Law Clerk
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Trading and Markets (TM)
Summary
The Division of Trading and Markets (TM) is seeking Law Clerks. TM establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets and regules the major securities market participants, including broker-dealers, self-regulory organizions (commonly known as SROs, which include stock exchanges, FINRA, and clearing agencies), and transfer agents. TM is organized according to subject areas, and Law Clerks assist on a variety of mters within a particular office's jurisdiction.
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Summary
The Division of Trading and Markets (TM) is seeking Law Clerks. TM establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets and regules the major securities market participants, including broker-dealers, self-regulory organizions (commonly known as SROs, which include stock exchanges, FINRA, and clearing agencies), and transfer agents. TM is organized according to subject areas, and Law Clerks assist on a variety of mters within a particular office's jurisdiction.
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Overview
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Accepting applicions
Posted today
Apply by 09/01/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 1, 2026
Locion
Washington, DC
No mching locions found.
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$93,561 - $158,507 per year
Starting salary is based on experience. The range is listed for informional purposes. Initial pay set below the maximum. See more below.
Pay scale & grade
SK 11
Learn more about pay scale and grade
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Temporary - 14 months
Occupions and job series
0904 Law Clerk
Supervisory stus
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
Yes
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a
background check and some require a
security clearance . The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require
financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
26-OCEX-12966180-SMP
Control number
870174500
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
All US Citizens
Duties
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In this role as a Law Clerk, you responsible for:
Working with torneys and other Division staff on complex mters involving difficult issues of law by conducting research, analyzing legal da, preparing legal memorandums, and assisting in a wide variety of legal support assignments relevant to the specialized functions of the various rulemaking offices.
Exercising professional judgment in examining and evaluing legal standards under the federal and ste laws and rules.
Verifying facts from SEC records and ensures the accuracy of legal citions and th final released documents are in proper form.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
CITZENSHIP: You must be a US Citizen.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigion. Favorable results on a Background Investigion may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
DRUG TESTING: This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocion expenses are not authorized.
DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
Appointments for Law Clerks are for 14-months pending bar associion admission. Failure to do so will result in terminion. Participants may be converted to an entry-level torney position after admittance to a ste bar associion.
Duplicive applicions to this announcement over the period of time the announcement is open will not be
Qualificions
Applicants are responsible for confirming all required merials are submitted by the closing de of the announcement . Please check the How You Will Be Evalued and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the applicion incomplete and ineligible for review.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the prive or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT : All applicants must possess the following:
J.D. or LL.B. degree
ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narrives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evalued section below for more informion:
Teamwork and Collaborion: Interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a manner th advances agency goals and objectives.
Workload Management: Prioritizes workload in a way th accommodes unforeseen developments and achieves successful outcomes.
Critical Thinking: Considers a variety of factors, general and subject mter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case.
Legal and Regulory Analysis: Conducts analysis and prepares documents and reports in compliance with Federal law th governs the rulemaking process.
Applicions reviewed on a rolling basis. All applicants are required to submit a complete applicion package by the specified cutoff des. Incomplete submissions by the bi-weekly cutoff will not move forward in the hiring process. Certifices issued on a bi-weekly basis until the announcement's closing de.
Cut Off Des: June 9th, June 23rd, July 7th, July 21st, August 4th, August 18th, and September 1st.
Educion
You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims. Unless otherwise sted:(1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting educion or training for experience, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent by the closing de of the announcement. Qualifying educion must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Internal Applicants: OHR will verify educion qualificions for internal applicants using documents in the Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF). If required transcripts or certifices are not present in your eOPF, you required to provide them to OHR. If selected, a start de will not be established until official transcripts are received.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs. For more informion, click here.
Applicants may also find the following helpful:
Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) is an associion of 19 credential evaluion services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice.
Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE) is an associion of 10 credential evaluion services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics.
Additional informion
Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency.
SEC COMPENSATION PROGRAM: Total salary (base pay + locality) is dependent upon duty locion. The overall salary range listed above is provided for informional purposes; a selectee's initial pay established below the maximum re of the range. The pay for current SEC employees determined according to the procedures specified in the agency's policy. Please the agency's Compension Overview page for more informion.
Disability Employment: For informion on disability appointments, click here .
I MPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility (2) be red well-qualified; and, (3) submit the approprie documention to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View informion about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
Reasonable Accommodion: If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodion to participe in the SEC applicion process due to a medical disability, please contact ... . For religious-based accommodions, please contact ... . Please be sure to submit your request least 5 business days in advance of the de you need the requested accommodion.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Informion for SEC Job Applicants: For more informion, please click here .
The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the de of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources ... .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
You evalued for this position based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this announcement.
Your resume and applicion package will first be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements outlined in the announcement. If you are found minimally qualified , the Office of Human Resources will contact you to request an Accomplishment Record . You will have 3 business days from the de of the request to submit it. Failure to submit the Accomplishment Record on time will remove you from further considerion. Because of the short turnaround time, you are strongly encouraged to begin preparing your Accomplishment Record in advance.
Once your Accomplishment Record is received, a ring panel will review both your resume and your narrive responses. Your Accomplishment Record must clearly demonstre your proficiency in the competencies listed in the Qualificions section.
Click here for guidance on writing your Accomplishment Record.
Your resume must provide evidence th supports the claims in your Accomplishment Record. Each narrive must describe one specific, relevant example from your experience or training. Responses are limited to 300 words per competency ; any text beyond this limit will not be reviewed.
You must provide one document containing your narrive responses for all four competencies . Failure to address each competency annoted on the announcement or failure to provide the correct document will result in loss of further considerion. Please note: A Performance Appraisal does not sisfy the requirement for an Accomplishment Record.
Required Accomplishment Record Form:
Applicant First Name and Last Name
Competency Title
Position title and des from your resume th this experience was obtained
Describe the situion (i.e., the challenged faced, the problem solved)
Describe the specific actions you took
Ste the outcome, results, or long-term impact of your accomplishment
Name and email address of someone who can verify this informion
Reference checks may be conducted as part of the final selection process, and you notified before any contacts are made.
Basis for Ring: The ring panel will evalue applicants' accomplishment records and resume, then place them into one of the following cegories:
Highly Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has extensive skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies.
Well Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has a modere amount of skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies.
Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but may have a limited amount of experience in several of the job reled competencies.
Top ranked applicants referred to the hiring office for further review and considerion. The hiring office may directly contact recommended candides for interview(s).
To preview the Questionnaire, click
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:
Required : Your responses to the Questionnaire.
Required : Resume - Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above. If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page.
Required: Unofficial Transcripts/Registrion/License - If educion is a qualificion for this position, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your applicion. If the position requires an active professional license or registrion, you must submit a copy with your applicion. Official documents required if selected.
Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)
Required, if applicable : Veteran's Preference Documention (DD-214, Member Copy 4 or other documention containing des of service and character of discharge. Disabled veterans and other applicants eligible for 10-point Veteran's Preference please include: documention to valide your claim - VA letter, SF-15, etc).
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process.
You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.
To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .
Agency contact informion
ask HR
...
Address
Division of Trading and Markets
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
US
Next steps
You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion."
By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.).
Candides external to the SEC allowed to submit a comprehensive resume for pay setting purposes after a tentive offer is made. If the applicant fails to provide the comprehensive resume by the specified deadline, the resume submitted the time of applicion used to determine pay. No additional documention accepted after the deadline.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:
Required : Your responses to the Questionnaire.
Required : Resume - Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above. If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page.
Required: Unofficial Transcripts/Registrion/License - If educion is a qualificion for this position, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your applicion. If the position requires an active professional license or registrion, you must submit a copy with your applicion. Official documents required if selected.
Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)
Required, if applicable : Veteran's Preference Documention (DD-214, Member Copy 4 or other documention containing des of service and character of discharge. Disabled veterans and other applicants eligible for 10-point Veteran's Preference please include: documention to valide your claim - VA letter, SF-15, etc).
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process.
You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.
To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .
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Agency contact informion
ask HR
...
Address
Division of Trading and Markets
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
US
Next steps
You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion."
By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.).
Candides external to the SEC allowed to submit a comprehensive resume for pay setting purposes after a tentive offer is made. If the applicant fails to provide the comprehensive resume by the specified deadline, the resume submitted the time of applicion used to determine pay. No additional documention accepted after the deadline.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 09/01/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 1, 2026 Locion Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,561 - $158,507 per year Starting salary is based on experience. The range is listed for informional purposes. Initial pay set below the maximum. See more below. Pay scale & grade SK 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary - 14 months Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-OCEX-12966180-SMP Control number 870174500
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Trading and Markets (TM)
Summary
The Division of Trading and Markets (TM) is seeking Law Clerks. TM establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets and regules the major securities market participants, including broker-dealers, self-regulory organizions (commonly known as SROs, which include stock exchanges, FINRA, and clearing agencies), and transfer agents. TM is organized according to subject areas, and Law Clerks assist on a variety of mters within a particular office's jurisdiction.
Learn more about this agency
Summary
The Division of Trading and Markets (TM) is seeking Law Clerks. TM establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets and regules the major securities market participants, including broker-dealers, self-regulory organizions (commonly known as SROs, which include stock exchanges, FINRA, and clearing agencies), and transfer agents. TM is organized according to subject areas, and Law Clerks assist on a variety of mters within a particular office's jurisdiction.
Learn more about this agency
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Posted today
Apply by 09/01/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 1, 2026
Locion
Washington, DC
No mching locions found.
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$93,561 - $158,507 per year
Starting salary is based on experience. The range is listed for informional purposes. Initial pay set below the maximum. See more below.
Pay scale & grade
SK 11
Learn more about pay scale and grade
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Temporary - 14 months
Occupions and job series
0904 Law Clerk
Supervisory stus
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
Yes
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a
background check and some require a
security clearance . The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require
financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
26-OCEX-12966180-SMP
Control number
870174500
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
All US Citizens
Duties
Help
In this role as a Law Clerk, you responsible for:
Working with torneys and other Division staff on complex mters involving difficult issues of law by conducting research, analyzing legal da, preparing legal memorandums, and assisting in a wide variety of legal support assignments relevant to the specialized functions of the various rulemaking offices.
Exercising professional judgment in examining and evaluing legal standards under the federal and ste laws and rules.
Verifying facts from SEC records and ensures the accuracy of legal citions and th final released documents are in proper form.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
CITZENSHIP: You must be a US Citizen.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigion. Favorable results on a Background Investigion may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
DRUG TESTING: This position may be subjected to drug testing requirements.
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocion expenses are not authorized.
DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
Appointments for Law Clerks are for 14-months pending bar associion admission. Failure to do so will result in terminion. Participants may be converted to an entry-level torney position after admittance to a ste bar associion.
Duplicive applicions to this announcement over the period of time the announcement is open will not be
Qualificions
Applicants are responsible for confirming all required merials are submitted by the closing de of the announcement . Please check the How You Will Be Evalued and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the applicion incomplete and ineligible for review.
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the prive or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT : All applicants must possess the following:
J.D. or LL.B. degree
ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narrives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evalued section below for more informion:
Teamwork and Collaborion: Interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a manner th advances agency goals and objectives.
Workload Management: Prioritizes workload in a way th accommodes unforeseen developments and achieves successful outcomes.
Critical Thinking: Considers a variety of factors, general and subject mter-specific, when making decisions and determining next steps in a case.
Legal and Regulory Analysis: Conducts analysis and prepares documents and reports in compliance with Federal law th governs the rulemaking process.
Applicions reviewed on a rolling basis. All applicants are required to submit a complete applicion package by the specified cutoff des. Incomplete submissions by the bi-weekly cutoff will not move forward in the hiring process. Certifices issued on a bi-weekly basis until the announcement's closing de.
Cut Off Des: June 9th, June 23rd, July 7th, July 21st, August 4th, August 18th, and September 1st.
Educion
You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims. Unless otherwise sted:(1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting educion or training for experience, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent by the closing de of the announcement. Qualifying educion must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Internal Applicants: OHR will verify educion qualificions for internal applicants using documents in the Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF). If required transcripts or certifices are not present in your eOPF, you required to provide them to OHR. If selected, a start de will not be established until official transcripts are received.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs. For more informion, click here.
Applicants may also find the following helpful:
Nional Associion of Credential Evaluion Services (NACES) is an associion of 19 credential evaluion services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice.
Associion of Internional Credentials Evaluors (AICE) is an associion of 10 credential evaluion services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics.
Additional informion
Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency.
SEC COMPENSATION PROGRAM: Total salary (base pay + locality) is dependent upon duty locion. The overall salary range listed above is provided for informional purposes; a selectee's initial pay established below the maximum re of the range. The pay for current SEC employees determined according to the procedures specified in the agency's policy. Please the agency's Compension Overview page for more informion.
Disability Employment: For informion on disability appointments, click here .
I MPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility (2) be red well-qualified; and, (3) submit the approprie documention to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View informion about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
Reasonable Accommodion: If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodion to participe in the SEC applicion process due to a medical disability, please contact ... . For religious-based accommodions, please contact ... . Please be sure to submit your request least 5 business days in advance of the de you need the requested accommodion.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Informion for SEC Job Applicants: For more informion, please click here .
The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the de of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources ... .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
You evalued for this position based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this announcement.
Your resume and applicion package will first be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements outlined in the announcement. If you are found minimally qualified , the Office of Human Resources will contact you to request an Accomplishment Record . You will have 3 business days from the de of the request to submit it. Failure to submit the Accomplishment Record on time will remove you from further considerion. Because of the short turnaround time, you are strongly encouraged to begin preparing your Accomplishment Record in advance.
Once your Accomplishment Record is received, a ring panel will review both your resume and your narrive responses. Your Accomplishment Record must clearly demonstre your proficiency in the competencies listed in the Qualificions section.
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Your resume must provide evidence th supports the claims in your Accomplishment Record. Each narrive must describe one specific, relevant example from your experience or training. Responses are limited to 300 words per competency ; any text beyond this limit will not be reviewed.
You must provide one document containing your narrive responses for all four competencies . Failure to address each competency annoted on the announcement or failure to provide the correct document will result in loss of further considerion. Please note: A Performance Appraisal does not sisfy the requirement for an Accomplishment Record.
Required Accomplishment Record Form:
Applicant First Name and Last Name
Competency Title
Position title and des from your resume th this experience was obtained
Describe the situion (i.e., the challenged faced, the problem solved)
Describe the specific actions you took
Ste the outcome, results, or long-term impact of your accomplishment
Name and email address of someone who can verify this informion
Reference checks may be conducted as part of the final selection process, and you notified before any contacts are made.
Basis for Ring: The ring panel will evalue applicants' accomplishment records and resume, then place them into one of the following cegories:
Highly Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has extensive skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies.
Well Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and has a modere amount of skills and experience in most of the job reled competencies.
Qualified - Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but may have a limited amount of experience in several of the job reled competencies.
Top ranked applicants referred to the hiring office for further review and considerion. The hiring office may directly contact recommended candides for interview(s).
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:
Required : Your responses to the Questionnaire.
Required : Resume - Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above. If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page.
Required: Unofficial Transcripts/Registrion/License - If educion is a qualificion for this position, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your applicion. If the position requires an active professional license or registrion, you must submit a copy with your applicion. Official documents required if selected.
Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)
Required, if applicable : Veteran's Preference Documention (DD-214, Member Copy 4 or other documention containing des of service and character of discharge. Disabled veterans and other applicants eligible for 10-point Veteran's Preference please include: documention to valide your claim - VA letter, SF-15, etc).
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process.
You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.
To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .
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Division of Trading and Markets
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
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Next steps
You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion."
By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.).
Candides external to the SEC allowed to submit a comprehensive resume for pay setting purposes after a tentive offer is made. If the applicant fails to provide the comprehensive resume by the specified deadline, the resume submitted the time of applicion used to determine pay. No additional documention accepted after the deadline.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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You must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes:
Required : Your responses to the Questionnaire.
Required : Resume - Resumes should include relevant work experience, with specific employment des, th demonstres qualificions for the specialized experience and competencies as outlined above. If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Resumes th exceed two pages deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion. For resume writing tips, USAJOBS and the SEC careers page.
Required: Unofficial Transcripts/Registrion/License - If educion is a qualificion for this position, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your applicion. If the position requires an active professional license or registrion, you must submit a copy with your applicion. Official documents required if selected.
Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documention (a copy of a separion notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty locion; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.)
Required, if applicable : Veteran's Preference Documention (DD-214, Member Copy 4 or other documention containing des of service and character of discharge. Disabled veterans and other applicants eligible for 10-point Veteran's Preference please include: documention to valide your claim - VA letter, SF-15, etc).
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No additional documention accepted after the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process.
You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.
To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .
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Agency contact informion
ask HR
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Address
Division of Trading and Markets
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
US
Next steps
You notified of your applicion stus through USAJOBS four points during the hiring process, as applicable. You can check the stus of your applicion by accessing the USAJOBS website and clicking on "Track Your Online Applicion."
By submitting your applicion, you are certifying the accuracy of the informion contained in your applicion. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired, you may be termined after you begin work, or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. You required to submit official documention before appointment. The agency will then verify the informion provided on your applicion (i.e., degree, Veterans' Preference, certificion of disability, etc.).
Candides external to the SEC allowed to submit a comprehensive resume for pay setting purposes after a tentive offer is made. If the applicant fails to provide the comprehensive resume by the specified deadline, the resume submitted the time of applicion used to determine pay. No additional documention accepted after the deadline.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 09/01/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 1, 2026 Locion Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,561 - $158,507 per year Starting salary is based on experience. The range is listed for informional purposes. Initial pay set below the maximum. See more below. Pay scale & grade SK 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary - 14 months Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-OCEX-12966180-SMP Control number 870174500
Job ID: 522599415
Originally Posted on: 5/27/2026
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