Job opening: Deputy Chief Counsel
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Sep 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
TTB's mission is steeped in America's history, from the time of the Whiskey Rebellion to the work of agents like Eliot Ness. We are a nationwide team dedicated to collect alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition excise taxes and ensure that alcohol beverages are labeled, advertised and marketed by law. We ranked 35th of 432 (top 10%) on agency subcomponents of 2022's Best Places to Work.
Duties
This position is located at Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Office of Chief Counsel - Tax and Trade Division.
As a Deputy Chief Counsel, you will:
Render legal advice and counsel to the Administrator of TTB and the Administrator's executive staff.
Assist the Chief Counsel in determining which court decisions involving TTB or the laws TTB enforces or administers should be appealed or further reviewed and assists the Chief Counsel in making recommendations to the General Counsel accordingly.
Furnish legal opinions and memoranda and assist the Administrator in the preparation and review of other TTB publications and correspondence relating to the laws enforced and administered by TTB.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience for the GS-15: You must have two (2) years of legal experience at the GS-14 level, or equivalent level of difficulty in the Federal service or private sector, that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of such experience might include independently handling cases involving sensitive or highly visible issues that may contain facts which are difficult to develop and prove or matters of a precedent-setting nature.
Select the choice that best describes your specialized experience.
Education
To be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic educational and/or work experience requirements for Attorney positions in the federal government. Applicants must:
(1) Be a graduate of an accredited law school with an LL.B. or J.D.;
(2) Be a current member of a bar with a valid license to practice law in a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;and
(3) Meet all specialized experience requirements as described in the vacancy announcement.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the
OPM instructions.
Contacts
- Address Office of Chief Counsel - Tax and Trade Division
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]
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