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Supervisory General Attorney (Public Notice Flyer)
Office of the Secretary · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
This vacancy is for a Supervisory General Attorney (Public Notice Flyer) in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.
What You'll Do
- →Senior Counsel for Europe Supervises CLDP's attorneys and international program specialists and leads subject-matter experts, overseeing CLDP's legal and commercial reform portfolio across the EU, Balkans, and Eastern Europe - one of the world's most strategically significant and rapidly evolving regions at the intersection of EU integration, post-conflict recovery, and great-power competition.
- →As a Senior Counsel, you will: Supervise a team of attorney and program specialists; Lead a group of subject matter experts and manage a regional legal portfolio; Engage directly with government ministries, central banks, regulators, and business leaders to advance legal reforms that serve U.S. strategic and economic interests.
- →This is not a traditional government legal role.
- →You will operate as a senior attorney, a program manager, and a commercial diplomat, often in the same meeting.
- →The work is substantive and visible where you will be designing legal frameworks, advising on legislation, and shaping the regulatory conditions that determine how commerce works across entire regions.
- →Reports to the Deputy Chief Counsel.
- →Core responsibilities include: Team Leadership & Management Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Attorney-Advisors, subject-matter experts, and international program specialists; set strategic direction; allocate resources; and build an integrated, high-performing team culture.
- →Legal & Technical Assistance Design, manage, and expand the region's legal and technical assistance portfolio - identifying priority needs, developing legal and technical assistance programs, and ensuring activities deliver measurable outcomes aligned with U.S. strategic and commercial objectives.
- →Provide substantive legal expertise in areas including commercial law, investment frameworks, alternative dispute resolution, procurement, public-private partnerships, and sector-specific regulation.
- →Commercial Diplomacy & Stakeholder Engagement Represent CLDP at senior interagency, diplomatic, and international fora.
- →Build and sustain high-level relationships with foreign government officials, ministers, regulators, judges, and the private sector to advance legal reform and U.S. commercial interests.
- →Interagency Coordination & Strategic Alignment Coordinate closely with State Department, other U.S.
- →Government partners, U.S. judiciary, and private sector representatives to align programming with broader U.S. foreign policy and economic security priorities.
- →Senior Staff Leadership Serve as a member of the office's senior leadership team.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
- ✓Secret clearance is required.
- ✓A trial period may be required.
- ✓Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/) If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
- ✓All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- ✓Drug Test Required: Yes License required: Yes.
- ✓Active Good Standing Bar Membership Pre-employment physical required: No Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): Yes Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will Not be paid See Qualifications Above.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9e28afcd-b393-4187-ba90-0c47941b27a5
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