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The Office of Chief Counsel, the largest tax law firm in the country, is a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere. 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.
Learn more about this agency03/08/2021 to 09/30/2021
$108,885 - $141,548 per year
GS 14
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Periodic travel may be required.
No
Permanent - Permanent Excepted Service Appointment
Full-Time
Excepted
14
No
No
CCED-21-63
594519800
U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
The incumbent of this position serves as an Attorney assigned to a Field Office within the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division Counsel (TEGEDC) office. Attorneys are responsible for performing detailed complex legal research to analyze law and facts involved in a case; drafting defense letters to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and serves as the primary Chief Counsel contact and advisor for the DOJ Attorney litigating these suits; litigates alone or with assistance, complex TEGEDC cases before the United States Tax Court and cross-divisional cases when assigned; establishes trial positions and evaluates hazards of litigation based upon all facts and applicable law; provides complex technical legal advice in the areas of Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations, Employment Tax, Executive Compensation, Health and Welfare Benefits, Federal, State and Local Governments, Indian and Tribal Governments, and Tax Exempt Bonds; and effectively advises internal revenue agents regarding technical requirements.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. These are not all inclusive:
NOTE: This is an open-continuous announcement. Applicants will be referred to the selecting officials and referral lists issued as vacancies occur.
Referral Lists: Cutoff for receipt of applications will be midnight EST on the date a vacancy has been determined. Applications received after that date, may be considered on future referral lists. Notifications will be sent to applicants when application has been referred or not. The announcement may close prior to the closing date, if management has succeeded in filling all vacancies and has no further use for a standing register. Applications may be updated and/or resubmitted to continue receiving consideration till the closing date of this announcement.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You must meet the following requirements by cutoff dates or closing date of this announcement, whichever comes first:
For GS-14: Possess a J.D. and 1 year of general legal experience, plus 2 years of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-13 level) Or an LL.M. plus 2 years of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-13 level).
Specialized experience: In addition, at least 52 weeks of the legal tax experience must have involved expertise in the complete range of concepts, principles and practices in the area of tax law both substantive and procedural, including a full knowledge and understanding of the Internal Revenue Code and related rules and regulations and expertise in Tax Court practice and procedure and/or refund litigation. Expertise also includes Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure, and the rules governing ethics for attorneys. General knowledge of other areas of the law and legal concepts particularly as they impact the tax laws with an expertise in one or more of the following: employee pension, welfare benefits, executive compensation, fringe benefits, exempt organizations, employment tax, tax exempt bonds, Indian Tribal Government issues, and federal, state, and local government issues.
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.
Applicants will be considered based on their overall background as it relates to the position to be filled. Interviews may be held at the option of the office. All application materials and interviews, if conducted, will be used in the final evaluation and selection process.
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.
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.
Bargaining Unit Chief Counsel employees will be given first consideration. To receive first consideration, Bargaining Unit Chief Counsel employees seeking reassignment must be on the Master First Consideration List (MFCL). In regard to this announcement, the MFCL is only for reassignments of employees currently occupying Bargaining Unit positions. If you are applying for a promotion, please apply to the announcement.
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: 1) An unofficial or official transcript(s), and 2) An 8-10 page legal writing sample.
If selected, you will be required to submit proof of bar membership.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION 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.
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.
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.
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 (normally 7:00 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.
To begin, either click the “Create a New Account” button and follow the prompts to register or if you previously registered, click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/594519800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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