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General Attorney (Tax)- Senior Technician Reviewer

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$168K/yr - $195K/yr

4+ years exp

The Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, is seeking enthusiastic individuals to serve taxpayers fairly by providing correct and impartial interpretation of internal revenue laws. The General Attorney (Tax) - Senior Technician Reviewer will act as a legal and technical consultant, manage complex assignments involving tax law, and develop recommendations for legal positions.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as a legal and technical consultant to the Branch Chief and other officials in the Office of Chief Counsel, on difficult, important, and complex legal and policy matters concerned with the work of the Branch, or which may affect the work of other Branches of the office, or other components of the Office of Chief Counsel. These matters involve the incumbent in detailed and extensive research on complicated legal problems and the development of recommendations as to the positions to be taken by the Branch and the Office

Manage complicated, difficult, and unusual assignments and projects involving the development and drafting of Internal Revenue legislation and regulations, considering recommendations for enactment of legislations and the promulgation of regulations, preparation of private letter rulings, revenue rulings, technical advice memoranda, Chief Counsel Advice memoranda, and other advice memoranda dealing with tax problems submitted by taxpayers and their representatives, state and federal agencies, and other Chief Counsel and IRS offices

Act as a principal attorney in charge of recommending the policies and developing the procedures and regulations implementing new or amended legislation for specific areas of tax law and is responsible for insuring that these policies, procedures, and regulations are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation

As appropriate, speak or engage in panel discussions before business and professional groups on technical and legal matters relating to the work of the Branch

As required, and in cases in which the Branch Chief is absent, substitute for the Branch Chief and performs the full range of duties of that position. In a great percentage of cases, where procedure does not require signature by a higher official, take final action with respect to work prepared in the Branch. Make decisions in the remaining instances for referral to higher levels

Qualification

J.D.LL.B.Active Bar MembershipTax Law ExpertiseLegal ResearchCommunication Skills

Required

Possess at least the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association

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

1 year of general professional legal experience from any area of expertise

3 years of professional legal tax experience

At least one year of professional legal tax experience must be equivalent to the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14)

An LL.M. degree in the field of the position (tax, GLS-related, or P&A- FOIA/Disclosure related field) may be substituted for the one year of the general legal experience listed above

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National