Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist

Internal Revenue Service•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

The Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist serves as a Front Line Manager in the Legal Analysis Branch (LAB) of the Tax Professional Management Office (TPMO). The position combines supervision of employees with technical review and performance of complex legal work involving the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), including matters with broad or potentially controversial ramifications. The incumbent independently plans, develops, and completes complex legal work products as delegated by the Branch Chief, Deputy Director, or Director. The role applies sophisticated legal research and analysis to recommend approaches to program executives, managers, and stakeholders; provides substantive guidance to OPR staff; and helps manage and evaluate legal policies, positions, programs, and emerging issues. The position also develops procedures and guidelines for investigations, legal determinations, litigation support, and casework processes; prepares or reviews legal memoranda; represents the office in negotiations or settlements with tax practitioners or their representatives; and reviews or drafts legislative comments, recommendations, and proposals. As a Front Line Manager, the incumbent plans and assigns work, sets priorities and schedules, evaluates employee performance, provides advice and counseling, interviews candidates and recommends personnel actions, resolves complaints, takes or recommends disciplinary measures, identifies training needs, and improves work processes and quality.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower payband or GS-13 in the normal line of progression.
Experience applying laws, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, and court cases to resolve tax-practitioner misconduct or Treasury Circular 230 violation issues.
Experience investigating Circular 230 violations with minimal guidance.
Experience reviewing subordinate work to determine whether correct investigation methods were used and decisions were supported by sound legal reasoning.
Experience evaluating employee performance and providing counseling and guidance on workplace conduct, attendance, managerial direction, and data-security compliance.
Experience reviewing an IRM or technical guidance for accuracy relating to OPR programs or procedures and providing technical guidance to other specialists.
Experience leading or managing a project or initiative that resulted in enforcement of a legal decision.
Experience providing guidance to internal or external stakeholders on resolving tax-practitioner misconduct, tax-compliance issues, or other Treasury Circular 230 violations.
Experience serving on a team that identified deficiencies and made recommendations implemented territory-wide to improve quality, productivity, or efficiency.
Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate by the announcement’s closing or applicable cutoff date.
Subject to a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless already completed.
Must obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
Applicants must meet the requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities

Plan and assign subordinate employees’ work, set short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion.
Evaluate subordinate employees’ performance and recommend recognition or disciplinary action.
Provide advice, counseling, and instruction to employees on work and administrative matters; address employee complaints and resolve or refer them as appropriate.
Interview candidates and recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments.
Identify employee development and training needs and provide or arrange training.
Initiate improvements to production, work processes, and work quality.
Personally handle and technically review complex, important, or novel OPR cases and issues, particularly those with broad or potentially controversial ramifications.
Independently plan, develop, and complete complex legal work products as delegated by management, considering the relevant issues, misconduct, precedent, impact, and public interest.
Ensure work products and deliverables are technically complete and comply with OPR policy; exercise signatory authority as delegated.
Conduct legal analysis and research and recommend approaches to program executives, managers, and internal and external stakeholders.
Provide substantive guidance and assistance to OPR staff as a designated resource specialist.
Assist with development, management, and evaluation of OPR legal policies, positions, and programs; identify emerging trends and issues affecting OPR and IRS programs.
Develop and deliver mission-oriented services and strategies, resolve emerging issues, and contribute to customer-service improvements for internal and external stakeholders.
Develop procedural guidelines for employee work on OPR investigations, recommended legal determinations, litigation support and preparation for Chief Counsel, and casework processes.
Prepare or review proposed memoranda on legal matters for submission to the OPR Director or Deputy Director for final approval.
Represent the office in negotiations or settlements with tax practitioners or their representatives.
Review proposed legislation that may affect OPR programs and prepare final comments and recommendations on behalf of OPR.
Identify the need for and draft proposed legislation, such as Treasury Circular 230, and develop procedures for implementing new legislation.

Benefits

Alternative work schedules and staggered work hours may be available.
The job posting refers current employees to information about the benefits offered by the IRS, but does not list specific benefits.

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