Closing Date: 28th May, 2024

Description:

Summary:
This position is located at A Government Entity, Enforcement. As a Senior Counsel, Policy and Strategy Market Lead, you will provide expert legal advice and authoritative technical guidance over the CFPB's enforcement of Federal laws in designated markets, including auto finance, consumer reporting, credit cards, debt collection, debt relief, deposits, fair lending, mortgage origination and servicing, payments, prepaid, remittances, students, and small dollar and other lending.

Duties:
As an Attorney-Adviser (Senior Counsel, Policy and Strategy Market Lead), you will:

Participate in the development and implementation of the CFPB's and Enforcement's strategic plan and priorities within the designated markets. Identify emerging trends and priorities in designated markets and product areas within the CFPB's authority in support of Enforcement's prioritization. Coordinate with other CFPB components to ensure alignment of priorities. Analyze and assess current enforcement issues and efforts. Identify and assess opportunities for collaboration with states and other federal regulatory agencies. Explore possible future enforcement strategies and opportunities and recommends initiatives that have strategic implications within Enforcement as well as throughout CFPB. Plan implementation of new functions, ensuring that actual performance is aligned with overall legal strategy.
Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for investigation and enforcement activity, including joint activity with states and other regulatory agencies, within designated markets. Provide expert legal advice and authoritative technical oversight and guidance to the identification of potential enforcement matters within designated markets. In assessing matters, considers a wide variety of sources including, analyzing consumer complaints, reviewing and assessing whistleblower tips, assessing referrals from other agencies, and evaluating other market intelligence. Coordinate with other Bureau components relevant to potential subjects and assesses opportunities for joint investigation and action with states and other federal regulatory agencies.
Provide expert legal advice in the analysis of potential enforcement matters identified through Supervision and other sources to target substantive violations that align with Enforcement and Bureau priorities within designated markets. In assessing matters, consider such factors as potential effect on legal precedents, strength of claims, breadth and gravity of harm to consumers, and potential legal remedies. Coordinate with other Bureau components to facilitate and advise on appropriate tool-choice decisions. Assess opportunities for joint investigation and enforcement actions with states and other federal regulatory agencies.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

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

2. 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.

3. Specialized Experience:
For the CN-71:

Seven (7) 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
You must have thirty-six (36) months of specialized experience at the CN-60 level (equivalent to the GS-14 level) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position

Specialized Experienceis defined as:

Experience in federal consumer financial protection law; AND
Experience conducting investigations and/or litigation.

Examples of related experience for this position are defined as experience in:

Federal consumer financial protection law
Consumer Reporting
Small dollar and other short-term lending
Mortgage origination and servicing
Data security
Crytocurrency

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service (https://arc.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/my-arc/all-agencies/human-resources/guidance-and-reference/fs-resume-tips.pdf). 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.