Distributions Trial Attorney

The Division of Enforcement is seeking a Trial Attorney (Distributions Trial Attorney) in Office of Distributions. The Office of Distributions is responsible for returning money to harmed investors obtained through enforcement actions where a disgorgement fund exists, or a Fair Fund is created pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Internal Applicants: OHR will verify education qualifications for internal applicants using documents in the Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF). If required transcripts or certificates are not present in your eOPF, you will be required to provide them to OHR. If selected, a start date will not be established until official transcripts are received.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. For more information, click here.

Applicants may also find the following helpful:
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is an association of 19 credential evaluation services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice.

Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) is an association of 10 credential evaluation services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics. In this role as a Distributions Trial Attorney, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting litigation, implementing all distributions aspects of civil and administrative proceedings assigned by the Division, and making Commission recommendations for distribution plan approval.
• Managing and handling litigation issues resulting from challenges to distribution plans by preparing motions and memorandum in support to amend final judgments, or to modify distributions plans.
• Providing legal advice and assistance to management and staff of the Enforcement Division, including the negotiation and settlement of pending cases and obtaining information for potential distributions.
• Providing oversight for, or directly participating in the distribution of monetary recoveries from judgment and administrative orders.
• Working with the Division of Economic Risk and Analysis to formulate economic allocation methodologies that reflect the harm caused by the underlying securities law violations.
• Serving as an internal fund administrator.
• Selecting and supervising third-party administrators in the development and implementation of distribution plans that are fair and reasonable.

Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

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. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: All applicants must possess the following

• J.D. or LL.B. degree --AND--
• Active membership of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Note: proof of bar membership will be required before entry on duty.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement.

SK-16: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14 level. Specialized experience includes:
(1) Applying knowledge of enforcement action distributions pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and
(2) Providing oversight for, or directly participating in, the distribution of monetary recoveries from judgments or administrative orders.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information:

• Legal Analysis - Utilizes expert legal knowledge to apply relevant law to the facts of each case.
• Critical Thinking - Considers a variety of factors, general and subject matter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case.
• Development and Use of Record - Strategically collects, analyzes, and organizes an evidentiary record.
• Program Management - Ability to develop and execute programs to deliver results that efficiently and effectively meet agency's mission, strategic plan and goals, with little or no guidance.