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 incumbent serves as staff official, and confidential advisor, to the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate). As such, he/she assists the Associate in the formulation of policies and programs for the operation of the Office and performs special assignments of a case or project nature. The incumbent represents the Associate in the regulations and revenue ruling and letter ruling review process, and acts as a personal consultant to both the Associate and Deputy Associate Chief Counsel on a variety of legal, technical, and tax litigation matters relating to the formation of corporations, mergers and acquisitions, dividends and distributions in redemption of stock, corporate liquidations and spin-offs, corporate bankruptcies, limitations on loss carryovers, consolidated return filings and income from the cancellation of indebtedness. As a General Attorney (Tax) Special Counsel, you will: As directed by the Associate Chief Counsel, consider legal cases or problems having broad ramifications and render decisions thereon without review, except at the discretion of the incumbent or as otherwise specifically directed. Act as personal legal and technical consultant to the Associate on the most difficult, important and complex professional legal matters arising in the administration of the Internal Revenue laws. Perform exhaustive and detailed research on complicated legal problems and prepare recommendations as to the position to be taken by the Associate Chief Counsel's Office. Sign such recommendations for the Associate within his/her delegated scope of authority. Review and advise on the impact of proposed legislation and participate in the development and coordination of legislative proposals. As directed, personally represent the Associate at top level Service and Treasury conferences where policy is developed and determined, as well as in meetings with Congressional staff or the staff of other Federal agencies or instrumentalities. Such representations are for the purposes of furthering, setting forth, and explaining the position of the Chief Counsel's Office, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Treasury Department. As assigned, act in an advisory capacity to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and other top Service and Treasury officials, advising them of possible courses of action and the consequences of controversial, complex or unique problems. As a personal representative of the Associate Chief Counsel on professional legal matters, contribute to the policies and precedents guiding the conduct of legal activities of the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department.

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 detailed below by the closing date of this announcement. 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 (Tax) 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 year(s) of professional legal tax experience Professional Legal Tax Experience is defined as: Broad knowledge of Federal tax statutes, regulations, decisions, rulings, and precedents. Substantive knowledge of tax law as it pertains to one or more of the following specializations: corporate formations, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations and spin-offs, dividends and distributions, redemptions of stock, limitations on loss carryovers, consolidated return filings, Tax Court practice and procedure and/or refund litigation. Basic knowledge of tax litigation processes. Thorough knowledge and understanding of the Chief Counsel mission and organization, and the interrelationship of its programs/policies with those of the Service, the General Counsel's Office, and Treasury. Ability to research complex legal problems/matters and to analyze and forecast the ramifications of alternate resolutions or courses of action. Ability to prepare/write legal tax documents/issuances ranging from complex tax documents designed for legal practitioners to non-technical/educational materials targeted for more general use. Ability to develop and foster effective and productive communications with others, and to represent the Office in executive and professional meetings. 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, or P&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. 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

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]