Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Attorney
The candidate will gain in-depth knowledge of Nebraska tax laws and the inner-workings of tax administration from a perspective few citizens see; litigate contested tax cases. Will gain valuable experience with complex business transactions, while increasing your professional standing and reputation in the legal profession; receive paid Nebraska State Bar Association mandatory membership and approved continuing legal education credit hours. Review, evaluate, negotiate, and litigate contested tax cases through company's formal hearing process. Assist the Nebraska Attorney General's office in certain matters involving company. Conduct complex and varied research in all areas of taxation and related subject matters. Research and draft legal documents. Provide legal opinions, advice, and recommendations to company staff. Perform related work as assigned.

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Qualification and Experience The candidate should have following qualifications / requirements: REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Qualifications for an Attorney III: 3 years of experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing and trying cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws or administrative policies. Minimum Qualifications for an Attorney II: 1 year of experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws or administrative policies. Minimum Qualifications for an Attorney I: Graduation from an accredited school of law and admission to the Nebraska Bar. Prefer: Recent experience in litigation and knowledge of the discovery rules; corporate and individual income tax; state and local tax; bankruptcy litigation; criminal litigation; audit and financial record review and/or experience in Federal and/or State tax research; probate and collection law; administrative law practices; high academic performance; course work with an emphasis in taxation, accounting or auditing. Must be admitted to the Nebraska Bar. Applicants who are eligible to be admitted to the Nebraska Bar will be considered, however, must be a member of the Nebraska Bar prior to employment. Knowledge of: The techniques of preparing and drafting of legal documents and forms; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; the principles and practices of legal research; the procedures of trial and administrative hearings; state and/or federal statutory and case law and constitutional provisions pertinent to agency programs; the principles and practices of criminal and civil law administration. Skills in: Preparing summaries, legal analyses, findings and conclusions, briefs and other legal documents; negotiating and communicating with others sufficient to persuade their acceptance of contentious goals or viewpoints; analyzing and interpreting various factors, perspectives, and options and applying critical thinking to resolve issues. Ability to: Prepare & communicate in person and in writing the facts and arguments of a case to persuade others to accept the viewpoint presented; work collaboratively as part of a team; interact collaboratively and respectfully with other attorneys and teammates within COMPANY, other governmental employees, the public, and representatives of parties involved in a case; formulate legal opinions and recommendations based on legal research and investigations; conduct legal research and investigations; identify critical elements of legal questions or issues; prepare/draft legal documents and forms; interpret and apply statutes, case law, decisions of courts and administrative tribunals, and administrative rules and policies.

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