Senior Level Counsel (P&A)

To qualify for this position of Senior Level Counsel you must meet the following requirements: 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. Desired Education/Experience: An LL.M. in Taxation is desired but not required. seven (7) years of professional legal tax experience is desired. To meet the minimum requirements for a Senior Level position, candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with directly related experience. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at the GS-15 grade level or its equivalent in Federal service. Candidates must demonstrate their experience in the narrative responses to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications; and this experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show the candidate possesses the required subject matter expertise and technical qualifications set forth below. This specialized experience should also be reflected within the resume. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): All candidates must show evidence of the following mandatory technical competencies to meet basic qualifications for this position. The narrative statements should demonstrate your specialized knowledge and technical competence. Please give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge and skills you possess. You should address each MTQ separately, with the total narrative not exceeding ten pages. Mandatory Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Federal tax statutes and regulations, decisions, rulings, precedents, and IRS tax policies, and the application and interpretation of them in the context of litigation. Ability to review and assess the organizational effectiveness of assigned P&A program services and policies and to design and work with executives in implementing procedures to improve/optimize the organizational performance. Ability to perform exhaustive and detailed legal analysis and research on highly sensitive legal matters or problems of unusual delicacy and forecast the ramifications of alternate resolutions or courses of action, coupled with the ability to provide oral/written analysis for legal practitioners. Demonstrated skill to prepare/write legal tax documents ranging from highly complex tax documents designed for legal practitioners to non-technical/ educational materials intended for more general use. Desirable: In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Chief Counsel mission and organization, and the interrelationship of its programs/policies with Chief Counsel Associate Office’s, the Internal Revenue Service, and the General Counsel – Department of the Treasury Offices. (Note: Failure to address these factors will result in your application being rated ineligible.) Narrative responses to the MTQs and Desirable Qualifications should not be more than two pages for each. Please provide responses to MTQs and Desirable Qualifications each on separate sheets of paper.
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