SPECIAL COUNSEL-ASST ATTORNY GENERAL-DLA - 41000423

Internal Revenue Service; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Internal Revenue Service seeks a skilled Special Counsel Assistant Attorney General in Dallas. This role involves leading litigation efforts for the Consumer Protection Division and requires extensive legal experience, including ten years in law and a strong background in civil litigation. Join a dedicated team committed to consumer protection and legal excellence.

Benefits

Annual and Sick Leave benefits

Paid holidays and Personal Holiday

State Group Insurance options

Retirement plan options

Tuition waivers

Qualifications

• 10 years of professional legal experience.
• 5 years in specialty area required.
• Experience in civil litigation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead litigator for the Consumer Protection Division.
• Assist in trials, pleadings, and complex litigation.
• Coordinate with other agencies on legal issues.

Skills

Civil litigation

Legal research

Trial preparation

Advising attorneys

Education

Admission to the Florida Bar

Job description

Our Organization and Mission: The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Position Summary: This Special Counsel Assistant Attorney General position is based in Tampa and is assigned to the Division Director’s team and reports to the Division Director. This position functions as a lead litigator for the Consumer Protection Division and assists as needed on litigation cases in the Division. The position will work closely with other litigators for the Division in assisting and advising attorneys in trial, pleading, practice and procedures, and taking a lead role in our complex litigation cases. This position also assists the Director and the Division with legal research, special projects, and coordination with bureaus within the division and other agencies on legal issues relating to Consumer Protection.

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Qualifications:
Admission to the Florida Bar and ten (10) years of professional experience in the practice of law, in the judiciary or in teaching law or any combination thereof; and five (5) of the ten (10) years must be in the specialty area in which the attorney is being hired.

Preference will be given to attorneys with the following:

• 5 or more years of experience in civil litigation
• 3 or more years of experience in the prosecution or defense of cases involving fraud, deceptive trade practices or white-collar crime crimes