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The Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, the largest tax law firm in the country, is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team and gain valuable experience in a legal environment specializing in labor and employment law.
Learn more about this agency09/16/2021 to 10/07/2021
$60,129 - $60,129 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Limited travel may be required.
No
Temporary - Temporary, not-to-exceed eighty-nine (89) days
Full-time - Temporary, not-to-exceed eighty-nine (89) days
Excepted
09
No
No
CCHY-ARR-21-4
614422900
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens; no prior Federal experience is required.
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. It is a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere.
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 IRS Office of Chief Counsel’s Summer Legal Program provides exposure to the Office by enabling law students to work under the supervision, and with the assistance of, experienced labor and employment lawyers. The training and work experience provides developmental assignments and helps prepare law students for a career as a labor and employment law lawyer and gives them an excellent view of what the practice of law is like at the Office of Chief Counsel. Law students typically take part in a variety of educational and social events. Offers of full-time employment with our Honors Program may be made to summer law students at the conclusion of the program.
General Legal Services, Public Contract and Technology Law Branch (PCTL) has one (1) paid Summer Legal Intern position for the Summer of 2022, and will be filled in the following location: Washington, DC
Attorneys with GLS, Public Contract and Technology Law Branch (PCTL) are principally responsible for advising IRS and Department of Treasury clients on all aspects of Federal Government procurement, contracts, and technology matters, including the handling of litigation matters before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA).
The Office of Chief Counsel, General Legal Services is currently teleworking with the option to report to the workplace, as needed, and with prior approval. While we are currently unaware of what the status of our offices will be during the summer of 2022, it is possible that the reopening of our offices will eliminate the need for the option of remote work during the summer internship.
If you are offered an attorney position starting after law school, you must move to the Washington, DC commuting area for this position. It is anticipated students will work for us the full summer. The target start date for this position is Summer 2022. This program has been established in accordance with 5 CFR 213.3102(r).
The Office of Associate Chief Counsel, General Legal Services ("GLS") employs approximately 65 attorneys nationwide working in its National Office and three Program Branches in Washington, D.C., and its six Area Counsel Offices.
Additional information about GLS is available on the Chief Counsel web page at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/resources/job-descriptions/legal-divisions.
Current law students who have completed at least one full year of legal study by the application deadline are eligible to apply (part-time law students must be currently attending law school and have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time study by the application deadline). Most applicants participate the summer between their second and third year of law school; however, graduating law students who enter a judicial clerkship or a relevant graduate program (including LL.M. programs) may participate the summer following graduation prior to the start of the judicial clerkship or graduate program. If you are applying for, but have not yet accepted a judicial clerkship or been accepted into a relevant graduate program, you should consider applying to both the Honors Program and Summer Legal Program. Applicants must be available to accept full-time post-JD employment by September 30, 2023 to be eligible.
Your application includes your resume, transcript, writing sample, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents(if applicable). If you are using your GPA to qualify, you must include supporting documentation that confirms your GPA (for example, a transcript). If you are using your class ranking to qualify, you must include supporting documentation that confirms your class rank (for example, a document from your school showing your class rank, transcript, etc).
Please be sure that your package includes any necessary documentation to support your qualifications for this position, as failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Only applicants who are attending law school or have attended law school are eligible to apply for this position. If you do not meet this criteria, your application will not be accepted.
Required Qualifications:
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
Class Rank/GPA Requirement:
Attributes of an Ideal Candidate:
You must be enrolled in a J.D. program or have graduated with a J.D./LLM from an ABA-accredited law school.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated using the requirements in the qualifications section.
Referral: Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of the referral list and considered before non-preference-eligibles. All other candidates will 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.
Complete application packages include:
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.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: 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 (7:30 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.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS My Account tab and clicking on Application Status. The "additional application information" link may not be available if your application status says "Unavailable." This indicates that your application is not complete. If the "additional application information" link is not available and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to the CareerConnector portion of the application. For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on more information. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/614422900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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