Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team and gain valuable experience in a legal environment. Our mission is to serve America's taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the internal revenue laws and the highest quality legal advice and representation for the IRS. It is a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere.

Duties

The Large Business and International (LB&I) Division Counsel provides legal services to the IRS LB&I Division. Our taxpayers are corporations, partnerships, and S corporations with assets greater than $10 million. Division Counsel employs over 340 attorneys located in 39 cities nationwide. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Division has five Area Counsels based in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Texas, and California. Each Area Counsel is responsible for legal work within a defined geographic area. LB&I works with complicated issues of tax law and accounting principles in the context of an expanding global environment and provide a full range of legal services on all issues, including advising LB&I compliance agents, handling litigation in the U.S. Tax Court and referring and recommending litigation to the Department of Justice. As a Supervisory General Attorney (Tax) (Deputy Area Counsel), you will: Serve as the principal advisor to the Area Counsel on all management and legal matters within the applicable Area. Serve as a key liaison for the applicable Area Counsel to the LB&I Division Counsel and other IRS and Chief Counsel offices on all complex legal matters pertaining to the applicable Area Counsel. Make recommendations to resolve outstanding issues, advising the Area Counsel of potential ramifications of alternative actions. Assist the Area Counsel in the supervision of the Area's Associate Area Counsels (AACs). Provide guidance to the AACs on case, administrative and personnel issues. Update AACs on Area and Division policies, protocols and objectives. Provide technical legal guidance and oversight on all legal advisory activities within the Area. Assist the Area Counsel in managing, training and developing AACs and Area attorneys. Provide oversight of all written legal advice issued by the Area. Assist the Area Counsel in performing a full range of technical and administrative supervisory duties, such as reviewing and coordinating work assignments to ensure that they are aligned with LB&I Area and/or Division Counsel objectives/ directives; evaluating employee performance; identifying developmental and training needs of staff; maintaining and supporting all aspects of a diverse workforce; and proposing and effecting disciplinary and other personnel-related actions. Support the LB&I client in its key priority programs, including planning strategies for resolving complex issues (e.g., industry issue resolution, issue practice groups, international practice networks, pre-filing programs, designations for litigation, global settlements, and published guidance). Participate with the Area Counsel and other LB&I Division Counsel managers in the development and implementation of strategic plans and goals for matters under the Area Counsel's jurisdiction. This is not an all-inclusive list.

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. To qualify for this position of Supervisory General Attorney (Tax) (Deputy Area Counsel), you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: Basic Requirements for Supervisory General Attorney (Tax) (Deputy Area Counsel): Possess at least the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; AND Applicants must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; GS-15 Experience Requirements: 1 year of general professional legal experience from any area of expertise; plus 3 year(s) of professional legal tax experience Professional Legal Tax Experience is defined as: (1) A thorough and comprehensive professional knowledge and understanding of Federal tax statutes and regulations pertaining to subchapter C corporations, subchapter S corporations, and partnerships; and (2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of litigation strategies and procedures, including the ability to apply sound judgment in developing and assessing settlement options/interests. At least one year of this experience must be equivalent to the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). Note: Only experience gained after Bar Admission may be credited as Professional Legal Experience. Education Substitution: An LL.M. degree in the field of the position (Taxation/Tax Law) may be substituted for the one year of the general legal experience listed above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-15: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Office of Chief Counsel, IRS Staffing and Classification Branch 1111 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: Laura O'Nan
• Phone: 469-801-1031
• Email: Laura.M.O'[email protected]