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Duties

The Senior Level Counsel serves as a technical expert to the Associate Chief Counsel, Energy, Credits, and Excise Tax (ECE) and represents the Associate Chief Counsel (ECE) in the regulations, sub-regulatory guidance, and litigation processes, and acts as an expert advisor and consultant to ECE's executives on a variety of legal, technical, and tax matters related to taxation of oil and gas and other natural resources, business and energy-related tax credits and incentives, and excise taxes. The Senior Level Counsel serves as a program manager and technical senior advisor to the Associate on a broad array of activities designed to fulfill Counsel's responsibilities to prepare, review, and assist in the development and promulgation of regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance, the technical review of tax legislation, and the provision of legal advice to the IRS and other stakeholders on complex technical issues within ECE's jurisdiction. In this capacity, the Senior Level Counsel serves as the Office's representative and liaison with the IRS and Treasury on significant matters in litigation, in the coordination and development of high impact public and private tax guidance, and on the important legal work of the Office. Major duties of the Senior Level Counsel include, but are not limited to the following: Acts as a legal and technical expert to the ECE executives on the most difficult, important, and complex professional legal matters arising in customer-oriented tax administration and in the administration of the Internal Revenue laws to support the interpretation, application, enforcement, and litigation of issues related to the taxation of oil and gas and other natural resources, business and energy-related tax credits and incentives, and excise taxes. Manages highly complex and significant special projects involving the taxation of oil and gas and other natural resources, business and energy-related tax credits and incentives, and/or excise taxes. Selects and reviews proposals, monitors work group needs and progress, and facilitates and expedites recommendations regarding these matters through the decision-making process. Represents the Office of Chief Counsel and ECE at high-level IRS and Treasury meetings and conferences, and in meetings with executives from other agencies, where policy is developed and determined. Such representations are for the purposes of furthering, setting forth, and explaining the position of the Office of Chief Counsel, the IRS, and the Treasury Department. Serves as the Chief Counsel's primary contact and the Office of Chief Counsel's legal expert on issues related to the taxation of oil and gas and other natural resources, business and energy-related tax credits and incentives, and excise taxes. Serves as primary liaison to Division and Associate Chief Counsel offices in the coordination and direction of activities to support IRS needs and objectives. Performs exhaustive and detailed research on complicated legal issues and prepares recommendations as to the position to be taken by ECE. Signs such recommendations for the Associate Chief Counsel (ECE) without review, except for cases that the incumbent feels the Associate should review or as otherwise specifically directed. Coordinates the participation of Counsel in the development of high-level reports and studies for use by Treasury and/or Congress. As requested, assists in the preparation and drafting of testimony for Congressional hearings, and prepares responses to ad hoc requests from Congress and related legislative agencies (e.g. GAO, OMB, etc.) Reviews and advises on the impact of pending litigation, proposed legislation or published guidance, and legal issues facing the IRS.

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

To qualify for this position of Senior Level Counsel you must meet the following requirements: 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. Desired Education/Experience: An LL.M. in Taxation is desired but not required. 7 years of professional legal tax experience is desired. To meet the minimum requirements for a Senior Level position, candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with directly related experience. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at the GS-15 grade level or its equivalent in Federal service. Candidates must demonstrate their experience in the narrative responses to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications; and this experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show the candidate possesses the required subject matter expertise and technical qualifications set forth below. This specialized experience should also be reflected within the resume. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): All candidates must show evidence of the following mandatory technical competencies to meet basic qualifications for this position. The narrative statements should demonstrate your specialized knowledge and technical competence. Please give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge and skills you possess. You should address each MTQ separately, with the total narrative not exceeding ten pages. Mandatory Comprehensive in-depth expert knowledge and understanding of the legislative process, Federal tax statutes and regulations, decisions, rulings, precedents, and IRS tax policies. Demonstrated comprehensive, professional knowledge of and experience in applying tax laws affecting the taxation of oil and gas and other natural resources, business and energy-related tax credits, excise taxes, tax litigation and/or tax procedure. Demonstrated ability to research complex legal problems/matters and to analyze and forecast the ramifications of alternate resolutions or courses of actions and prepare effective written legal documents from complex for legal practitioners to non-technical/educational materials. (Note: Failure to address these factors will result in your application being rated ineligible.) Narrative responses to the MTQs and Desirable Qualifications should not be more than two pages for each. Please provide responses to MTQs and Desirable Qualifications each on separate sheets of paper.

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: IRS CC Office of Executive Resources
• Phone: (202) 317-4989
• Email: [email protected]