Supervisory General Attorney (Tax), Associate Area Counsel (LBI)

Duties

• Serves as first-line supervisor to a Group of attorneys and paralegal support staff engaged in providing tax advice and litigation support to the IRS.
• Provides technical guidance and oversight of all litigation and advisory activities performed by Group staff, which include such responsibilities as representing the IRS in U.S. Tax Court, providing advice and assistance to IRS officials concerning the examination, collection and protection of Federal tax liabilities, and assisting the U.S. Attorney's Office in local civil proceedings involving Federal tax liabilities.
• Legal and technical consultant to the LBI Division Counsel, LBI Deputy Division Counsel, Area Counsel (Area 4), and, as assigned, to other employees within the Internal Revenue Service and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel on some of the most difficult, important, and complex professional legal and policy matters concerning Federal tax administration and tax litigation.
• Serves as the Area Counsel's primary advisor on all management and legal matters within the Group's jurisdiction.
• Establishes procedures for reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of Group services and programs.
• Promotes information sharing between Group personnel and other Counsel functions, IRS Appeals, and IRS compliance and enforcement functions in facilitating communication networks and maintaining awareness of new developments/initiatives that could impact Group, Area, or National programs, goals, or operations.
• Participates with the Area Counsel and other LBI managers, as appropriate, in the development and implementation of the LBI business plan and other strategic plans and goals for matters under the Area Counsel's jurisdiction.
• Ensures staff activities are coordinated, as appropriate, with other LBI personnel, other Division and/or Associate Chief Counsel offices, and IRS client offices.
• Provides logistical and staff support to large case litigation activities under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Area Counsel (Strategic Litigation) (Area 4).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level you must have 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent in scope and effect to the GS-14 level.

Specialized experience: You must demonstrate a thorough and comprehensive knowledge and expertise of Federal tax statutes and regulations pertaining to, among other things, Subchapter C corporations, and subchapter S corporations and partnerships with assets more than $10 million; and a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of litigation strategies and procedures used in LBI case work, including the ability to apply sound judgment in developing and assessing settlement options/interests.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

• The J.D. and/or the LL.M must be from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Candidates must be admitted to practice law before the highest court of a state or territory of the United States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• Part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
• The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector.
• To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. and have 1 year of general legal experience plus 3 years of professional legal tax experience. An LL.M. degree in the field of the position (tax) may be substituted for one year of general legal experience listed above.