The Treasury Department General
Counsel is a statutory officer appointed by the President
with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The General
Counsel serves as senior legal and policy adviser to the
Secretary, the Deputy Secretary and other senior Departmental
officials. As head of the Treasury Legal Division (Legal Division Organizational Chart  ), the General Counsel has
responsibility for all legal work in the Department. There
also is a Deputy
General Counsel who is supervised by the General Counsel
and through whom the General Counsel operates the Legal
Division. The Counselor to the General Counsel assists the General Counsel and the Deputy General Counsel by coordinating issues of general interest within the Legal Division and undertakes special assignments as requested by the General Counsel or the Deputy General Counsel. The General Counsel
also is assisted by one or more Senior Advisors.
In Treasury Departmental Offices,
senior officials reporting to the General Counsel through the Deputy
General Counsel include: the Assistant
General Counsel for Banking and Finance; the Assistant General Counsel
for Enforcement and Intelligence; the Assistant General Counsel for General Law and Ethics;
the Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs; the Assistant to the General Counsel for Legislation and Litigation; the International
Tax Counsel; the Tax Legislative Counsel; and the Benefits Tax Counsel.
Chief and Legal Counsel for Treasury
bureaus generally report to the General Counsel and Deputy General
Counsel through an Assistant General Counsel. The Chief Counsel for
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports to the
General Counsel and the IRS Commissioner. The Chief Counsels of two
other Treasury bureaus, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), work with the General Counsel
and other members of the Legal Division but report directly to the Comptroller
and the OTS Director, respectively.
Last Updated:
August 5, 2008
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