Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Legal Division, Litigation Branch of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C.

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $273,400.

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Responsibilities

Advises and supports Litigation Branch staff on the presentation of evidence and legal arguments in complex and/or novel lawsuits and other legal proceedings brought by or against the FDIC in federal and state courts, both at the trial and appellate levels.

Performs highly specialized and technical legal work covering any and all aspects of the FDIC's litigation responsibilities comprising trial and appellate litigation in all of the following areas: corporate litigation including enforcement appeals, supervision matters, deposit insurance, insurance assessments, and related litigation, and federal court litigation involving labor and employment related issues; resolutions and receiverships litigation including commercial and bankruptcy litigation; professional liability and financial crimes litigation; and all other litigated or contested matters involving the FDIC.

Renders legal advice and opinions to the Chairman of the FDIC, other members of the FDIC Board of Directors and their senior staff, the Senior Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel and other Legal Division managers, and senior FDIC managers and officials in other FDIC Divisions and Offices on legal questions issues arising in the conduct of the FDIC's responsibilities as necessary.

Recommends strategy for, and the advisability of continuing or settling, any complex litigation involving significant issues of importance related to FDIC litigation.

Represents the FDIC on inter-agency task forces, committees, and working groups on legal issues and FDIC corporate policy.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel is required.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Employment Conditions.

Bar membership required.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

High Risk Position - Background Investigation (BI) required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

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 .

Basic Qualification Requirements:

Active member of the bar.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirements, applicants must have additional specialized experience as defined below:

To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience in a government agency (equivalent in the federal government to CG/GS-15 or above) or private industry. Specialized experience is defined as experience in the following: 1) Interpreting and applying the FDI Act, FDIC regulations and other federal banking laws, and laws applicable to or affecting financial institution and 2) Managing and supervising all types of trial and appellate litigation.

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

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

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

Evidence of current bar membership in good standing will be confirmed prior to appointment.

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

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. Candidates who are eligible for veterans' preference will receive consideration.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

Knowledge of the FDI Act, FDIC regulations and other federal banking laws, and laws applicable to or affecting financial institutions.

Ability to manage and supervise all types of trial and appellate litigation.

Ability to analyze and synthesize complex factual and legal issues to make decisions based upon mature judgment in order to provide effective guidance and counsel to the

Deputy General Counsel, other Legal Division managers, managers of other FDIC Divisions and Offices, the Chairman of the FDIC, and the Board of Directors and senior staff in the Chairman's office.

Knowledge and understanding of litigation strategy and procedure, including substantial practical experience in trial and appellate litigation.

Skill to effectively deal with officials and employees of the FDIC and other federal and state agencies, Congress, federal and state courts, outside counsel, the media, and the general public.

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.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

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:

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. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

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.