Attorney-Adviser

Join the FEC's legal team! Our attorneys advise the Commission on complex legal questions involving FECA and cutting edge First Amendment principles. As an Attorney-Adviser in this position, you will work within the Litigation, Enforcement, or Policy division providing legal advice, analysis, research, and/or investigative activities in connection with the Federal Election Campaign Act and compliance with Commission policy and regulations. The Attorney-Adviser for the Litigation Division will: Handle all aspects of district court and appellate court litigation including taking and defending depositions, managing written discovery, conducting legal research and analysis, writing briefs and other documents, attending court conferences, arguing motions, conducting trials, and presenting oral arguments. Draft briefs, complaints, answers, motions, and other documents necessary to represent the Commission in court, frequently including sophisticated dispositive motions involving complex cons