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Law Student - Government in Salt Lake City, UT **

Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel Sep 21,2018 Jan 28,2017 Location USA Salt Lake City UT
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Summer Legal Program, Large Business & International Department The candidate will work under the supervision, and with the assistance of, experienced tax lawyers (or personnel and labor attorneys in our General Legal Services Division). Gain training and work experience that helps prepare you for a career as a tax lawyer and also provides an excellent view of what the practice of law is like at the Office of Chief Counsel. May take part in a variety of training, educational and social events, as well as interagency tours and presentations.

Qualification and Experience

Second-year law students at American Bar Association accredited law schools will be considered. Candidates in law school, about to graduate, or are newly graduated, you may be eligible to apply to the Summer Legal Program. For JDs: Top 25% class rank required (if school does not provide class rank information allowing us to determine if a student is in the top 25%, such as individual class rank or honors for students in a certain percentage of the class, at the time a selection is made, then a minimum GPA of 3.4 is required; if the school does not provide class rank or GPA at the time a selection is made, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required) or For Tax LLMs (including JD/LLMs) who have completed any LLM coursework: Must satisfy the JD class rank requirement above or have a minimum GPA of 3.3 in the LLM program (if the LLM program does not provide GPAs, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required); Must attend an ABA accredited law school. 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; 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 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. Interviews are regularly conducted on campus primarily in the fall at law schools throughout the country.

Note: Summer positions are available at the GS-9, Step 1 level. Application packages are accepted primarily in the fall for Honors positions and summer legal positions.

Additional info

Send resume (please include GPA and class rank, if available); law school transcript (unofficial copy is fine); a 5 to 10 page writing sample; a completed Office of Chief Counsel Application (Form 6524) - only required when applying for paid positions; an

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