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

This position is located in the Office of Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax). The Special Counsel serves as a resident subject matter expert and instructor on criminal tax law topics for courses presented at the National Criminal Investigation Training Academy. CT provides legal services to IRS Criminal Investigation (Cl). This includes legal tax matters related to investigations and prosecutions of violations of internal revenue laws, the Bank Secrecy Act, money laundering, and other white-collar crimes; special investigative techniques employed by Cl; and criminal and civil forfeitures initiated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The incumbent is responsible for assigned program responsibilities in assisting in efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of the Criminal Tax legal program. As a General Attorney (Criminal Tax Instructor) - Special Counsel, you will: Serve as a legal instructor and Chief Counsel's legal representative on Criminal Investigation's (CI) teaching cadre at the Academy. Exercises overall program and policy responsibility for the substantive criminal tax teaching provided by Counsel at the Academy. Act as a liaison with the Division Counsel/ Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax) to convey management views and concerns and to stay abreast of current developments, policies, and procedures at the Academy and with the Office of Chief Counsel. Supervise work of and mentors other Chief Counsel attorneys rotated into the Academy to serve as legal instructors at the Academy. Instruct classes involving law, related procedural and policy issues, in furtherance of the training objectives of the Academy. Oversees and assists in the design and development of the special agent TAX-CI program training by working with the CI cadre at the Academy and provides substantive guidance and assistance to the CI and less-senior professionals. 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 (Tax) - Special Counsel, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: Basic Requirements for General Attorney (Criminal Tax Instructor) - Special 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 years of professional legal tax experience Professional Legal Tax Experience is defined as: Presenting evidence before a federal or state grand jury in a criminal tax or financial crimes case; trying a criminal tax or financial crimes case before a federal or state petit jury; prosecuting or defending criminal tax or financial crimes offenses; engaging in motion practice relating to the Federal Rules of Evidence or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; drafting or providing legal advice relating to search warrant applications; experience prosecuting or defending criminal or civil forfeiture actions, or money laundering or Bank Secrecy Act violations; providing legal advice relating to undercover operations, or the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as they relate to criminal tax programs. 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 (tax, GLS-related, orP&A- FOIA/Disclosure related field) 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: Jennifer Rodarte
• Phone: 469-801-0156
• Email: [email protected]