Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist

Summary

WHAT IS TAX PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OFFCE? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): TPMO - Legal Analysis Branch Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD). REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Duties

General Manager Duties: As a Front Line Manager you will: Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action. Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters. Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate. Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases. Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed. The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Serves as LAB Front Line Manager (FLM) with responsibility for personally handling and performing technical review of some of the OPR's most complex, important, or novel cases and issues, particularly those with broad or potentially controversial ramifications. As delegated by the Branch Chief, Deputy Director or Director, independently plans, develops, and completes complex legal work product taking into consideration the complexity of issues, severity and scope of the misconduct, importance of precedent, impact of problem, availability of precedent decisions, and public interest. Ensures work product and/or deliverables are technically complete and adhere to OPR policy and exercises signatoryauthority on own and other's work product and/or deliverables in accordance with delegated authority. Applies a high level of sophisticated analysis and research to identify and assess approaches to make recommendations on behalf of the OPR to program executives, managers, and internal and external stakeholders. As designated by management, acts as a recognized resource specialist to OPR staff for the purpose of providing substantive guidance and assistance to facilitate the development and completion of work assignments. Assists with the development, management and evaluation of the Office's legal policies, positions, and programs, and provides strategic planning and support in identifying emerging trends and issues likely to have an impact on OPR and IRS programs and activities. Develops and delivers mission-oriented services and strategies, identifies, and resolves emerging issues, and demonstrates substantive and meaningful involvement with processes to improve customer service focus, and concern for meeting the needs of internal and external stakeholders. Develops procedural guidelines to assist direct report employees in the development of the OPR investigations, recommended legal determinations, and litigation support/preparation (to Chief Counsel) and general procedure and protocols updates for case work processes. Prepares or reviews proposed memorandum on various legal matters for submission to the Director/Deputy Director, OPR for final approval. Represents the office if negotiations and/or settlements with tax practitioners and/or their representatives. Serves as a reviewer on proposed legislation with potential impact on OPR programs and prepares final comments and recommendations on behalf of the OPR. Identifies the need for and drafts proposed legislation, e.g., Treasury Circular 230. Develops procedures for implementing new legislation. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD22296 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Requirements

Supervisory Probationary Period - Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed). Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IR-04: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower-level payband or GS-13 in the normal line of progression Specialized Experience includes: Applying law, revenue rulings, revenue procedures and court cases to resolve issues for tax practitioner misconduct or violations of Treasury Circular 230. Investigating violations to the Circular with minimal guidance. Reviewing subordinates work to identify correct investigation methods were used and decision was based in sound reasoning of the law. Evaluating work performance and provided counselling and guidance to address office behaviors (i.e., unprofessional communications with peers, time and attendance issues, failure to follow managerial direction or non-compliance with data security guidelines). Reviewing an IRM or Technical Guidance for accuracy relating to the Office of Professional Responsibility program or procedures and providing technical guidance to other specialists Leading or managing a project or initiative that led to the enforcement of a legal decision. Sought out by internal and/or external stakeholders to provide guidance for resolution of tax practitioner misconduct, tax compliance issues or other violations of Treasury Circular 230. Serving on a team that identified deficiencies and made recommendations that were implemented territory-wide that improved quality, productivity, or efficiency. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Go to Understanding the IRS Paybands for GS/IR conversion.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE). How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. A quality group rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level groups, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Referral: Eligible applicants rated in the highest quality group, may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. Performance Appraisal and Awards - Will not be used in determining your overall rating. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a rating of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority. Benefits

As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC. Other Information

In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. Salary: IRS (IR) Pay Band Locality Pay tables may be found under 2026 - IR Salary Tables. Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): Puerto Rico; Anchorage, Alaska; Hilo, HI; Honolulu, HI; Waiuku; HI, Hagatna, GU; Agana, GU; and U.S. Virgin Islands includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.