HRB (PA-1730-5007)
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States
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