Law Clerk, CG-0904-11/12 (Honors Attorney Program) - Military Veterans

The Honors Attorney Program position is located in the Legal Division, Strategic Planning and Operations Group of the FDIC. The Program allows students in their final year of law school, new law school graduates in a post graduate program, and recently graduated judicial clerks to learn and work in support of the FDIC’s mission. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

-Provides legal research and analysis. -Demonstrates knowledge of corporate, commercial, constitutional, and administrative law, as well as knowledge of statutory construction. -Prepares legal documents such as complaints, motions, briefs, and regulations, and legal memoranda/forms. -Complete assigned tasks and/or projects of limited scope and complexity designed to develop skills and proficiency. -Prepares legal opinions on a wide variety of subjects.

In order to qualify for the Honors Attorney Program, you must meet the following qualification criteria. Please read below to determine the grade at which you would qualify based on your education and experience: CG-11: 1.) A current law school student in the final year of law school graduating from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school between December 2024 and June 2025, or a full-time graduate student in the final year of study which began immediately following law school; and 2.) Be in at least the upper thirty-three percent (33%) of your law school class and/or have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.00 unrounded based on a scale of 4.00. NOTE: If your law school does not calculate class rank, and also does not provide traditional grades or a GPA, you should include a link to the school’s grading policy and should provide a narrative explanation of how your law school performance correlates with our requirements. CG-12: 1.) A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school; and 2.) A current judicial law clerk, who's judicial clerk experience began no longer than nine months after law school graduation and has been no longer than three years in length; and 3.) Be in at least the upper thirty-three percent (33%) of your law school class and/or have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 unrounded based on a scale of 4.00. Note: If your law school does not calculate class rank, and also does not provide traditional grades or a GPA, you should include a link to the school's grading policy and should provide a narrative explanation of how your law school performance correlates with our requirements. Admission to the bar is not a prerequisite to applying and being considered for the Honors Attorney Program, but is expected during the first fourteen months of FDIC employment. Recent law school graduates who join the FDIC before bar examination results are available must provide evidence of bar admission as soon as possible after admission. Those not admitted to the bar within fourteen months will be separated from the FDIC.

The candidate selected will be offered a time limited appointment not-to-exceed 14 months which may be extended to a maximum of two years upon acquiring bar membership. Additionally, if you are not admitted to the bar within 14 months of appointment, the appointment terminates. Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. Employment Conditions. Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required