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Duties

The Large Business and International (LB&I) Division Counsel provides legal services to the IRS LB&I Division, an industry focused organization with an emphasis on global tax administration for corporations and partnerships with assets greater than $10 million. The Division Counsel employs over 380 attorneys located in 37 cities nationwide. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Division has five Area Counsels based in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Texas, and California. Each Area Counsel is responsible for legal work within a defined geographic area and for developing specialized knowledge of one of the industries served nationally by the IRS including: financial services; heavy manufacturing and transportation; retail, food, pharmaceuticals, and health care; natural resources and construction; and communications, technology, and media. LB&I attorneys 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 assisting the Department of Justice in the handling of refund cases in the U.S. District Courts. As an Administrative Support Specialist you will: Work closely with the Deputy Division Counsel and the staff to provide advice on procedures, reports, requirements, and other matters necessary to implement the Division Counsel's policies, directives, and instructions. Implement and modify administrative systems, procedures and record keeping systems to facilitate coordination of the work of the office with both internal and external groups. Produce a variety of written documents utilizing varied advanced word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software functions. Implement office procedures and practices to be used in subordinate/field offices covering such work areas as correspondence, telephone procedures, publications, directives, reports, etc. Respond to inquiries and problems of an administrative nature not requiring a technical knowledge. Receive all correspondence for the Division Counsel Deputies; screen correspondence prepared for a Deputy Division Counsel's signature. Arrange conference and exercise exclusive control over each Deputy Division Counsel's appointments. This is not an all-inclusive list. If selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform the duties of the position and will receive training to help you grow in the position.

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See "Required Documents" for a list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Career Transition Assistance ProgramCurrent Chief Counsel EmployeeCurrent IRS Employee 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 Administrative Support Specialist, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: For GS-7: Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Experience responding to routine inquiries; screening calls and visitors; creating and maintaining files; maintaining appointment calendars for office personnel, including scheduling meetings; assisting with travel arrangements; experience independently completing routine tasks and obtaining review/direction when appropriate; basic proficiency in Office systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-5). OR Education Substitution: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Business Administration, Business Analytics or Management. OR Superior Academic Achievement: You may substitute superior academic achievement for specialized experience as follows: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses. OR Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (''B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (''B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. OR Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education: Options for qualifying based on a combination are identified in the online questions. For GS-9: Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Experience responding to inquiries of a non-technical nature; screening calls and visitors; creating and maintaining files and records; maintaining appointment calendars for office personnel, including scheduling travel arrangements; assisting with planning meetings or conferences; gathering information for research and analysis. Proficiency in Office systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-7). OR Education Substitution: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Business Administration, Business Analytics or Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education: Options for qualifying based on a combination are identified in the online questions. NOTE: If qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application package. 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-9: 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-7). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-7: 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-5).

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 Onan
• Phone: 469-801-1031
• Email: [email protected]