Attorney-Adviser (Senior Attorney), CG-0905-14 - Washington, United States - Non-Departmental Agency

    Non-Departmental Agency
    Non-Departmental Agency Washington, United States

    1 month ago

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    Summary



    This position is located in the Legal Division, Bank Activities Unit. The Bank Activities Unit is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel on all open bank legal matters within the Supervision, Legislation & Enforcement Branch in coordination with the other sections in the Legal Division and other FDIC Divisions.



    Duties

    • Prepares legal briefing papers, office memoranda and other legal documents on sensitive legal issues, including those involving questions of first impression and with strongly conflicting precedents, which require extensive research, analyses and ingenuity to resolve.
    • Represents the Unit, Section, Branch, and Legal Division on task forces, committees, and working groups dealing with matters of concern to the FDIC and works with counterparts at other banking agencies on matters of shared concern.
    • Works closely with staff members in the other government agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board and Banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Department of Justice, and state banking departments.
    • Prepares legal advisory memoranda and develops recommendations in response to questions and issues raised by insured financial institutions, bankers, financial institution counsel, members of Congress, financial institution depositors and customers, relating to the interpretation of Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDI Act"), Federal banking, securities, and derivatives laws and regulations, and various statutes and regulations governing the activities, operations, and structure of open operating financial institutions.
    • Performs specialized policy-oriented legal work relating to the FDIC's supervisory and regulatory functions, with particular emphasis on the development of regulations, legislation, and FDIC legal/supervisory policy guidance, and the interpretation and application of the statutes and regulations governing the activities, operations, and structure of financial institutions.