Supervisory Trial Counsel

The Division of Enforcement, Trial Unit is seeking a Supervisory Trial Attorney(Supervisory Trial Counsel). As a Supervisory Trial Counsel, you will serve as a senior trial attorney and manager, providing program direction and technical leadership in areas of litigation handled by the Commission. 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 Supervisory Trial Counsel, you will be responsible for:

• Participating with investigative and Trial Unit staff to assess litigation risks and recommend enforcement actions. Provides advice during investigations on litigation-related issues.
• Supervising trial attorneys and litigation in a variety of cases, including difficult and complex matters that can result in new legal precedent. These cases often are highly sensitive, high-profile, and require innovative litigation and trial techniques.
• Supervising, reviewing, and editing all case-related legal papers and briefs filed in assigned litigation cases, including in civil actions and administrative proceedings.
• Supervising oral arguments, hearings, and trials in court and attends court proceedings, as warranted.
• Providing effective leadership in assessing settlements.
• Conducting litigation in district court and administrative proceedings, including preparing and filing briefs and other legal papers, arguing motions, taking depositions, and trying cases.
• Representing the SEC in dealings with state and federal regulatory and enforcement counterparts.

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-17: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-14/15 level. Specialized experience includes: Litigating complex civil or criminal cases in Federal Court or Administrative Proceedings.

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

• Civil Pre-Trial and Trial Litigation - Implements trial strategies and represents the Commission in court or administrative proceedings.
• Critical Thinking - Considers a variety of factors, general and subject matter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case.
• Legal Analysis - Utilizes expert legal knowledge to apply relevant law to the facts of each case.
• Developing and Managing Others - Ability to recruit, develop and manage the workforce to meet organizational goals, with little or no guidance.