Supervisory Attorney-Advisor (General) (Assista...

Closing Date: 24th May, 2024

Description:

Summary:
This position is assigned to the Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control) (OCC), which is located within the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement and Intelligence (E&I). Under the direction of the Chief Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel serves primarily as a manager of professional staff attorneys of OCC and a legal advisor to the Director and staff of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Duties:
As a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, you will:

• Serve as the front-line supervisor of a number of OCC's professional staff attorneys (and, if and as directed by the Chief Counsel, non-attorney staff members) in support of OFAC;
• Help to lead the planning, oversight, and execution of OCC's programs and operations, in furtherance of achieving its goals in support of OFAC;
• Handle a wide range of complex and cutting-edge factual, legal, and policy matters of national significance arising from Treasury's efforts to counter existing and emerging threats to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Perform legal research and provide legal conclusions and counsel through briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda. Prepare or review proposed legislation, regulations, Executive orders, and policy documents impacting Treasury's national security and enforcement authorities. Coordinate with partners in other Treasury components, the interagency, and when appropriate, the private sector on national security and enforcement matters of mutual interest;
• Provide legal advice and assistance in support of Treasury's critical and far-reaching mission to enhance national security by implementing economic sanctions against foreign threats to the U.S., identifying and targeting the financial support networks of national security threats, and improving the safeguards of our financial systems. Analyze, interpret, and apply a wide range of legal authorities related to Treasury's national security and enforcement missions, including but not limited to: the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; the Trading with the Enemy Act; the National Emergencies Act; the United Nations Participation Act; the Administrative Procedure Act and administrative law; the Freedom of Information Act; the Privacy Act; and separation-of-powers and other constitutional law doctrines; and
• With the Assistant General Counsel for E&I, the Chief Counsel, and other Legal Division leadership, provide counsel to policymakers in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and to other officials on the broad range of issues that arise in marshalling Treasury's intelligence and enforcement functions to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats. Perform legal review of documents and briefing material for senior policymakers, and accurately identify potential issues for senior Treasury Office of General Counsel leadership.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
• 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.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• Undergo an income tax verification.
• Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.

Qualifications:
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Providing legal advice on economic sanctions, litigation, Constitutional and administrative law, law related to international finance and commercial transactions, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity.

Applicants must: (1) be a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent; (2) be an active member in good standing of the bar in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia; and (3) have at least 12 months of pertinent legal experience, which may include, for example, the private practice of law, practice in a government legal office, or a judicial clerkship.
Education:
Applicants must:

• be a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent;
• be an active member in good standing of the bar in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia; and
• have at least 12 months of pertinent legal experience, which may include, for example, the private practice of law, practice in a government legal office, or a judicial clerkship.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

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