General Attorney Tax - Senior Technician Reviewer Financial Institutions & Products

Summary

With nearly 1700 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 Learn more about this agency

Summary

With nearly 1700 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 Learn more about this agency

Overview

Help Accepting applications

Location

1 vacancy in the following location Washington DC No matching locations found.

Work site options

Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed No

Salary

169279 - 197200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent Occupations and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Moderate Risk MR Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job. Background check type SuitabilityFitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

CCNA-26-13008519-ATTY Control number 879649300

This job is open to

Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement. Clarification from the agency Open to Office of Chief Counsel employees only

Duties

Help 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 servicessupport 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 Counsels 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.

Requirements

Help Conditions of employment Refer to Additional Information Click Print Preview to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the education andor 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 years 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 gradelevel 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- FOIADisclosure 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.