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Attorney-Adviser (Senior Counsel, Policy and Strategy Market Lead)

Division/Office:
Supervision, Enforcement, & Fair Lending - Enforcement
Closing date:
Location:
Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Washington, DC; New York, NY; or San Francisco, CA
Grade:
71 See information on grades and base pay ranges
Salary:
$140,488–255,000
Who may apply:
Open to All US Citizens (Excepted service – Permanent)

Summary

This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Enforcement. As a Senior Counsel, Policy and Strategy Market Lead, you will provide expert legal advice and authoritative technical guidance over the CFPB's enforcement of Federal laws in designated markets, including auto finance, consumer reporting, credit cards, debt collection, debt relief, deposits, fair lending, mortgage origination and servicing, payments, prepaid, remittances, students, and small dollar and other lending.

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Responsibilities

As an Attorney-Adviser (Senior Counsel, Policy and Strategy Market Lead), you will:

  • Participate in the development and implementation of the CFPB's and Enforcement's strategic plan and priorities within the designated markets. Identify emerging trends and priorities in designated markets and product areas within the CFPB's authority in support of Enforcement's prioritization. Coordinate with other CFPB components to ensure alignment of priorities. Analyze and assess current enforcement issues and efforts. Identify and assess opportunities for collaboration with states and other federal regulatory agencies. Explore possible future enforcement strategies and opportunities and recommends initiatives that have strategic implications within Enforcement as well as throughout CFPB. Plan implementation of new functions, ensuring that actual performance is aligned with overall legal strategy.
  • Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for investigation and enforcement activity, including joint activity with states and other regulatory agencies, within designated markets. Provide expert legal advice and authoritative technical oversight and guidance to the identification of potential enforcement matters within designated markets. In assessing matters, considers a wide variety of sources including, analyzing consumer complaints, reviewing and assessing whistleblower tips, assessing referrals from other agencies, and evaluating other market intelligence. Coordinate with other Bureau components relevant to potential subjects and assesses opportunities for joint investigation and action with states and other federal regulatory agencies.
  • Provide expert legal advice in the analysis of potential enforcement matters identified through Supervision and other sources to target substantive violations that align with Enforcement and Bureau priorities within designated markets. In assessing matters, consider such factors as potential effect on legal precedents, strength of claims, breadth and gravity of harm to consumers, and potential legal remedies. Coordinate with other Bureau components to facilitate and advise on appropriate tool-choice decisions. Assess opportunities for joint investigation and enforcement actions with states and other federal regulatory agencies.
  • Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

  • Promotion potential

71

  • Supervisory status

No

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Open to All US Citizens (Excepted service – Permanent)

Applications will be accepted from U.S. citizens. This position is being filled under CFPB's excepted service authority. Appointment under this authority does not convey competitive status.

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