Apply via USA Jobs first and follow-up with resumes, writing samples and transcripts in ONE .PDF to Senior Attorney , Jamie Powers and Philip E. Blondin, Associate Area Counsel SB/SE, Office of Chief Counsel, IRS.

2023 Summer Program
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel’s Summer Legal Program provides exposure to the Office by enabling primarily second-year law students to work under the supervision, and with the assistance of, experienced tax lawyers. The training and work experience provides developmental assignments and helps prepare law students for a career as a tax lawyer and gives them an excellent view of what the practice of law is like at the Off ice of Chief Counsel. In the National Off ice, law students typically take part in a variety of educational and social events. Offers of full-time employment with our Honors Program may be made to summer law students at the conclusion of the program. It is anticipated students will work for us the full summer. View more on website.

2023 Honors Program

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel’s Honors Program is a highly competitive program available to primarily third-year law students, graduating Tax LL.M. students and judicial clerks. The program offers entry level positions that provide the opportunity to acquire significant training and experience in tax law. The positions are open to individuals each year who have superior academic qualifications or relevant experience to the work of the Office of Chief Counsel.

  • Appointments will be made to a Law Clerk at the GS-11 or GS-12 for 14-months
  • Admission and passing the state bar exam must be completed within 14 months of appointment to Law Clerk in order to be eligible for conversion to attorney
  • Participants may be converted to an entry-level attorney position after admittance to a State Bar and demonstration of satisfactory employment during the interim period.
  • If admitted to a State Bar before the Final Job Offer, appointments may be made to a General Attorney (Tax) GS-11/12/13 (with promotion potential to the GS-14).

As an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel you will work for one of several major Counsel organizations, based on your particular interest, qualifications, and the staffing needs of the Office. Whether you are in a field office or National Office position, you will receive substantial training and responsibility. The following link describes our legal divisions Legal Divisions | IRS Careers

We are recruiting for both our National Office and our Field Office Divisions throughout the country.