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Paralegal Specialist (IRS, Office of Chief Counsel)

IRS, Office of Chief Counsel
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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.  You must apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/781817600

Clarification from the agency

Open to U.S. citizens/Nationals who have completed a degree or certificate from a qualifying education institution within the previous 2 years. Veterans unable to apply within 2 years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have a full 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion.


WHO IS SMALL BUSINESS/SELF-EMPLOYED? We are the approximately 700 trial attorneys, paralegals, and leaders charged with representing the Commissioner in the vast majority of cases before the United States Tax Court (over 35,000 cases in 2021). We take our mission of representing the Commissioner and our nation very seriously every time we appear before a judge. We support our client every step of the way from providing advice on a specific case to the largest agency-wide initiatives. We advise and assist our client in many ways, including legislative and guidance proposals, enforcement projects, the development and delivery of training, crafting questions for witness interviews, drafting summonses, and review of documents. We work on a wide variety of issues, from corporations, S corporations, LLCs, LLPs, estates, and partnerships with assets less than 10 million dollars, to those involving individuals filing Schedules C, E, F, and Form 2106. We also work on employment tax issues, Affordable Care Act (ACA) issues, all aspects of collection, penalties and interest, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Reports of Foreign Financial Accounts (FBAR), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and most international issues faced by individual taxpayers.

WHAT IS THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? The Department of the Treasury's Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government.

Following the completion of program requirements, selectees may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Program requirements include but are not limited to:

  • Successful completion of at least 1-year of continuous service;
  • Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training;
  • Demonstration of successful job performance; and
  • Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate may be converted.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? For additional information regarding the Pathways Program, please refer to the following website: www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads.

The following are the duties of the Paralegal Specialist at the GS-11 grade level. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this developmental position.

  • Review legal and administrative files to analyze facts and issues. Determine if jurisdiction is correct.
  • Review petitioner's settlement proposal. Communicate settlement recommendation, if appropriate, to supervising attorney. Draft counsel settlement memorandum and decision documents. Schedule and conduct conferences with petitioner and/or their representative.
  • Assist with trial preparation. Conduct legal, Integrated Data Retreival System (IDRS) and internet research. Locate witnesses, draft subpoenas, interview witnesses. Assist attorneys in the maintenance of compilation of trial exhibits, stipulation of facts, etc. Monitor trial deadlines.
  • Assist with identifying and hiring expert witnesses and preparation of the expert witness procurement package. Monitor the status of expert witness contracts. Assist with closing cases taking into account the statute of limitations.
  • Assist with the review of taxpayer Offers-in-Compromise to determine whether all necessary documents are present and accurate and whether Counsel approval is warranted. Assist attorneys with handling cases filed in the U.S. District Court or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.