Job Title: Attorney Adviser, (Supervisory Counsel), CM-0905-01

Duties

• Manages a team of attorneys and paralegals engaged in the interpretation and application of consumer protection and civil rights laws and regulations, applicable to insured depository institutions (IDIs), institution-affiliated parties (IAPs), and other covered persons.
• Discharges all supervisory responsibilities including, but not limited to, assigning and reviewing work; assessing employee performance; providing guidance, feedback, counseling, and/or coaching as necessary to address concerns or to help staff enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities; and reviewing and approving leave, training, and travel requests.
• In collaboration with the with Regional Counsel, supervises the preparation of legal opinions for Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection (DCP) in connection with potential violations of laws or regulations that may be discovered in the course of compliance examinations or visitations, and in connection with such other consumer-related legal or policy determinations, as requested by DCP.
• Individually and through staff, counsels and advises DCP management and staff regarding the conduct of compliance examinations, visitations, and other supervisory functions.
• Supervises the work of legal staff in Washington that are involved in fair lending reviews, and works with counterparts in DCP to oversee the referral of fair lending cases to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, as required under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
• Supervises the work of attorneys and support staff handling requests for confidential supervisory information (CSI) or personally identifiable information (PII) related to documents in the possession or control of DCP.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Employment Conditions.
Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.
Bar membership required.
Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) is 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.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CG/GS-13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience: (1) acting as a liaison or a representative on cross-divisional teams or efforts; (2) advising clients regarding the conduct of compliance examinations and related supervisory functions; and (3) advising clients on the interpretation and application of consumer protection and civil rights laws applicable to financial institutions.

J.D. or LL.B Degree required.

Additional information

If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.
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The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. This position is eligible for the following: Traditional Telework option . For more information, please reference the above-mentioned telework options Here

• 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.
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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.
Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. Candidates who are eligible for veterans' preference will receive 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):

• Ability to manage/supervise a group of professional and support staff.
• Ability to coach, counsel, and discipline employees; plan, monitor, and appraise employee performance; interview, select, and orient new employees; and train employees.
• Ability to identify, research, analyze, synthesize and resolve legal issues.
• Knowledge of FDI Act, FDIC regulations and other federal banking laws, including consumer protection and civil rights laws, and other laws applicable to or effecting financial institution.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to work with attorneys from other sections in the FDIC Legal Division and other government agencies and to coordinate parallel and competing enforcement actions and/or litigations.
• Knowledge of FDIC policies and procedures governing the handling of consumer compliance violations, the issuance of stipulated orders, the sharing of confidential supervisory information (CSI) and personally identifiable information (PII).
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• 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.

• As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans' preference, click here . (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy 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.)

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. Please note that your form must be printed in landscape orientation for the required signatures to be visible.

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 .
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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