Attorney Advisor (FOIA)

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services to the Commission, ensuring that all agency actions comply with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and related regulations. OGC represents the Commission in federal courts and before administrative bodies in litigation involving enforcement appeals, challenges to Commission actions, derivatives industry bankruptcies, employment matters, and other administrative proceedings.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking a highly skilled Attorney Advisor to serve in the Secretariat and Information Management Branch of OGC, you will: · Provide expert legal advice on all Privacy and FOIA matters, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, case law, and government wide privacy and disclosure requirements. · Draft, review, and advise on privacy and FOIA related regulations, rulemakings, policies, legislative proposals, and agency initiatives, identifying legal impacts and recommending revisions. · Develop and maintain required privacy documentation—including SORNs, PIAs, Privacy Act Statements, and agency privacy policies—and support redress, correction, and complaint management procedures. · Monitor and analyze changes in privacy and FOIA laws, regulations, and case law, updating agency policies and advising leadership on compliance implications and risk mitigation strategies. · Deliver training and agency wide awareness on Privacy and FOIA requirements, developing materials, briefings, and communication resources for employees and stakeholders. · Assess privacy risks associated with new or evolving data collections, technologies, and business processes, ensuring legal authority, data minimization, and compatibility of PII uses. · Handles FOIA and Privacy Act request processing, including analysis of records, release determinations, appeals, litigation support, and coordination with internal and external parties. · Prepare required reports to Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, and oversight bodies (e.g., SAOP FISMA Report), and maintain awareness of current disclosure developments affecting FOIA and Privacy Act compliance.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills and abilities) in the following areas: Legal, Government, & Jurisprudence Ethics & Integrity Compliance & Enforcement Critical Thinking / Problem Solving