Attorney-Adviser (Senior Attorney),

Summary This position is located in the Legal Division, Resolution and Receivership Branch, Receivership Transactions Section, Business Transaction Unit (BTU). BTU provides legal advice and support to other FDIC Divisions on a wide variety of resolution, receivership, transactional, and policy matters. Many of these issues are complex, involve multiple disciplines and may involve more than two parties. Responsibilities Collaborates with other attorneys in the Legal Division in connection with, and analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation for issuances, offers and sales of securities and similar instruments; marketing and sales of other financial instruments; mergers and acquisitions of businesses; securitizations, joint ventures and other structured transactions; secured lending transactions; or transactions involving, options, warrants or other derivatives. Responsible for providing legal advice and guidance on matters relating to commercial and financial products or transactions. Serves as a subject matter expert and resource within the FDIC Legal Division in one or more of the following subject matters or practice areas: (i) securities law; (ii) law governing the formation, governance and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, trusts and limited liability companies (including subsidiary entities, securitizations ventures, and securitizations); (iii) real estate law and law relating to the acquisition, finance and sale of real property; (iv) commercial and secured lending law; or (v) general contract law. Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions. Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) 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. CG-14: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as experience serving as a transactional attorney and, as part of that function, analyzing, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation in connection with one or more of the following: (1) secured lending or corporate finance transactions, (2) commercial real estate finance transactions, (3) sales of securities or loans, (4) securitizations or structured transactions, or (5) joint ventures. Specialized experience must be directly related to the position being filled and is experience gained after issuance of bar membership. This position has a positive education requirement, transcripts must be provided showing degree conferred. Official transcripts must be provided prior to appointment. Education: All attorney and law clerk trainee positions have a minimum education requirement of a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) from a school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Bar Membership: All attorney positions require current active bar membership (valid license to practice law). Admission to the bar of any state, District of Columbia, any United States territory or Commonwealth, or Federal Court is acceptable. Active Bar membership must be verified prior to appointment. Employees must maintain active bar membership while employed as an attorney with the FDIC. 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 See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS. Additional Information Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week. If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period.