Attorney-Adviser (General)

This position is located in our Office of Chief Counsel. As an Attorney-Adviser (General), you will:

• Completes highly sensitive assignments including providing legal support to the Treasury and FinCEN national security and law enforcement mission involving Top Secret/SCI information and/or materials.
• Advises senior Treasury leadership, including the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the General Counsel, and the Deputy General Counsel(s), regarding matters involving FinCEN authorities and/or mission involving materials or information classified at the Top Secret/SCI level.
• Reviews and evaluates FinCEN administrative actions involving material or information classified at the Top Secret/SCI level, and coordinates with the Department of Justice in connection with any litigation or other legal proceedings involving such matters. Coordinates with FinCEN partners to include the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, members of the Intelligence Community, the White House and National Security Council and others regarding FinCEN authorities and FinCEN actions.
• Conducts legal research and provides legal and practical conclusions in the form of oral advice, briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda on extremely complex and difficult factual, legal, and policy issues. Analyzes, interprets, and applies statutes, regulations, court decisions, FinCEN policies, and technical publications involving many fields of law including: the Bank Secrecy Act; the detection and prevention of money laundering; countering the financing of terrorism; financial intelligence; financial criminal activity; national security law; contracts; appropriations and fiscal law; ethics; conflicts of law; Federal preemption of State law; Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts; the Federal Tort Claims Act; the Administrative Procedure Act; administrative law; personnel, labor relations and equal employment opportunity (EEO); procurement; and constitutional law. These opinions are likely to be the primary document where review at higher levels of FinCEN and the Department occurs.
• Prepares and reviews proposed legislation, regulations, and policy issuances to ensure they conform to the substantive laws that they are intended to implement or interpret. Stays abreast of legislative and regulatory developments in Congress and other Federal agencies. Coordinates and disseminates information received from the Treasury Department and other sources so that relevant or affected FinCEN policies and precedents are identified, and, when necessary, harmonized with those of the Treasury Department.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Security Clearance: This position has been designated National Security Level IV, Special Sensitive and requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Applicant must meet and continue to adhere to the requirements of a Tier 5 level background investigation. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Continued employment with FinCEN is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the Tier 5 level background investigation, the results of which fully meet the FinCEN's special employment criteria. All employees are subject to satisfactory completion of periodic reinvestigation and a continuing life style in conformity with applicable national and FinCEN directives. Any unfavorable information developed during an investigation or other official inquiry may result in termination of employment in accordance with established security policies and procedures.

This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.

Key Requirements:

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• 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.

Qualifications:
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service (https://arc.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/services/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.

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.

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 experience in the following areas of responsibility:
anti-money laundering; countering the financing of terrorism; economic sanctions; illicit finance; administrative law; corporate or contract law; ethics; intelligence law; international law; national security law; civil or criminal litigation; general law; or matters of similar scope and complexity.

Education:
Law Degree: Applicants mustbe a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent. 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. (http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=General-Policies)