Summary The Office of Professional Conduct (OPC) is an independent office established by the FDIC Board of Directors. OPC is responsible for the intake, review, and investigation of complaints against FDIC employees and contractors about harassment, interpersonal misconduct, and retaliation. When allegations are substantiated, OPC determines discipline and ensures accountability. The duty station will be determined upon selection. Responsibilities At the full performance level, major duties include: Provides authoritative legal advice and counsel within OPC and with Corporation officials about OPC-related matters. Serves as the Corporation's legal representative in labor and employment related administrative and judicial proceedings involving OPC-related matters. Prepares legal briefs, office memoranda, policies, standard operating procedures, and other documents governing and guiding OPC operations. Develops and presents training on OPC-related matters. Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions. Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required. Background Investigation (BI) 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. To qualify for CG-14: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 13 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in the practice of law in the areas of federal employment law, harassment and retaliation, to include providing advice and counsel to senior management officials on administrative investigations and corrective and disciplinary actions; litigating federal labor or employment matters before courts or administrative agencies. To qualify for CG-15: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 14 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in the practice of law in the areas of federal employment law, harassment and retaliation, to include providing advice and counsel to senior management officials on administrative investigations and corrective and disciplinary actions; developing federal employment, disciplinary, and misconduct policy; litigating federal labor or employment matters before courts or administrative agencies. NOTE: Please indicate how you meet the specialized experience under each applicable position. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications. 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. For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed: Organization/Agency's Name Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Number of hours you worked per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. Education See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS. Additional Information DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS EXPECTED TO APPLY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE ON THE DAY THE 100th APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, OR ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill similar vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 18.97% to a high of 40.07%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates click here. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $257,500. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment @type. During the probationary or trial period, you will be evaluated for fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
