Attorney Advisor (Enforcement Attorney)

Closing Date: 18th April, 2024

Description:

Summary:
This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Enforcement. The incumbent serves as an Attorney Advisor (Enforcement Attorney). Typical assignments involve complex and difficult legal questions or factual issues concerning the interpretation or application of legislation, regulations, orders, decisions, opinions, or other legal instruments.

Duties:

• The following are the duties of this position at the CN-60, broadly equivalent to the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Attorneys at CFPB may be eligible for promotions subject to the Bureau's Attorney Hiring & Promotion Policy.
• Investigate potential violations of federal consumer financial laws with regard to a variety of consumer financial products and services, using strategies such as civil investigative demands and witness interviews.
• Analyze facts, determine legal theories, and makes recommendations regarding the initiation and resolution of enforcement actions.
• Litigate enforcement actions in federal court and administrative proceedings, seeking civil penalties and other remedies.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

• This position could be located in any of the following locations: Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, or San Francisco.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• A trial period may be required.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

Qualifications:
Basic Requirements for the CN-60 and CN-53:

• Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B., J.D. or equivalent.
• Bar Membership: Applicants 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.

• Four (4) years of related legal experience. Such experience must include experience as a licensed attorney or directly related in order to be creditable, (Law Clerk experience may not be qualifying experience for the experience requirements*) OR
• Twelve (12) months of specialized experience at the CN-53 level (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.
• Specialized Experience for the CN-60 is defined as:
• Demonstrated experience with investigations and/or litigation related to one or more federal consumer financial protection laws or similar experience with respect to other complex statutory questions, administrative, and/or regulatory law.
• Examples of related experience for this position are:
• Government civil investigation or litigation experience
• Federal court civil litigation experience
• Developing and implementing civil investigation strategies
• Analyzing facts and researching and formulating legal theories in connection with potential violations of law
• Drafting memoranda, briefs, or pleadings on complex legal issues

• Three (3) years of related legal experience. Such experience must include experience as a licensed attorney or directly related in order to be creditable, (Law Clerk experience may not be qualifying experience for the experience requirements*) OR
• Twelve (12) months of specialized experience at the CN-52 level (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.
• Specialized Experience for the CN-53 is defined as:
• Demonstrated experience with investigations and/or litigation related to one or more federal consumer financial protection laws or similar experience with respect to other complex statutory questions, administrative, and/or regulatory law.
• Examples of related experience for this position are:
• Government civil investigation or litigation experience
• Federal court civil litigation experience
• Developing and implementing civil investigation strategies
• Analyzing facts and researching and formulating legal theories in connection with potential violations of law
• Drafting memoranda, briefs, or pleadings on complex legal issues

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Education:
Law Degree: Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B., J.D. or equivalent.

Additional Information:
Other Information:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit reasons such as race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, lawful political affiliation, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, protected genetic information, parental status, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
• This is a bargaining unit position. The Union that represents CFPB employees is the National Treasury Employees Union ("NTEU"), Local Chapter 335.
• We offer opportunities for telework.
• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
• Bureau employees are subject to government-wide ethical standards of conduct, financial disclosure requirements, and post-employment prohibitions, which applicants may review at www.oge.gov. In addition, employees must comply with the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (5 CFR 9401), which, among other things, prohibit an employee or the employee's spouse or minor child from owning or controlling a debt or equity interest in an entity supervised by the Bureau. Regulations also impose restrictions on the outside activities of certain Bureau employees, including examiners and attorneys.
  

CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.) is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following:

• your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD-YYYY) provided for each listed position
• hours worked per week for each position
• degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY)

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