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Attorney Advisor
Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Posted 88 days ago
About the Role
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services to the Commission, ensuring that all agency actions comply with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and related regulations. OGC represents the Commission in federal courts and before administrative bodies in litigation involving enforcement appeals, challenges to Commission actions, derivatives industry bankruptcies, employment matters, and other administrative proceedings.
What You'll Do
- →This position is in the Whistleblower Office (WBO), within Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs branch in OGC.
- →The WBO provides monetary awards for actionable tips and ensures whistleblower confidentiality, privacy, and antiretaliation protections.
- →The mission of the WBO is to perform intake, tracking, and recordkeeping of whistleblower submissions; oversee the review process of each whistleblower's eligibility; administer the determination process for whistleblower award claims; communicate with whistleblowers and their representatives; and report to the Commission and Congress on the whistleblower program.
- →The WBO is housed in the Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Branch which also handles matters involving statutory interpretation, FOIA appeals, domestic and international MOUs, and Section 8 matters.
Requirements
- ✓Successful completion of a full course of study (J.D.) in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).
- ✓To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
- ✓You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criterion, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html U.S.
- ✓Citizenship Favorable Background/Security Investigation Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓May be subject to a two-year trial period.
- ✓Must be an active member of the bar in good standing.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 16c3e23c-5322-4f16-a4e2-01749f086881
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