Litigation Attorney
- Division/Office:
- Legal Division - Office of Litigation
- Closing date:
- Location:
- Washington, DC
- Salary:
- $102,625–255,000
Summary
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking for highly qualified attorneys with at least one-year of litigation experience to join our Litigation team. If you enjoy a fast paced environment with the opportunity to work on high-stakes legal matters, we’d like to hear from you!
This is an opportunity to join the Legal Division’s Litigation team representing the CFPB in defensive and appellate litigation and providing related legal advice and counseling. We are recruiting experienced attorneys at all grade-levels (CN-51-71). If you join our team, you will:
- Represent the Bureau in all defensive and appellate litigation, including statutory and constitutional challenges to the Bureau’s rulemaking, supervisory, enforcement, and operational activities.
- Represent the CFPB in all phases of litigation in trial and appellate fora, including drafting and responding to motions, pleadings and other legal filings, handling all aspects of discovery, negotiating settlements, drafting and filing amicus briefs, and presenting oral arguments in court.
- Counsel clients, including CFPB leadership and senior CFPB staff on compliance, litigation risk, and other issues.
- Collaborate with federal partners, such as the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, among others.
- Review records of suits by or against the CFPB in which the decision was unfavorable to CFPB to determine whether to recommend appeal to a higher court.
- Research and draft final appellate determinations of administrative FOIA appeals. Facilitate Bureau consideration of and responses to subpoenas seeking confidential Bureau materials.
If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please email a current resume to CFPB_LD_Careers@cfpb.gov by midnight on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a 21st century agency that implements and enforces Federal consumer financial law and ensures that markets for consumer financial products are transparent, fair, and competitive. Our goal is to recruit, hire, and retain the highest quality workforce based on merit, and to create a workplace that supports and develops talented individuals who want to do meaningful work on behalf of the Bureau.
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