U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
TAX DIVISION, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT SECTIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS/ GS-13 to GS-15
The Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking experienced attorneys with superior academic and professional qualifications for positions in its Criminal Enforcement Sections.
About the Office: The mission of the Tax Division is to enforce the internal revenue laws in United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals. The Tax Division strives to ensure consistent application and uniform enforcement of the internal revenue code to promote compliance with the tax laws and maintain confidence in the integrity of the tax system. The Criminal Enforcement Section trial attorneys investigate and prosecute criminal violations of the United States Code in District Courts throughout the United States. For more information about the Tax Division, visit our website at http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/.
Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered: As a trial attorney in the Criminal Enforcement Section, you will work with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service to investigate and prosecute offenses arising under the internal revenue laws and related federal statutes. Your responsibilities will encompass the investigative use of the grand jury and all facets of criminal litigation, including indictment, motions practice, trial, and sentencing. Your jurisdiction is the United States– accordingly, love of travel is an essential component of the job. The cases involve traditional violations of criminal tax laws by taxpayers having legal sources of income, which includes, for example, tax evasion and the filing of false tax returns, as well as cases involving financial institution fraud, securities fraud, health care fraud, public corruption, organized crime activities, and narcotics trafficking.
The work environment is extremely collegial and professional. This is a great opportunity to develop and improve litigation skills. We seek candidates with a passion for litigation, as well as personal integrity and professional experience. Any attorney who enjoys the challenges of criminal litigation and complex, business-related trial work and wishes to litigate cases in federal court on behalf of the United States should consider a trial attorney position with the Tax Division.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three years of post-J.D. litigation experience. The applicant’s litigation experience should include criminal or civil fraud trial experience or experience as a judicial law clerk, and he or she should possess exceptional research, writing, and oral communication skills. In addition, applicants must be willing to travel as will be required in connection with the investigation and prosecution of criminal tax cases.
The work of the Criminal Enforcement Sections requires the application of analytical, legal research, and writing skills to complex and significant issues. Persuasiveness, judgment, and a collaborative orientation are also highly valued. Typically, individuals who join this office as lateral attorneys have excellent academic records and previous litigation experience. Applicants with prosecution experience and/or an accounting, tax or business background are encouraged to apply.
Travel: Travel is required.
Salary & Benefits: The Tax Division is hiring at GS-13 ($86,927 - $113,007); GS-14 ($102,721- $133,543); or GS-15 ($120,830 - $153,200). Years and quality of experience will be considered in determining the appropriate salary level.
Employee benefits include health, supplemental dental, vision, life and long care term insurance; flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care needs; retirement coverage; a deferred retirement savings account with employer contribution (the Thrift Savings Plan); and ten paid federal holidays. Attorneys accrue both sick and annual (vacation) leave and have access to an on-site fitness center and health unit.
Location: The Criminal Enforcement Sections are conveniently located in downtown Washington, close to the metro and not far from a variety of shops, museums, restaurants and the National Mall.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants should submit a resume (an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF- 612) is permitted but not preferred), a cover sheet highlighting relevant experience, law school and any advanced degree transcripts, a list of three professional references, and a writing sample that is no longer than seven pages in length.
Applicants with veterans’ preference are encouraged to submit a DD-214 and any other appropriate documentation concerning the preference.
Application materials should be sent to:
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Human Resources Office
P.O. Box 813
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
ATTN: Attorney Recruitment Coordinator - Criminal Enforcement Sections.
No telephone calls please. Applications should not be sent using government-issued envelopes or at government expense.
The positions will remain open until filled. Please submit applications by April 22, 2009.
Internet Sites: For more information about the Tax Division, visit our web page, http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/
Other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination based on color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or personal favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Staff at 202-616-2774. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. The pre-employment security process includes a credit, tax and criminal background check. Candidates may be required to provide additional information concerning any potentially derogatory information, including credit, bankruptcy or indebtedness issues, late filing or payment of taxes, criminal charges, or illegal drug use.
Non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference are encouraged to include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.