U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Law Clerk (Tax) - Honors Attorney Program (2025)
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Job Description
- Req#: 799725600
- Refer to "Additional Information."
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- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Third-year law students who will graduate from an ABA accredited law school by the graduation requirement date, between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025; OR
- Students pursuing a Tax LL.M. who will graduate from an ABA accredited law school by thegraduation requirement date, between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025,OR
- Recent graduates from an ABA accredited law school who within 9 months of graduating law school began participating in eligibility preserving activities.
- Eligibility preserving activities include Judicial clerkships, tax or accounting related graduate programs (including Tax LL.M. program, or qualifying legal fellowships. Additional information on eligibility preserving activities is detailed at the end of this section.
- Must attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
- A class ranking in the top 25% of J.D. program, OR
- A J.D. cumulative GPA of 3.35 or higher, OR
- If the school does not provide either class ranks or GPAs, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required.
- A class ranking in the top 25% of J.D. program AND/OR a J.D. cumulative GPA of 3.35 or higher, OR
- A class ranking in the top 25% of your class in the LL.M. program AND/OR a LL.M. cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, OR
- If neither J.D. nor LL.M. program has class ranks or GPAs, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required.
- 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.
- Breaks between consecutive eligibility preserving activities cannot exceed 120 days.
- Participation in the eligibility preserving activity must be active through at least December 1, 2024 (may run later).
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 Honors Program is a highly competitive program available primarily to third-year law students, eligible recently graduated law students, and graduating or recently graduated Tax LL.M. students. The program offers entry level positions that provide the opportunity to acquire significant training and experience in tax law. The positions are open to individuals each year who have superior academic qualifications or relevant experience to the work of the Office of Chief Counsel.
Requirements
Qualifications
Who May Apply:
Law School Students and Recent Law School Graduates who are eligible for participation in the IRS Chief Counsel Honors ProgramApplicants Admitted to a State Bar:
Applicants who have already been accepted into the State Bar are not eligible to apply to the Honors Program (Law Clerk) announcement and must apply to the Honors General Attorney (Tax) for consideration: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/799726800.
To qualify for this position of Honors Program Law Clerk, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:
Basic Requirements for Honors Program Law Clerk:To qualify for the Law Clerk at the GS-12 grade level, you must be a LL.M. candidate/graduate AND meet one of the following by the closing date of the announcement:
Attributes of an Ideal Candidate are as follows:
Full-time activities starting after law school graduation that can preserve a law school graduate's eligibility for the Honors Program. The following are eligibility preserving activities: judicial clerkships, tax or accounting-related graduate programs (including Tax LL.M. programs) or qualifying legal fellowships. Qualifying legal fellowships must have a formal sponsor (e.g., a public service organization, a foundation, a bar association, a corporation, a law school, etc.), an established legal mission (e.g., purpose, type of work), and be publicly advertised as a fellowship at the time the candidate applied to the fellowship.About the company
The secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with all financial and monetary matters relating to the federal government, and, until 2003, also included several major federal law enforcement agencies. The secretary of the treasury is the principal economic advisor to the president of the United States and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the federal government. The secretary of the treasury is a member of the United States Cabinet, and is nominated by the president of the United States. Nominees for Secretary of the Treasury undergo a confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Finance, prior to a vote by the United States Senate.