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Senior Officer-Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission · Posted today
About the Role
The Division of Enforcement is seeking applicants for temporary promotions for the Senior Officer-Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel. These positions may be located in Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Fort Worth, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, or Washington, DC. These positions are open to current SEC Employees within the Division of Enforcement.
What You'll Do
- →The Division of Enforcement investigates possible violations of securities laws, recommends Commission action when appropriate, either in federal court or before an administrative law judge, and negotiates settlements.
- →The successful candidate will work with the Senior Officers in Division's Trial Unit and will be responsible for managing designated Supervisory Trial Counsel and the trial attorneys under their supervision in the home office and regional offices.
- →Duties: Working closely with the Chief Litigation Counsel and Principal Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel in Supervising and directing the Division of Enforcement's litigation program.
- →Overseeing the supervision of cases in litigation or under review for possible litigation, which are directly supervised by designated Supervisory Trial Counsel in Headquarters and specified regional offices of the Commission.
- →Ensuring consistency in the Division's approach to legal and policy issues in both settled and litigated matters.
- →Establishing and monitoring standards of quality control for the preparation of legal papers and documents used in administrative and court proceedings.
- →Working closely with the Division Director, Deputy Directors, Chief Litigation Counsel, Principal Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel and other senior personnel on matters in investigation that may or may not result in actual litigation.
- →Providing formal and informal guidance and advice to Enforcement staff on policy and legal issues.
- →Helping develop Division guidance and policy in response to legal and policy developments, in consultation with Division leadership and other Commission stakeholders.
- →Providing advice to the Commission on legal strategy and legal developments.
- →Supervising and managing a staff comprised of Supervisory Trial Attorneys and Trial Attorneys to ensure that resources are being utilized in the most effective manner.
- →Counseling employees on administrative and technical matters.
- →Assigning work based on program priorities and subordinates' capability.
- →Evaluating employee performance, resolving employee complaints, and effecting disciplinary measures as required.
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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