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The Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our General Legal Services (GLS), Ethics and General Government Law Branch and gain valuable experience in a legal environment. The Office of Chief Counsel’s mission is to serve America's taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the internal revenue laws and employing the highest quality legal advice and representation for the IRS.
Learn more about this agency06/13/2019 to 07/01/2019
$83,398 - $152,352 per year
GS 12 - 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Less than 25% Travel.
No
Permanent - This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Full-time - Work schedule is full-time.
Excepted
14
No
No
CCCW-19-105
536558200
U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
As an Attorney in the Ethics and General Government Law Branch, you will provide legal support to the Office of the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and to the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, and components reporting to those offices and perform assignments which may include, but are not limited to:
Providing ethics advisory opinions and advice on issues arising under the conflict-of-interest provisions of 18 U.S.C Part I, Chapter 11; the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; the Department of Treasury supplemental standards and employee conduct rules; and other standards of conduct or behavior, including Treasury Circular 230 (31 C.F.R. Part 10) and the rules governing the conduct of the legal profession. Providing other legal services related to the administration of the Ethics in Government Act, including ethics training and briefings, and reviewing financial disclosure reports of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such reports.
Providing advisory opinions to agency officials on non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing the management of federal agencies with respect to matters such as appropriations and fiscal law, delegations of authority, records and property management, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, intellectual property, and a wide range of other general government issues.
Because of its tax-related mission, the Office of Chief Counsel requires fingerprinting, tax verification, and a background security investigation as part of the pre-employment process.
The Office of Associate Chief Counsel, General Legal Services (GLS) employs 65 attorneys, and has both field and National Office components. The Associate Chief Counsel is the Deputy Ethics Official under the Ethics in Governments Act. GLS attorneys in the Ethics and General Government Law Branch perform legal research and provide advice related to the conflict of interest statutes under Title 18, as well as the Office of Government Ethics regulations and departmental rules of conduct. GLS also has a robust practice in the area of advisory opinions on all general government matters (excluding FOIA and the Privacy Act), including appropriations, fiscal and grant law, intellectual property, delegations of authority, records and property management, as well as government contracts, information technology, and personnel and labor law.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
GS-12: Possess a J.D. plus a minimum of one year of general legal attorney experience (after receiving a J.D. degree) comparable to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.
GS-13: Possess a J.D. and a minimum of two years of attorney experience - one year of general legal attorney experience plus one year of specialized professional legal attorney experience (comparable to the GS-12 level in the Federal service) as defined below.
GS-14: Possess a J.D. and a minimum of three years of attorney experience - one year of general legal attorney experience plus two years of specialized legal attorney experience (one year comparable to the GS-13 level in the Federal service) as defined below.
Specialized experience for this positions at the GS-13 and GS-14 level includes: professional legal experience directly related to government and professional ethics, fiscal and appropriation law, and/or general administrative law; experience in the application of Federal statutes and regulations governing the administration and management of executive Branch agencies; or equivalent private sector experience such as an in-house counsel to a large organization.
You must have graduated with a J.D. and/or LL.M. from an ABA-accredited law school.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of credibility of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position. Failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated using the experience/education defined under the Qualifications section.
Referral: Professional Order will be used to refer and select eligible candidates. Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of the certificate in alphabetical order and considered before non-preference-eligibles. All other candidates will be listed in alphabetical order and be listed below those with preference.
If you are among the top qualified candidates, you may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view resume tips.
In addition, applicants are required to submit the following documents:
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Office of Chief Counsel considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. If you are claiming veterans’ preference, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference view FedsHireVets.
If selected, you will be required to submit an original Certificate of Good Standing from your State Bar.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Treasury provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/536558200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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