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Attorneys
Chief Counsel Honors Program
The IRS Chief Counsel Honors Program is available to third-year law students, graduating Tax LLM students, and recent graduates of American Bar Association accredited law schools. Our entry-level positions provide the opportunity to acquire significant training and experience in tax law (or personnel and labor law in our General Legal Services Division). Honors Program positions at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel are open to individuals each year who have superior academic qualifications or relevant experience to the work of Chief Counsel. Appointments under the Honors Program are made at GS-11, Step 8 for JD applicants, and at GS-12, Step 4 for LLM applicants. These positions are available in our offices nationwide and are subject to a three-year commitment tenure condition.
Honors Qualifications
- Class rank top 20% preferred;
- Work or achievement in the law school’s law review or other recognized law journal;
- Special high-level honors 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 related course work (e.g., “A” grades in tax courses);
- Winning a moot court or mock trial competition or membership on a moot court or mock trial team;
- Significant participation in legal public service (e.g., public sector or non-profit organization internship, work in tax clinic as a VITA volunteer, etc.); significant legal tax related or other relevant experience while in law school (e.g., law firm internship; IRS Chief Counsel summer internship, clerkships, or other work which has substantially contributed to the candidates preparation for the position)
Chief Counsel Office Locations
Interviewing for all 50 office locations nation wide, including: Birmingham, AL; Anchorage, AK; Phoenix, AZ; Laguna Niguel, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Denver, CO; Hartford, CT; Washington, DC; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA ; Honolulu, HI; Chicago, IL; Downers Grove, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; New Orleans, LA; Boston, MA; Baltimore, MD; Detroit, MI; St. Paul, MN; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Omaha, NB; Las Vegas, NV; Iselin, NJ; Newark, NJ; Buffalo, NY; Long Island, NY; New York, NY; Greensboro, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Portland, OR; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Richmond, VA; Seattle, WA; Milwaukee, WI
Three-Year Tenure Commitment
The Office of Chief Counsel spends a significant amount of time and money training new attorneys to become proficient in the law. Therefore, we expect newly appointed attorneys to remain for a period of three years, unless released from their employment commitment by the Office of Chief Counsel. However, the first year of the three-year commitment is a part of the trial period during which the employee may resign without requesting a release.
How to Apply
We regularly conduct on-campus interviews, primarily in the fall, at law schools throughout the country. You can also apply by sending an application directly to us by email at applications@irscounsel.treas.gov, fax at (202) 927-6975, or regular mail to 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024. If you have any questions you can reach us at (202) 622-4550.
Complete application packages are composed of:
The Office of Chief Counsel, IRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for positions will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, martial status or other differences.
Pre-Employment Conditions
All appointments are subject to favorable completion of security and character investigations, as well as a tax check. New appointees must pay all travel and transportation expenses to their first post of duty. Such expenses may qualify for a deduction from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation.
The Office of Chief Counsel, IRS provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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