Deputy Assistant General Counsel (Banking & Finance)
Treasury, Departmental Offices · Department of the Treasury
This job in plain English
This is a senior legal advisor job in the Office of the General Counsel at Treasury Departmental Offices in Washington, DC. The job is a Senior Executive Service (SES) position with one vacancy, and it is a permanent, full-time role. Occasional travel may be required, and the job requires a public financial disclosure report.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- Senior executivesCurrent or former members of the Senior Executive Service and other qualified leaders.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
Open to the public, current federal employees in the competitive or excepted service, and senior executives. You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States.
What you would do
- Serve as a senior legal executive and technical authority on banking and finance matters
- Carry out legal priorities set by the General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel
- Give written and oral legal advice to senior Treasury officials
- Identify legal and oversight risks and develop options to reduce them
- Supervise attorneys and staff, set priorities, and review their work
Do you qualify for ES?
With experience: The announcement prefers at least 7 years of professional legal experience in banking and financial services regulation or financial transactions, but this is listed as preferred, not required. Your resume must also show evidence of the Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications described in the announcement.
With education: You must have a first professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). A college degree from an accredited U.S. college or university is also required, and foreign education must be evaluated by a credentialing agency if you use it.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active member in good standing of the bar of a U.S. state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than 2 pages showing ECQ and TQ evidence (do not use USAJOBS Resume Builder)
- Law school and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial copies accepted for applying)
- Proof of active bar status
- SF-50 showing current or former federal civil service employment, if applicable
- SF-50 showing SES appointment or reinstatement eligibility, if applicable
- Proof of SES Candidate Development Program completion and QRB certification, if applicable
- Most recent performance evaluation (strongly recommended)
How you will be rated: Your application is first checked for minimum qualifications, then your resume is reviewed for the Technical and Executive Core Qualifications. Highly qualified applicants may have one or more interviews. Missing required documents results in an Incomplete rating, and resumes over 2 pages may not be reviewed past page 2 or may be disqualified.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to 2 pages and show specific examples for each Technical and Executive Core Qualification
- Do not submit a separate narrative on the ECQs or TQs, since separate narratives will not be reviewed
- Upload both law school and undergraduate transcripts and proof of active bar status with your application
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time
Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Graduate of an accredited law school
- One-year SES probationary period if not previously completed
- Must pass personnel security vetting
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested
- Salary paid by direct deposit
- Selective Service registration for men born after December 31, 1959, or exempt
- Identity verification using two forms of ID from Form I-9
- Public Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and yearly after
- Disclosure of political appointments
- Veterans' preference does not apply to the SES
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date
- Non-SES selectees need OPM Qualifications Review Board certification before appointment
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $151,661 – $228,000 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- ES · Senior Executive Service
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Senior Executive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- Yes
- Occupation
- Attorney (0905)
- Announcement
- 27-13103887-VU
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