Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, seeks enthusiastic individuals to serve 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. Please click "Learn more about this agency" to find out more about Chief Counsel's various offices, to view some of the workplace attributes that Chief Counsel's workforce rates most favorably, and to hear from employees themselves.

Duties

The Office of Chief Counsel, General Legal Services (GLS) employs approximately 82 attorneys and 7 paralegals. The Ethics and General Government Law Branch (EGG) acts as the program coordinator and primary advisor to the Deputy Ethics Official, providing legal advice and ethics advisory opinions on all ethics matters, including advice on matters as to the propriety of acts involving Service, Office of Chief Counsel, former employees, and practitioners under 18 U.S.C. Part I, Chapter 11; the Ethics in Government Act; Government-wide, Treasury, Service, and Counsel standards and rules of conduct or behavior, and Treasury Circular 230. EGG issues advisory opinions to agency officials with respect to the multitude of non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing "housekeeping" in the management of Federal agencies (e.g., delegations of authority, fiscal law, Federal Advisory Committee Act, agency employee garnishments, intellectual property). EGG provides litigation support to the Department of Justice on general government and legal management matters not otherwise covered by Area Counsel. EGG provides formal ethics training and briefings, wherever needed, and provides legal oversight of the filing, review, and action on financial statements of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such statements. EGG provides primary legal advice on matters under the procurement integrity statute, coordinating, where necessary, with the Chief, Public Contracts and Technology Law Branch. As a General Attorney (Senior Counsel), you will: Serve as a senior expert on legal matters under the jurisdiction of the office to which assigned, including nationwide projects and cases, acting as a personal consultant to the Branch Chief, Deputy Associate Chief Counsels or Associate Chief Counsel on all office issues related to these subject matters. Assist with the development and management of the office's legal policies, positions and programs, and provide strategic planning support in identifying emerging trends and issues likely to have an impact on office-wide programs and activities. Serve as a primary liaison, on behalf of the office, with other Counsel and IRS offices to facilitate communications between offices and to coordinate and improve services; conduct outreach activities to promote information sharing between offices. Make presentations and serve as a technical representative of the office. Counsel, and/or IRS in senior-level meetings and conferences, including meetings with Congressional staff or other Federal agencies. Personally handle some of the office's most complex and important assignments, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial, ramifications. Serve as team leader on large-scale office projects, which may include representatives from other Counsel components. Act as resource specialist to other office staff, providing authoritative, substantive guidance and assistance to facilitate the development and completion of work assignments. As delegated, exercises signatory authority and acts as reviewer on matters within the jurisdiction of the office. 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 General Attorney (Non-Tax) Senior Counsel you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: Basic Requirements for General Attorney (Non-Tax) Senior 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 experience Professional Legal Experience is defined as: Knowledge and expertise with providing ethics advisory opinions and advice on issues arising under the conflict-of-interest provisions of 18 U.S.C Part I, Chapter 11; the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; the Department of Treasury supplemental standards and employee conduct rules; and/or other standards of conduct or behavior, including Treasury Circular 230 (31 C.F.R. Part 10) and the rules governing the conduct of the legal profession. Providing other legal services related to the administration of the Ethics in Government Act, including ethics training and briefings, and reviewing financial disclosure reports of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such reports. Providing advisory opinions to agency officials on non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing the management of federal agencies with respect to matters such as appropriations and fiscal law, delegations of authority, records and property management, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, intellectual property, and a wide range of other general government issues. 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 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.

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: Malva Trowser
• Phone: 469-801-0076
• Email: [email protected]