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Legal Administrative Specialist - Summer Legal Program (2025)
Location:
Chicago, IL
Description:
Summary Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, seeks enthusiastic individuals to serve taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the internal revenue laws and the highest quality legal advice and representation for the IRS. Please click "Learn more about this agency" to find out more about Chief Counsel's various offices, to view some of the workplace attributes that Chief Counsel's workforce rates most favorably, and to hear from employees themselves. Duties The IRS Office of Chief Counsel's Summer Legal Program provides exposure to the Office by enabling primarily second-year law students to work under the supervision, and with the assistance of, experienced tax lawyers. The training and work experience provides developmental assignments and helps prepare law students for a career as a tax lawyer and gives them an excellent view of what the practice of law is like at the Office of Chief Counsel. In the National Office, law students typically take part in a variety of educational and social events. Offers of full-time employment with our Honors Program may be made to summer law students at the conclusion of the program. It is anticipated students will work for us the full summer. Appointments will be made to a Legal Administrative Specialist at the GS-9 in the Summer 2025. Participants who graduate law school by Fall 2026 may be eligible for non-competitive placement as an entry-level law clerk or attorney position. As a Legal Administrative Specialist with the Office of Chief Counsel, you will work for one of several major Counsel organizations based on your particular interest, qualifications, and the staffing needs of the Office. Whether you are in a field office or National Office position, you will receive substantial training and responsibility. The following link describes our legal divisions . We are recruiting for both our National Office and our Field Office Divisions throughout the country. National Office National Office Divisions located solely in Washington, D.C. include Corporate (CORP), Financial Institutions & Products (FIP), Income Tax & Accounting (ITA), International (INTL), Passthroughs & Special Industries (PSI), Procedure & Administration (P&A), Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes (EEE). Field Office Divisions We are currently recruiting for our Large Business and International Division and our Small Business/Self Employed Division in the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Boston, MA; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; East Hartford, CT; Farmers Branch (Dallas), TX; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Greensboro, NC; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, MO; Laguna Niguel, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Louisville, KY; Miami, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA; New York (Manhattan), NY; Newark, NJ; Oklahoma City, OK; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Richmond, VA; Sacramento, CA; Saint Louis, MO; Saint Paul, MN; Saint Petersburg (Tampa), FL; Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Washington, DC; Westbury (Long Island), NY. Candidates who select Large Business and International or Small Business/Self-Employed will automatically receive consideration for both business units. We are currently recruiting for our Criminal Tax Division in the following cities: East Hartford, CT; Indianapolis, IN; Los Angeles, CA; Saint Louis, MO; Saint Paul, MN; Washington, DC. We are currently recruiting for our Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division in the following cities: Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; East Hartford, CT; Farmers Branch (Dallas), TX; Greensboro, NC; Jacksonville, FL; Los Angeles, CA; New York (Manhattan), NY; Seattle, WA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Washington, DC; Westbury (Long Island), NY. Target Start Date: Summer 2025 Requirements 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 Who May Apply:Current law school students who have completed one (1) full year of legal studies at an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school. Second-year law students who have completed at least one full year of legal study by the application deadline are eligible to apply (part-time law students must be currently attending law school and have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time study by the application deadline). Most applicants participate in the summer after their second year of law school; however, graduating law students who enter a judicial clerkship, fellowship, or tax or accounting-related graduate program (including a Tax LLM program) may participate in the summer following law school graduation prior to the start of the judicial clerkship, fellowship, or graduate program. If you are applying for, but have not yet accepted a judicial clerkship, fellowship, or been accepted into a tax or accounting-related graduate program, you should consider applying to both the Summer Legal Program and the Honors Attorney Program announcements. To qualify for this position of Summer Legal Administrative Specialist, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: Basic Requirement for Summer Legal Administrative Specialist: Must attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. To qualify for a Legal Administrative Specialist at the GS-9 grade level, you must meet one of the following by the closing date of the announcement: A class ranking in the top 25% of the J.D. program, OR A J.D. cumulative GPA of 3.35 or higher, OR If the school does not have class rank nor GPA, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required. Note: See "Required Documents" section for GPA/Class Rank/LSAT supporting documents. Attributes of an Ideal Candidate are: Special high-level recognition for academic excellence in law school, such as selection to Order of the Coif or receipt of the American Jurisprudence Award in related courses; or top grades in tax or related course work (e.g., "A" grades in tax courses), Evidence of background or experience in the position to be filled, such as taking relevant law school classes (e.g., tax law, bankruptcy/debtor creditor law, administrative law) or relevant legal or tax experience (e.g., tax legal experience) or relevant tax volunteer experience (e.g., VITA, Tax Clinic), Work or achievement in the law school's law review or other recognized law journal, Winning a moot court or mock trial competition or membership on a moot court or mock trial team. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Applicants will be considered based on their overall background as it relates to the position to be filled. Interviews may be held at the option of the office. All application materials and interviews, if conducted, will be used in the final evaluation and selection process. Referral: Professional Order will be used to refer and select eligible candidates. Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference eligibles will be listed at the top of the certificate in alphabetical order and considered before non-preference eligibles. All other candidates will be listed in alphabetical order. If you are among the top qualified candidates, you may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview, such as travel to and from the interview site. Required Documents A complete application includes: A resume, Vacancy question responses, An official or unofficial transcript from your law school (an official copy will be required if you are selected), An unedited writing sample (5-10 pages in length), Supporting documentation as applicable - If you are using your class rank or LSAT score solely to qualify, you must submit documentation within your application to prove your claim. If your school does not calculate neither GPA nor Class Rank , please include supporting documentation from the college/university. All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view . EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: If you are using your GPA, class ranking or LSAT Scores to qualify , you must include supporting documentation that confirms your GPA & Class Rank (for example, a transcript, test scores, etc.). VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing actual or expected dates of service dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an , along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form.For more information on veterans' preference view . Please ensure your application includes supporting qualification documentation for this position. Failure to do so may result in an "incomplete application" determination. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PDN-9c888498-b60c-4d1b-9900-01464b124142
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U.S. Department Of The Treasury
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