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, IRS, the largest tax law firm in the country, 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 Internal Revenue Service. It's a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere. The General Attorney (Tax) - Special Counsel serves as staff official and advisor to the Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting). The Special Counsel assists the Associate in the formulation of policies and programs for the operation of the Office and handles special assignments of a case or project nature. The Special Counsel represents the Associate in the regulations and revenue ruling process, and both the Associate and Deputy Associate Chief Counsel(s) on a variety of legal, technical, and tax litigation matters involving recognition and timing of income and deductions by individuals and corporations, sales and exchanges, capital gains and losses, accounting methods and periods, installment sales, long term contracts, inventories and alternative minimum tax. As a General Attorney (Tax) - Special Counsel, you will: Independently consider and review very significant tax issues. Act as legal and technical consultant to the Associate on the most difficult, important and complex issues 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. Represent the Associate at top level Service and Treasury policy level conferences, as well as in meetings with Congressional staff or the staff of other Federal agencies or instrumentalities. Discuss and explains the position of the Chief Counsel's Office, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Treasury Department. Review and advise on the impact of proposed legislation and participate in the development and coordination of legislative proposals. 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 on controversial, complex or unique problems. Develop positions and precedents guiding the conduct of the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department. Perform functions and aid in the successful management and operations of the Associate Chief Counsel's 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 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 years of professional legal tax experience. Professional Legal Tax Experience is defined as experience with transaction planning or tax controversy work experience with cases involving realization and recognition of items of income; deductions, losses, credits, or adjustments to gross income; timing and income tax accounting. 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: 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: Corri Munro
• Phone: 469-801-1028
• Email: [email protected]