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Attorney-Advisor

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
  • Washington, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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This position is located at Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Office of Chief Counsel, Tax and Trade Division, functioning as a principal assistant and senior expert legal advisor to an Assistant Chief Counsel, the Deputy Chief Counsel and the Chief Counsel. The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

  • Advise on compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), and other laws related to TTB operations.
  • Based upon extensive legal research, prepare memoranda, decisions or opinions outlining, analyzing, and organizing the factual and legal issues involved, explaining the application of legal principles and precedents, and justifying recommendations or conclusions. As there are often no precedential decisions in TTB's area of authority, opinions prepared often serve as national precedents, and provide the basis for regulations and administrative rulings and positions.
  • Review new regulations and rulings that may be required as a result of significant opinions issued by the courts or as the result of new legislation.
  • Review and comment on proposed legislation that may affect TTB, with such proposed legislation often being of national or international interest; and draft or review for form and substance rulings, regulations, and directives intended to affect the regulated industries and the public generally.
  • Provide technical advice on matters of TTB jurisdiction to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Starting at $139,395 Per Year (GS 14-15)