Senior Level Counsel (P&A)

Description:

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.

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IRS Office of Chief Counsel Careers Site
Meet Our People
Learn about our Legal Divisions

Requirements:

To qualify for this position of Senior Level Counsel (P&A) 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 or equivalent level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. Candidates must demonstrate their experience meets the Mandatory Technical Qualifications for this position in their two-page resume 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.

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.

To be considered, the resume must not exceed two pages . Written narratives for the Mandatory Technical Qualifications are not required. Candidates must demonstrate their experience meets the Mandatory Technical Qualifications for this position in their two-page resume.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs):

All candidates must show evidence in their resume of the following MTQs to meet basic qualifications for this position.

Mandatory:

1. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Federal tax statutes and regulations, decisions, rulings, precedents, and IRS tax policies, and the application and interpretation of them in the context of guidance and/or litigation.
2. Demonstrated skill to prepare/write legal documents on sensitive legal matters ranging from highly complex tax documents designed for legal practitioners to non-technical/ educational materials intended for more general use, coupled with the ability to provide oral analysis.

Desirable:

1. In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Chief Counsel mission and organization, and the interrelationship of its programs/policies with Chief Counsel Associate Office's, the Internal Revenue Service, and the General Counsel - Department of the Treasury Offices.
2. An ability to review and assess the organizational effectiveness of assigned P&A program services and policies and to design and work with executives in implementing procedures to improve/optimize the organizational performance.