Clarification from the agency

United States Citizens

The incumbent serves as a Senior Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel of the Export-Import Bank of the United States ("EXIM"), the official export credit agency of the U.S. that provides financing in support of the export of U.S. goods and services. The Office of the General Counsel is responsible for providing legal guidance to all divisions of the agency on all legal matters, including EXIM's implementation of its statutory mandate. The incumbent renders the services of an attorney and is responsible for providing legal advice, both orally and in writing, and for drafting legal documentation and memoranda.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides legal advice on a broad range of questions and negotiates and drafts legal documents to protect the Bank's interest in extending loans and guarantees and implementation of its programs.
• Works with U.S. Government agencies such as the Departments of Commerce, Treasury and State and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Federal Reserve Bank.
• Undertakes special assignments of importance to the Bank as designated by the General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel for Structured and Project Finance involving policy options, novel legal interpretations and innovative resolutions to issues.
• Advises Bank's management on a broad range of legal issues, specifically focusing on International Structured Finance.
• Leads and executes highly complex, sensitive, and atypical transactions that require expert-level legal interpretation, seasoned judgment, and authoritative knowledge of governing statutes, regulations, and federal procedures. Serves as a senior legal advisor by applying extensive experience with comparable public-sector transactions to resolve unprecedented issues, set legal strategy, and guide stakeholders across the organization.
• Represents the Bank in discussions, negotiations and consultations with applicants, government officials and other financial institutions.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
• Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of graduation.
• Must be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• A graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of graduation.
• Be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

In addition to the Basic Requirements noted above, applicants must also meet and demonstrate the specialized experience listed below:

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-15: You must have five (5) years of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems. Specialized experience includes:

• Origination Experience - At least 5 years of experience in origination stage drafting and negotiating (or supervising the drafting and negotiating with active involvement) of core finance and security documents (including, without limit, credit agreements, common terms agreements, intercreditor agreements and liens, pledges and other security arrangements such as common security agreements) in connection with international limited recourse project finance and other forms of highly structured and complex international finance matters ("International Structured Finance Matters") involving representation of either a project sponsor or a group of senior lenders preferably including one or more multilateral lending agencies, export credit agencies and/or bilateral agencies or other United States federal government agencies), both within the U.S. and internationally, as well as other forms of highly structured domestic and cross-border finance with at least 4 years of such experience being in a capacity as lead in drafting and negotiation of such types of documents.
• Portfolio Management Experience - At least 4 years of experience relating to the routine portfolio management of operating credits for International Structured Finance Matters, including experience with respect to waivers and amendments, and familiarity with the issues that arise in restructuring of credits, enforcement of rights and/or arbitration or other dispute resolution.
• Communication - Experience in effective oral and written communication in applying legal reasoning to engage and collaborate with high level officials in both the public and private sectors in the United States and internationally.
• Capital Markets - Experience working with capital markets and a broad range of financial instruments, including foreign exchange guarantees, interest and currency swaps, and debt swaps. Applying concepts in mixed credit structures, private market solutions for political and commercial risk insurance, domestic secured lending practices, and international trade finance instruments such as letters of credit and documentary collections.
• Multilateral and International Finance Expertise - Experience working with international financial institutions and frameworks, such as multilateral development banks, the OECD, the Berne Union, and the Paris Club's multilateral debt rescheduling procedures.
• Leadership and Mentorship in Structured Finance - Experience serving as a resource and mentor to junior attorneys by addressing questions and issues related to International Structured Finance Matters, supporting their growth and enhancing team expertise.

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-15 grade level.

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:

• http://www.naces.org
• http://www.fceatlanta.com

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.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

All requirements must be met by 02/23/2026, the closing date of the announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

You will be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. All candidates who meet the basic requirements listed above will be considered best qualified applicants and may be sent forward to the selecting official. All application materials and interviews, if conducted, will be used in the final evaluation and selection process.

Application of Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Office of General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing the dates of service and type of discharge.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

Your application package should include the following documents:

• Your Resume (applicants are required to submit a resume with job title, series/grade (if federal employee), duties and accomplishments, employer's name, starting and ending dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
  • Effective September 27, 2025, federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in accordance with the Merit Hiring Plan. If you have not already done so, please update your resume under your profile before applying for any federal job. For additional details, visit click the following link.
• Unofficial Transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment.
• Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.
• Proof of Veteran's Preference - DD-214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF)15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documentation required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter, if applicable. If a DD-214 (Member Copy 4) is not available, other documentation listing the beginning and ending dates of active service and the type of discharge must be submitted to verify eligibility.
• Submission of any required documents listed in vacancy announcement, if applicable.

Please note that if you do not provide all required information/documents, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

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