Duties

Summary

The mission of the CFTC Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of CFTC programs and operations and detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse in such programs and operations.

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Responsibilities

As an Attorney Advisor in the Office of the Inspector General, you will:

Serve as the chief OIG attorney for research, analysis, development, and evaluation of legal and economic issues and economic policy options relating to the promotion of economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of CFTC programs and operations and the detection and prevention of fraud, waste and abuse in such programs and operations.

Develop appropriate research methods and evaluation techniques for OIG to analyze the legal and economic impact of relevant policy options. This encompasses both the technique of the analysis and the statistical quality of the data utilized.

Review and advise the IG on documents prepared by other OIG employees for sufficiency of legal and economic analysis. Reviews and advises the IG on all OIG products addressing CFTC's performance of tasks involving legal and economic research and analysis.

Develop legal and economic analyses and interpretations which may cut across established organizational and functional lines of the agency, frequently with an emphasis on price theory economics.

Advise the IG based on the review, consolidation, and syntheses of appropriate legal, economic and statistical analyses which cross agency lines.

Evaluate conclusions and recommendations reached on agricultural, energy, and other market regulatory issues that are related to the CFTC OIG mission but fall under the jurisdiction of other federal departments, agencies, or entities (e.g., US Department of Agriculture, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, etc.), including foreign markets and regulators, and antitrust regulators.

Review existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to programs and operations of the Commission, makes recommendations to the IG, prepares and delivers written and oral presentations as requested.

May plan, develop, organize, and coordinate extensive multi-disciplinary legal, economic and statistical analyses to assist analysis of CFTC programs and operations related to policy options for the regulation of markets under CFTC jurisdiction.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional Travel

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
15

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background/Security Investigation
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service
• You may be subject to a two year trial period.

Bar Membership: Currently an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Applicants are responsible for citing minimum qualifications such as JD and Bar membership information (institution name, state for bar, and dates) on their respective resumes. Failure to supply details will result in an incomplete application.

Qualifications

CT-15: You must have at least five successful years of legal practice, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of a legal position. At least one year of this experience must have been at a level of responsibility and difficulty to that of positions at the next lower level in the federal service (e.g., GS/CT-14) and clearly demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties to deal with the most difficult cases characterized by extremely complex legal or factual issues which require a "high order" of original and creative legal endeavor.

Education

Education: Successful completion of a full course of study (JD) in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).

Additional information

Relocation. Relocation expenses will not be paid.

Trial Period. You may be subject to a two year trial period.

*More than one selection may be made from this vacancy

EEO Policy Statement. The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation. Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

The law prohibits public officials from appointing, promoting, or recommending their relatives. The law prohibits requesting, making, transmitting, accepting, or considering political recommendations for employment or other personnel actions for non-political positions. This includes recommendations from Members of Congress, Congressional employees, elected state or local officials, and political party officials and any recommendation based on party affiliation.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

This job is being filled under a Schedule A hiring authority 5 CFR 213.3102 and is excepted from the competitive civil service. You will be evaluated and deemed either eligible or ineligible based on the relevance and quality of your experience and education, bar membership, and on the desired qualifications described above. All eligible applicants will be further evaluated by subject-matter experts.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process

Required Documents

Required Documents:

• Resume citing relevant experience.
• JD and Bar membership details.
• Transcripts (may be unofficial).*Writing samples will be required at the time of any interview.*

Optional Documents

In addition to the required documents, you may submit the following:

- A Writing Sample demonstrating analysis of complex legal issues.

*Writing samples will be required at the time of any interview.*

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.