Department of the Treasury
The Deputy Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance) is a senior legal advisor in the Office of the General Counsel, supporting the Assistant General Counsel in delivering authoritative legal guidance across Treasury's Domestic Finance portfolio. This executive provides leadership and expert legal analysis on banking regulation, capital markets, digital assets, financial transactions, housing finance, consumer financial protection, federal grant programs, and federal fiscal operations.
- As the Deputy Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance) you will: Serve as a senior legal executive and technical authority for banking and finance legal matters. Implement legal priorities established by the General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance), translating strategic direction into operational legal strategies and work products. Provide authoritative written and oral legal advice to senior Treasury officials, including the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance and Assistant Secretaries. Serve as a senior technical authority on a broad portfolio of complex and precedent-setting legal issues, including banking and financial services; securities and capital markets; digital assets and payments; consumer financial protection; housing finance; financial stability oversight; financial transactions; federal grants; cybersecurity policy; Treasury markets; federal fiscal operations; debt collection; and community development financial institutions. Identify and assess litigation, oversight, and other risks, and develop strategic options to mitigate risks in alignment with legal requirements and Treasury priorities. Represent Treasury in engagements with federal and state agencies, Congressional staff, oversight bodies, and private-sector stakeholders to articulate legal positions, resolve issues, and mitigate legal risks. Direct and oversee legal research, analysis, and development of high-impact work products, including memoranda, regulations, guidance, legislation, and transaction documents, ensuring quality, clarity, and consistency with applicable law and Treasury priorities. Supervise attorneys and support staff, ensuring that legal advice is technically sound and strategically aligned; set priorities; assign and review work; evaluate performance; and support staff recruitment and development. Manage workload distribution, staffing, and resources to ensure effective execution of legal responsibilities across a complex portfolio. Maintain high standards of legal rigor, integrity, and ethics.
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