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Chief Counsel

Securities and Exchange Commission · Posted 70 days ago

On-site Washington, DC $185K – $292K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Attorney ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Operations
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About the Role

The EDGAR Business Office is seeking a Supervisory Attorney Adviser (Chief Counsel). As a Chief Counsel, you will manage the operations of the EBO Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) and provides legal guidance on a wide range of legal and policy matters pertaining to the Commission's EDGAR system.

What You'll Do

  • →In this role as a Chief Counsel, you will be responsible for: Managing, assigning, and coordinating the work of staff in a collaborative and positive environment to achieve EBO objectives and Commission priorities, including but not limited to managing all EBO legal and certain EBO audit initiatives.
  • →Collaborating and communicating in a highly effective way with divisions/offices regarding, including but not limited to, rulemakings that create new or changed filing requirements to allow accurate and timely implementation in EDGAR.
  • →Providing legal advice and coordinating collaboratively on matters that impact the operation and development of the EDGAR system, including but not limited to support of EBO's Filer Support and Development and Operations teams.
  • →Managing and providing definitive legal guidance to EBO's Filer Support team on, inter alia, matters arising under Rule 15 of Regulation S-T.
  • →Communicating in a highly effective way with external EDGAR stakeholders, and reviewing and providing legal and other guidance on external communication.
  • →Providing legal counsel to SEC senior management on a broad range of sensitive and complex matters relating to EDGAR.

Requirements

  • ✓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.

Personality Fit

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