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With the Internal Revenue Service as its client and 1,500 attorneys on staff, the Office of Chief Counsel is the preeminent employer for tax attorneys in the country. Our attorneys are valued assets and the legal experience provided by Chief Counsel is unlike any other. Chief Counsel attorneys provide top quality legal advice and representation to the IRS in the administration of the nation's tax laws.
Learn more about this agency05/27/2021 to 06/11/2021
$60,129 - $94,581 per year
GS 09 - 11
2 vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Temporary - Temporary NTE 2 years. May be extended an additional 2 years or converted to a permanent appointment
Full-time - Full-Time Excepted Service Appointment
Excepted
11
No
No
CCKM-21-98
602881400
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. citizens and U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required. Bargaining Unit (BU) Chief Counsel (CC) Employees will be given first consideration. To receive first consideration, BU CC employees seeking reassignment must be on the Master First Consideration List. The Master First Consideration List in regard to this announcement is for reassignments only for employees currently occupying BU positions. If you are applying for a promotion, please apply to the announcement.
What is Procedure and Administration? The Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) provides legal advice and litigation support services on tax matters involving the procedural aspects of filing returns and paying taxes; information reporting; assessment and collection of taxes (including interest and penalties); abating, crediting or refunding over-assessments or overpayments of tax; whistleblower matters; disclosure, privacy and the Freedom of Information Act; bankruptcy practice and procedure; summonses and the gathering of information; ethics; the Administrative Procedure Act; Foreign Bank Account Reporting; user fees; and judicial practice and procedures. Within the scope of PA’s subject matter, attorneys may draft Treasury regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, letter rulings and Actions on Decision; prepare or review suit defense, appeal, and settlement recommendations to the Department of Justice; review briefs, motions and other pleadings filed in the United States Tax Court; or advise the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the administration of the federal tax laws.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at the GS-9 level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. This list is not all-inclusive.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
You must meet the following qualifications by the closing date of this announcement:
For GS-9: Possess first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.)
For GS-11: 1) Possess the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus have one year of professional legal experience; OR
2) Possess LL.M. degree; OR
3) Possess an LL.B. or J.D. degree plus superior law student work or activities.
Superior law students work or activities is defined as follows:
PLEASE NOTE: 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 and must be an active member by the closing date of the announcement.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated using the experience/education defined under the requirement section.
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 and 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.
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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.
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.
If selected, you will be required to submit proof of bar membership. You must be a member of the bar before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Contact Information:
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 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST, 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 usif 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.
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/602881400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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