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General Attorney-Senior Counsel (Criminal Tax)
Internal Revenue Service · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
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
What You'll Do
- →As a General Attorney-Senior Counsel (Criminal Tax) you will: Serve as Senior Counsel with responsibility for personally handling, and performing technical review of, some of the office's most complex, important, or novel trial/case/project assignments, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial ramifications.
- →Provide 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 Criminal Investigation; and criminal and civil forfeitures initiated by the IRS.
- →Independently plan, develop and complete complex legal work products without review, and provides technical guidance and review of other staff work products.
- →Ensure such products are technically complete and adhere to office policy, and exercises signatory authority on own and others' products in accordance with delegated authority.
- →Research complex issues and trends affecting Criminal Tax (CT) legal services and determines likely legal ramifications on CT's 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.
- →Serve as a primary reviewer on proposed legislation with potential impact on CT programs and prepares final comments/recommendations on behalf of the office.
- →Identifies the need for and develops and drafts new procedures and regulations to implement new or amended legislation to ensure that policies are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound and economical in operation and to enable CT to effectively meet its mission.
- →Assist with the development and evaluation of the office's legal policies and positions and provides strategic planning and support in emerging trends and issues likely to have an impact on office activities.
- →This is not an all-inclusive list.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3e953c5d-a728-455e-ba20-05c8b5e06d0f
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