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Position Title: Attorney - Adviser - Special Counsel to the Chief Counsel
Agency: Internal Revenue Service
Announcement Number: CCJD-25-12718547-ATTY Opens in new window
Open Period: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 to Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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Eligibilities

1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Current Federal Employee Detail
Are you a current Permanent Federal Employee? This includes Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service. This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

A. Yes

B. No

Current/Former Federal Employees

1. Have you held a political position within the Federal Government within five (5) years of the closing date of this announcement?

A. Yes, I have held a political position within the past five years.

B. Yes, I am currently in a position based on a political appointment.

C. No, I have not held a political position within the past five years.

Conditions of Employment

This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and/or conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.

1. Employees of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel (IRSCC) must demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity, and must be in compliance with all Federal Tax requirements. Applicants being considered for employment with the IRSCC will be subject to a tax check. Your responses to the following questions will be verified; Applicants providing false information may be made ineligible and will be subject to debarment for future employment opportunities with the IRSCC. Are you willing and able to undergo a Federal Tax check to meet this requirement prior to employment?

A. Yes, I am willing and able to undergo a Federal tax check to meet this requirement prior to employment.

B. No, I am not willing nor able to undergo a Federal tax check to meet this requirement and no longer wish to be considered for this position.

2. I am a current GS-14 Attorney with the Department of Energy or Federal Energy Regulatory Commision.

A. Yes

B. No and understand I will receive no further consideration.

Assessment 1

Thank you for your interest in an Attorney - Advisor (Tax) - Special Counsel to the Chief Counsel detail with the IRS - Office of Chief Counsel. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.

1. Are you a current GS-14 General Attorney in the Federal Government?

A. Yes

B. No

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

2. Are you an active member in good standing of the bar in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or commonwealth of Puerto Rico?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Integrity Certification: Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.

A. Yes, I verify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and/or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that my application may be removed from further consideration.

B. No, I do not accept this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position and understand I will receive no further consideration.

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