These positions are assigned to the Office of the Chief Counsel for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which is located within the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement and Intelligence (E&I).
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience for the GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the federal service. The expectation for selection for grade GS-15 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-14 (or equivalent). For this position, specialized experience is described as experience at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the following areas of responsibility: providing legal advice to senior leadership on targeted U.S. economic sanctions, the sufficiency of evidence for sanctions blocking and enforcement actions, international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, criminal or civil litigation, administrative law, law related to economics or finance, or matters of similar scope and complexity. Specialized experience for the GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service. The expectation for selection for grade GS-14 will be at least the following: 12 months of pertinent legal experience at the GS-13 (or equivalent). For this position, specialized experience is described as experience at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the following areas of responsibility: providing legal advice on targeted U.S. economic sanctions, the sufficiency of evidence for sanctions blocking and enforcement actions, international law, the intersection between international and domestic law, national security law, civil or criminal litigation, administrative law, law related to economics or finance, or matters of similar scope and complexity. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Handle a wide range of complex and cutting-edge factual, legal, and policy matters of national significance arising from Treasury's efforts to counter existing and emerging threats to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Perform legal research and provide legal conclusions and counsel through briefings, presentations, and legal decision memoranda. Prepare or review proposed legislation, regulations, executive orders, and policy documents impacting Treasury's national security and enforcement authorities. Coordinate with partners in other Treasury components, the interagency, and when appropriate, the private sector on national security and enforcement matters of mutual interest. Provide legal advice and assistance in support of Treasury's critical and far-reaching mission to enhance national security by implementing economic sanctions against foreign threats to the U.S., identifying and targeting the financial support networks of national security threats, and improving the safeguards of our financial systems. Analyze, interpret, and apply a wide range of legal authorities related to Treasury's national security and enforcement missions, including but not limited to: the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Executive Orders 12333 and 12968; the Bank Secrecy Act; the USAPATRIOT Act; Federal criminal law and procedure, particularly in the context of investigating and prosecuting financial crimes involving money laundering and terrorist financing; intelligence law; national security law; the National Emergencies Act; the United Nations Participation Act; asset forfeiture law; the Defend Trade Secrets Act; banking and securities law and regulation; the Administrative Procedure Act and administrative law; the Freedom of Information Act; the Privacy Act; and separation-of-powers and other constitutional law doctrines. Provide counsel to policymakers in the Office of Terrorism and Financial intelligence and to other officials on the broad range of issues that arise in marshalling Treasury's intelligence and enforcement functions to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats. Perform legal review of documents and briefing material for senior policymakers, and accurately identify potential issues for senior OGC leadership.