What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Attorney -Special Counsel (Criminal Tax) position at Office of Chief Counsel, IRS?
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Qualifications:
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 Supervisory General Attorney (Criminal Tax) - Deputy Area Counsel you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:
Basic Requirements for General Attorney -Special Counsel (Criminal Tax):
- 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.
- 1 year of general professional legal experience from any area of expertise; plus
- 3 years of professional legal tax experience
Professional Legal Tax Experience is definedas: Prosecuting or defending a criminal tax, financial crimes, civil forfeiture, or money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act violation case before a federal or state jury; OR Engaging in motion practice related to the Federal Rules of Evidence or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; OR Drafting and providing legal advice related to search warrant applications, undercover operations, or criminal tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
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 (i.e. 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).
Responsibilities:
As a General Attorney-Special Counsel (Criminal Tax), you will:- Serve as a Special Counsel and resident subject matter expert and instructor on criminal tax law topics for courses presented at the National Criminal Investigation Training Academy (Academy) and work closely with the Academy Director, who has overall responsibility for the development and instruction of the Tax-Criminal Investigation (CI) program for Internal Revenue Special Agents at the Academy.
- Act as a liaison with the Division Counsel /Associate Chief Counsel to convey management views and concerns and to stay abreast of current developments, policies, and procedures at the Academy and with the Office of Chief Counsel.
- Instruct classes involving law, related procedural and policy issues, in furtherance of the training objectives of the Academy.
- Research complex issues and trends and determines likely legal ramifications on Criminal Investigation /Criminal Tax programs. Ensure that the legal or administrative consequences of potential actions to handle these issues are fully considered and writes decision papers to determine Counsel's position on these matters.
- Evaluate functional developments, program objectives, legislative actions, technical rulings, and court decisions, and recommends changes to existing training programs.
- Handle and perform technical review of some of the Office's most complex, important, or novel assignments, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial ramifications. Provides legal services on program matters, including tax issues relating to investigations and prosecutions of violations of internal revenue laws, the Bank Secrecy Act, money laundering, and other white-collar crimes; special investigative techniques employed by Cl; and criminal and civil forfeitures initiated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As delegated by the manager, independently plans, develops and completes complex legal work products without review, and provides technical guidance and review of other staff work products.
- Develop and promote innovative instructional techniques and methods in order to ensure the integration of new systems of instruction into special agent courses and Counsel programs and evaluate these courses.
Salary : $147,945