General Attorney

4 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Internal Revenue Service Full time
The Office of Chief Counsel, General Legal Services (GLS) employs approximately 82 attorneys and 7 paralegals.

The Ethics and General Government Law Branch (EGG) acts as the program coordinator and primary advisor to the Deputy Ethics Official, providing legal advice and ethics advisory opinions on all ethics matters, including advice on matters as to the propriety of acts involving Service, Office of Chief Counsel, former employees, and practitioners under 18 U.S.C.

Part I, Chapter 11; the Ethics in Government Act; Government-wide, Treasury, Service, and Counsel standards and rules of conduct or behavior, and Treasury Circular 230.

EGG issues advisory opinions to agency officials with respect to the multitude of non-tax laws, regulations, and decisions governing "housekeeping" in the management of Federal agencies (e.g., delegations of authority, fiscal law, Federal Advisory Committee Act, agency employee garnishments, intellectual property).

EGG provides litigation support to the Department of Justice on general government and legal management matters not otherwise covered by Area Counsel.

EGG provides formal ethics training and briefings, wherever needed, and provides legal oversight of the filing, review, and action on financial statements of Service and Chief Counsel employees who are required to file such statements.

EGG provides primary legal advice on matters under the procurement integrity statute, coordinating, where necessary, with the Chief, Public Contracts and Technology Law Branch.


As a General Attorney (Senior Counsel), you will:

Serve as a senior expert on legal matters under the jurisdiction of the office to which assigned, including nationwide projects and cases, acting as a personal consultant to the Branch Chief, Deputy Associate Chief Counsels or Associate Chief Counsel on all office issues related to these subject matters.

Assist with the development and management of the office's legal policies, positions and programs, and provide strategic planning support in identifying emerging trends and issues likely to have an impact on office-wide programs and activities.

Serve as a primary liaison, on behalf of the office, with other Counsel and IRS offices to facilitate communications between offices and to coordinate and improve services; conduct outreach activities to promote information sharing between offices.

Make presentations and serve as a technical representative of the office. Counsel, and/or IRS in senior-level meetings and conferences, including meetings with Congressional staff or other Federal agencies.

Personally handle some of the office's most complex and important assignments, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial, ramifications.

Serve as team leader on large-scale office projects, which may include representatives from other Counsel components.

Act as resource specialist to other office staff, providing authoritative, substantive guidance and assistance to facilitate the development and completion of work assignments.

As delegated, exercises signatory authority and acts as reviewer on matters within the jurisdiction of the office.
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