Counsel

⁠​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌⁠The Office of Investor Education and Assistance is seeking an Attorney Adviser (Counsel) for its investor assistance team. The investor assistance team responds to questions and complaints from individual investors related to securities regulation and SEC operations and interacts with regulated entities on behalf of investors. 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 Counsel, you will be responsible for:

• Evaluating, triaging, and responding to investor complaints and questions; exercising judgment and workload management skills when evaluating and escalating investor complaints.
• Conducting research, reviewing and analyzing information and documentation related to investor complaints and developing recommendations.
• Drafting correspondence to investors, regulated SEC entities, and other SEC offices.
• Working collaboratively to draft guidance on a variety of legal issues, including emerging market events.
• Coordinating with subject matter experts to ensure that the Office's interpretive positions are appropriate under federal securities laws and consistent with federal legal and regulatory requirements.

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. 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-13: Applicant must have at least two (2) years of post J.D. work experience identifying legal issues, conducting legal research, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, such as contracts, dispositions, pleadings, and motions, which also includes at least one (1) year of experience: applying and interpreting regulations, principles, decisions, statutes, and case law to specific issues, fact patterns or problems related to the federal securities laws.

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

Critical Thinking - Considers a variety of factors, general and subject matter-specific, when making decisions and
determining next steps in a case.

Workload Management - Prioritizes workload in a way that accommodates fluctuations and unforeseen developments and
achieves successful outcomes.

Legal Analysis and Advice - Utilizes expert legal knowledge to apply relevant law to the facts of each matter and effectively communicates advice based on that analysis.

Information Gathering - Ability to gather and process large amounts of information and make connections to understand
possible deficiencies.