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Legal Research Analyst
Securities and Exchange Commission · Posted today
About the Role
The Division of Investment Management is seeking Law Clerks (Legal Research Analysts) with strong analytical skills and attention to detail. These positions support legal analysis under the federal securities laws, assist in reviewing filings and regulatory submissions, and contribute to guidance, policy development, and rulemaking affecting investment companies and investment advisers.
What You'll Do
- →To provide clarity for applicants, duties are grouped by office.
- →Applicants may indicate interest in one or more offices during the application process.
- →Rulemaking Office (RMO) Conducting legal and policy research on issues affecting investment companies and investment advisers to support the development of rulemaking initiatives.
- →Drafting portions of rule releases, Federal Register notices, memoranda, and proposed rule text under the guidance of senior attorneys.
- →Chief Counsel's Office (CCO) Assist in reviewing and analyzing matters affecting investment companies and investment advisers, including requests for no-action, interpretive, and exemptive relief.
- →Conducting legal research, analyzing factual submissions, and preparing draft memoranda, recommendations, or correspondence for senior attorney review.
- →Disclosure Review and Accounting Office (DRAO) Reviewing and analyzing investment companies, business development companies, and insurance filings under supervision, identifying disclosure issues and preparing draft comments.
- →Conducting legal and factual research and preparing draft guidance, issue summaries, and background materials related to disclosure requirements.
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
Job ID: 379fde72-e88f-4148-89b4-62ac7fa4fef7
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