ATTORNEY ADVISER-REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION COORDINATOR

Full Job Description

This position of Attorney Adviser - Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator (Attorney-Adviser), SK-0905-13 is within the Office of Human Resources (OHR) - Performance, Reasonable Accommodation & WorkLife Branch.

OHR provides leadership for the strategic management of the SEC's human capital by administering programs, establishing policies, and ensuring compliance with federal regulations.

Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: All applicants must possess the following: J.D. or LL.B.

degree --AND-- Active membership of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(Note: proof of bar membership will be required before entry on duty.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement. SK-13: Applicant must have two (2) years of post J.D.

work experience defining legal issues, conducting legal research, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, which also includes at least one (1) year of experience: 1) Evaluating reasonable accommodation/religious accommodation requests; AND 2) Evaluating medical and operational information; AND 3) Identifying accommodation solutions; AND 4) Applying laws, regulations, and agency policies (e.g.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) to reasonable accommodation cases.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies.

See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Critical Thinking - Considers a variety of factors, general and subject matter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case.

Teamwork and Collaboration - Interacts with internal and external customers in a manner that advances SEC goals and objectives.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to details and ensuring that work products are accurate.

Information Gathering - Ability to gather and process large amounts of information and make connections to understand possible deficiencies. Major Duties:

Researches and provides legal interpretation of statutes and implementing regulations, executive orders, and agency directives.

Develops and prepares guidance on a variety of complex legal issues arising from interpretation and application of statutes administered by the Office which have been referred because of the complexity or sensitivity of the topics involved, precedent setting implications, short suspense time for response, deviation from established regulations, or other unusual actions.

Identifies major policy issues requiring consideration by senior attorneys and develops and prepares recommended interpretation outlining the facts and applicable law.

Develops responses and provides determinations which best sustain propriety of actions, policies, practices, and positions under applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

Participates in the development of policies or procedures to implement new legal requirements; AND Ensures that these rules, policies and procedures are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation and that federal/foreign agencies/boards/officials, the securities industry, the general public, or others affected by the new legislation are considered in developing pertinent policies and procedures.