Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel Positions

Multiple positions are posted in the Office of the General Counsel's Litigation and Administrative Practice Group:

• Labor, Employment, and Litigation - handling litigation against the Commission and providing advice and representing the agency on matters involving employment and labor law and related matters.
• FOIA and Litigation - handling litigation against the Commission involving and providing advice on matters relating to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Right to Financial Privacy Act.
• Intellectual Property - providing legal and policy advice to the Commission and the SEC's divisions and offices on a wide range of legal matters including procurement, appropriations, real estate, leasing and intellectual property, and defends the Commission in administrative and federal court litigation.

In this role as a Senior Counsel, you will perform the following duties:

Overall:

- Conducting legal research, preparing memoranda, advising the Commission on applicable laws and regulations concerning the management and operation of the agency and representing the agency in administrative and court litigation.

Labor, Employment, and Litigation:

- Providing legal advice to the Commission and its operating divisions and offices on labor and employment law issues. - Representing the agency in all phases of administrative and federal court litigation, including discovery, hearings and appeals.

FOIA and Litigation:

- Representing the Commission in litigation relating to the FOIA, FTCA, Constitutional claims, and related matters, and acting as agency counsel in those cases where Department of Justice represents the Commission. - Providing legal advice to the Commission and its operating divisions and offices on the FOIA, Privacy Act, Federal Records Act, FTCA, APA, and Right to Financial Privacy Act. - Providing legal advice on policies, procedures, and agreements relating to the protection of the Commission's non-public information.

Intellectual Property and Contracts:

- Providing legal advice and guidance on a broad range of intellectual property issues-including patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, data rights, and artificial intelligence, serving as a subject-matter resource to the Commission and its offices and divisions. - Maintaining, protecting, and enforcing the Commission's intellectual property rights and interests by overseeing trademark filings; monitoring and responding to infringements; issuing cease-and-desist communications; drafting, negotiating, reviewing, and advising on intellectual property licenses and related agreements; and pursuing administrative actions or domain-name dispute proceedings as necessary. - Representing the agency in patent and IP-related disputes, coordinating with the Department of Justice and outside counsel, where appropriate, to advocate for the Commission's interests