General Attorney (Tax) - Senior Technician Reviewer (Financial Institutions & Products)
What you'd do
With nearly 1,700 attorneys, IRS Chief Counsel is the largest tax law firm nationwide. Our attorneys are among top tax law practitioners and some of the very best legal minds found anywhere. Together with the IRS, we serve the public by applying the tax code with fairness and integrity. After pausing hiring in 2025, we now seek new law graduates and experienced attorneys to join us. Click to learn more: IRS Office of Chief Counsel Careers Site Meet Our People Learn about our Legal Divisions
Major duties
The Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products) has jurisdiction over the taxation of financial institutions, and financial products, as well as tax issues related to tax-advantaged bonds. The Office provides legal advice and litigation services/support to the Department of the Treasury, the IRS, other Chief Counsel organizations, other government agencies, and the public. As a Senior Technician Reviewer (STR), the incumbent serves as a technical expert with respect to the subject areas and functions of the assigned Branch. Subject areas for which FIP is responsible involve the specialty areas of tax law as it pertains to financial institutions and products, including banks, thrift institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, asset securitization arrangements, debt modifications, options, futures contracts, original issue discount obligations, hedging arrangements, annuities, life insurance contracts, other types of innovative financial instruments and entities, and tax-advantaged bonds. As a General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer, you will: Act as a legal and technical consultant to the Branch Chief, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Associate Chief Counsel, and, as assigned, to other officials in the Office of Chief Counsel on some of the most difficult, important, and complex professional 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 Chief Counsel's Office. Act as a reviewer, and in some cases as the initiating attorney, for some of the most complicated, difficult, and unusual assignments and projects involving the development and drafting of Internal Revenue legislation and regulations, considering recommendations for enactment of legislation and the promulgation of regulations, private letter rulings, revenue rulings, technical advice memoranda, Chief Counsel advice, 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 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 be responsible for ensuring that these policies, procedures, and regulations are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operation. Support the work of IRS and Chief Counsel components in all aspects of their work, to include litigation activities, technical advice and guidance, the preparation of briefs and appellate recommendations. As needed, conduct conferences and represents the IRS on specific issues of a highly complex nature with taxpayers and their representatives. As appropriate, represent the Office on training sessions, presentations and panel discussions before IRS and Counsel components, other governmental agencies and business and professional groups on technical and legal matters relating to the work of the Branch. In consultation with the Branch Chief, assign work to the attorneys and specialists within the Branch and advises on approaches to be taken. 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. Perform other professional duties as assigned. This is not an all-inclusive list.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements detailed below by the closing date of this announcement. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. To qualify for this position of General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: Basic Requirements for General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer: 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; GS-15 Experience Requirements: 1 year of general professional legal experience from any area of expertise; plus 3 year(s) of professional legal tax experience Professional Legal Tax Experience with one or more of the following: handling the taxation of financial products and transactions; handling tax issues related to accounting methods, insurance companies, or financial institutions; advising on legal tax questions requiring legal research and legal analysis; tax legal writing experience applicable for analyzing and responding to requests for private letter rulings or technical advice, or litigation experience relating to tax-law cases. At least one year of this experience must be equivalent to the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). Note: Only experience gained after Bar Admission may be credited as Professional Legal Experience. Education Substitution: 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. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. 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. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-15: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).
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