Attorney-Advisor (General)

This position is located at the Treasury's Departmental Offices, Office of the General Counsel. As an Attorney-Advisor (General), you will provide legal advice and support on the Office of International Affairs' activities, including on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and potentially a wide range of international economic and financial matters.

Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited law school with a LL.B., J.D. or equivalent.

Education Requirements: 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. The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15 level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

The employee will serve as an attorney in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel, International Affairs (OGC/IA), which is a component of the Department of the Treasury's Office of the General Counsel. The employee will assist the Assistant General Counsel (International Affairs) and the Deputy Assistant General Counsels (International Affairs) in providing legal support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary for Investment Security. In particular, the employee will work on matters relating to CFIUS, a nine-agency committee chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury that is tasked with reviewing certain foreign investments to prevent threats to U.S. national security. This work involves advising on specific foreign investment cases, including assessing CFIUS's jurisdiction to review particular transactions, negotiating national security agreements, and preparing committee recommendations to the President. It may also involve advising on monitoring and enforcement of national security agreements, including the assessment of penalties, issuance of subpoenas, and development of mitigation solutions, revision and development of the CFIUS regulations, and policy development and engagement with foreign partners.

The employee is also likely to work on national security matters related to outbound investment, including the development and implementation of a new regulatory framework pursuant to Executive Order 14105.

The employee may also work on other OGC/IA matters, which include the full range of issues handled by Treasury's Office of International Affairs, such as issues related to U.S. engagement with the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, international trade and investment, international banking and securities, international climate and energy, the International Monetary Fund, currency, sovereign debt, and regional economic and financial matters such as those involving China, the Middle East, or Europe. Such work includes advising on, for example, international law and its intersection with U.S. law, rules and laws governing multilateral development banks, foreign assistance, U.S. trade and investment agreements, participating in the negotiation of international agreements and implementing instruments, drafting legislation and executive orders, preparing legal memoranda, coordinating with the Department of Justice in the event of litigation, and a wide range of other matters.

The job demands excellent legal analysis, writing, and communication skills, including the ability to parse complex corporate transactions and draft novel contract, regulatory, or enforcement solutions. We are particularly interested in candidates who have backgrounds in enforcement law, rulemaking development, CFIUS law, corporate law, or national security law. We are seeking candidates with enforcement backgrounds who can help support CFIUS monitoring and enforcement and candidates with rulemaking backgrounds who can help support the development of the outbound investment rulemaking and future revisions to the CFIUS regulations. This is an open continuous announcement with the following cut dates to review application packages:
February 8, 2024
February 22, 2024
March 22, 2024
April 22, 2024

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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 one year of legal experience, which may include, for example, the private practice of law, practice in a government legal office, or a judicial clerkship.

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. The expectation for selection for grade GS-15 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-14 (or equivalent) level in the following areas of responsibility:
- Demonstrated leadership experience independently providing specialized legal advice on CFIUS law, corporate law, enforcement law, administrative law (including regulatory or rulemaking law), international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, litigation, law related to economics or finance, trade and investment law, foreign assistance, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity.

Specialized experience for the GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service. The expectation for selection for grade GS-14 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-13(or equivalent) in the following areas of responsibility:
- Demonstrated experience providing specialized legal advice on CFIUS law, corporate law, enforcement law, administrative law (including regulatory or rulemaking law), international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, litigation, law related to economics or finance, trade and investment law, foreign assistance, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity.

Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service. The expectation for selection for grade GS-13 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-12 (or equivalent) level in the following areas of responsibility:
- Demonstrated experience providing legal advice on CFIUS law, corporate law, enforcement law, administrative law (including regulatory or rulemaking law), international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, litigation, law related to economics or finance, trade and investment law, foreign assistance, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity.

Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. The expectation for selection for grade GS-12 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-11 (or equivalent) level in the following areas of responsibility:
- Experience under general supervision, providing legal advice on CFIUS law, corporate law, enforcement law, administrative law (including regulatory or rulemaking law), international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, litigation, law related to economics or finance, trade and investment law, foreign assistance, laws and ethical requirements governing federal agencies and employees, or matters of similar scope and complexity.

This experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.