Trial Attorney (Tax)

Trial Attorney (Tax) Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions Nional Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) Summary This is a public notice flyer. Applicions will not be accepted through USA Jobs. This announcement open until positions are filled. However, first round considerion given to applicions submitted by May 25, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Applicions reviewed approximely every two weeks. If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below: Trial Attorney (Tax) Learn more about this agency Summary This is a public notice flyer. Applicions will not be accepted through USA Jobs. This announcement open until positions are filled. However, first round considerion given to applicions submitted by May 25, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Applicions reviewed approximely every two weeks. If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below: Trial Attorney (Tax) Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $143,913

• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14
• 15 Locion few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 15 Job family (Series) 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

NFED-26-12958714-DE

Control number 868653400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency U.S. citizens or nionals Duties Help About the Office The Department of Justice's Nional Fraud Enforcement Division ("Fraud Division") investiges and prosecutes those who commit fraud against the American people. We fulfill our mission by using advanced da-driven investigive techniques; coordining with agencies responsible for administering taxpayer-funded programs; partnering with federal, tribal, ste, territorial, and local law enforcement on fraud-fighting efforts; developing systems and processes th ensure efficient identificion and investigion of fraud; and equipping prosecutors and law enforcement with ste-of-the-art tools and resources needed to bring criminal actors to justice. The Fraud Division works every day to protect the financial integrity of the United Stes of America, ensure the vibrancy of the American economy, and seek justice for victims of fraud. Job Description The Nional Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking qualified, experienced torneys for permanent Trial Attorney positions in the Division's Tax Section (Tax). Trial torneys in the Tax Section's Criminal Enforcement Units have a significant amount of responsibility and work in a collegial environment with experienced litigors. Persuasive legal writing, oral advocacy, and ability to analyze and organize significant documentary evidence are critical components of the position. Our torneys work with federal agents to investige and prosecute offenses arising under the internal revenue laws and reled federal stutes. Our torneys' responsibilities encompass the investigive use of the grand jury and other investigive techniques, such as search warrants. Attorneys also engage in all facets of criminal litigion, including indictment, motions practice, jury trial, and sentencing. A trial torney typically works with federal agents as well as with another Criminal Tax Section Trial Attorney and Assistant United Stes Attorneys litiging mters as the lead torney, second chair, or consulting torney. Our cases involve traditional violions of criminal tax laws by taxpayers having legal sources of income, including, for example, tax evasion and the filing of false tax returns, as well as cases involving fraudulent claims against the public fisc for refunds, tax defiers, identity theft, financial institution fraud, securities fraud, health care fraud, organized crime activities, and narcotics trafficking. Generally, as a Trial Attorney in Tax, the incumbent: In collaborion with unit managers, carries out and fosters effective investigions and prosecutions, including advising on stregy and legal complexities, and developing litigion priorities. Recommends charging decisions and proposes dispositions with regard to assigned cases. Partners with Assistant U.S. Attorneys and torneys in other federal law enforcement agencies in the development, management and trial of tax and reled financial fraud cases. Engages in all phases of investigion and litigion, including, but not limited to, using the grand jury, advising federal law enforcement agents, utilizing internional evidence collection tools, preparing approprie pleadings, and litiging motions and trials before U.S. District Courts across the country. Advises and instructs Assistant U.S. Attorneys on compliced questions of law and Departmental policy with respect to mters arising under the internal revenue laws. Advises and consults with the Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Section Chief, and other Section Managers reporting on the stus of all cases and mters reled to criminal remedies. Upon accepting an offer of employment, applicants must make a three-year commitment to the Fraud Division. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen or nional. You must complete a background investigion to include pre-employment drug testing. Selective Service Registrion is required, as applicable. You must maintain a bank account for direct deposit of salary. J.D. degree required, must be an active member of the bar, any jurisdiction.

Financial Disclosure:

If selected, you may be required to disclose financial informion in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

Qualificions Required Qualificions:

Interested applicants must possess a J.D., or equivalent, degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an torney under the laws of any Ste, territory of the United Stes, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing.

Grade Specific Qualificions:

To qualify the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have least two and a half (2.5) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience , or equivalent to, the GS-13 grade level.

Examples of specialized experience include:

performing legal analysis and formuling recommendions to senior managers; composing pleadings, briefs, and other court documents involving legal issues in civil or criminal litigion; and conducting civil or criminal litigion. To qualify the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have least four (4) years post J.D. legal experience, one of which was specialized experience , or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level.

Examples of specialized experience include:

independently performing legal analysis; composing pleadings, briefs and other court documents involving unique and/or difficult legal issues in civil or criminal litigion; conducting highly complex civil or criminal litigion; and leading paralegals and support staff.

Preferred Qualificions:

Your qualificions further evalued based upon the following competencies: Experience as a federal criminal prosecutor. Experience in supporting, litiging, and supervising federal or ste criminal cases. Experience in U.S. District Court or ste court. Experience with the federal judiciary. Educion Additional informion Number of Positions Multiple Travel The amount of travel can be significant. Travel frequency and locion varies and is based on the torney's litigion schedule. Relocion Expenses Relocion expenses will not be authorized. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of submitted documents made to determine if applicants are qualified for this assignment. Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applicions. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudice mters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicing mters in which this Office is involved so th we can evalue any potential conflicts of interest or disqualificion issues th may need to be addressed under those circumstances. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete applicion package must include: Cover Letter (highlighting relevant experience). Resume

• Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume.

Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position. Your resume must be no more than 2 pages . Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. Please ensure all informion you believe is qualifying for the position is contained within your resume, or you may be marked ineligible. Additionally, your resume must include your JD de and the following informion for each job listed: month and year, start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Writing Sample :

Not to exceed 10 pages. Documention of eligibility for special hiring authorities (if applicable) to prove appointment eligibility.

Examples include:

Schedule A disability letter, Peace Corps volunteer letter, military spouse hiring authority documention, etc. Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable)

• please note on your resume and tach an SF-50.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Schedule A Documention (if applicable)

• The Fraud Division welcomes and encourages applicions from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to sisfying its affirmive obligions under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 to ensure th persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department.

Veterans Preference Documention (if applicable): If you are a discharged, non-disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives www.archives.gov/veterans . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, and 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a disabled veteran, Purple Heart recipient, or mother or spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran, you must submit a completed SF-15 http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf and all additional proof required by the SF-15, as applicable. If you don't have your Department of Veterans Affairs letter establishing proof of disability, you may request it https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-started-with-va/ or call 1-800-827-1000. How to Apply Help Applicion Process This announcement open until positions are filled. However, first round considerion given to applicions submitted by May 25, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Applicions reviewed approximely every two weeks. Please submit your applicion package to FraudDivisionHiring@usdoj.gov . Cover Letter (highlighting relevant experience). Resume

• Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume.

Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position. Your resume must be no more than 2 pages . Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. Please ensure all informion you believe is qualifying for the position is contained within your resume, or you may be marked ineligible. Additionally, your resume must include your JD de and the following informion for each job listed: month and year, start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Writing Sample :

Not to exceed 10 pages. Documention of eligibility for special hiring authorities (if applicable) to prove appointment eligibility.

Examples include:

Schedule A disability letter, Peace Corps volunteer letter, military spouse hiring authority documention, etc. Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable)

• please note on your resume and tach an SF-50.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Schedule A Documention (if applicable)

• The Fraud Division welcomes and encourages applicions from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to sisfying its affirmive obligions under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 to ensure th persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department.

Veterans Preference Documention (if applicable): If you are a discharged, non-disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives www.archives.gov/veterans . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, and 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a disabled veteran, Purple Heart recipient, or mother or spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran, you must submit a completed SF-15 http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf and all additional proof required by the SF-15, as applicable. If you don't have your Department of Veterans Affairs letter establishing proof of disability, you may request it https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-started-with-va/ or call 1-800-827-1000. Agency contact informion Weston Sperbeck weston.v.sperbeck@usdoj.gov Address Nional Fraud Enforcement Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps This is a public notice flyer. Applicions will not be accepted through USA Jobs. If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below: Trial Attorney (Tax) You will receive e-mail notificions as your applicion stus is upded by DOJ. However, you can also see your applicion stus any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account and looking on the "Applicions" page. Click the position title to expand the display for each applicion in the list.

This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Legal Careers| Department of Justice ( www.justice.gov/legal-careers ) Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete applicion package must include: Cover Letter (highlighting relevant experience). Resume

• Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume.

Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position. Your resume must be no more than 2 pages . Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. Please ensure all informion you believe is qualifying for the position is contained within your resume, or you may be marked ineligible. Additionally, your resume must include your JD de and the following informion for each job listed: month and year, start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Writing Sample :

Not to exceed 10 pages. Documention of eligibility for special hiring authorities (if applicable) to prove appointment eligibility.

Examples include:

Schedule A disability letter, Peace Corps volunteer letter, military spouse hiring authority documention, etc. Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable)

• please note on your resume and tach an SF-50.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Schedule A Documention (if applicable)

• The Fraud Division welcomes and encourages applicions from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to sisfying its affirmive obligions under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 to ensure th persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department.

Veterans Preference Documention (if applicable): If you are a discharged, non-disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives www.archives.gov/veterans . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, and 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a disabled veteran, Purple Heart recipient, or mother or spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran, you must submit a completed SF-15 http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf and all additional proof required by the SF-15, as applicable. If you don't have your Department of Veterans Affairs letter establishing proof of disability, you may request it https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-started-with-va/ or call 1-800-827-1000. How to Apply Help Applicion Process This announcement open until positions are filled. However, first round considerion given to applicions submitted by May 25, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Applicions reviewed approximely every two weeks. Please submit your applicion package to FraudDivisionHiring@usdoj.gov . Cover Letter (highlighting relevant experience). Resume

• Applicants evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or reled educion as reflected in their resume.

Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject mter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position. Your resume must be no more than 2 pages . Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. Please ensure all informion you believe is qualifying for the position is contained within your resume, or you may be marked ineligible. Additionally, your resume must include your JD de and the following informion for each job listed: month and year, start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week).

Writing Sample :

Not to exceed 10 pages. Documention of eligibility for special hiring authorities (if applicable) to prove appointment eligibility.

Examples include:

Schedule A disability letter, Peace Corps volunteer letter, military spouse hiring authority documention, etc. Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable)

• please note on your resume and tach an SF-50.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Schedule A Documention (if applicable)

• The Fraud Division welcomes and encourages applicions from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to sisfying its affirmive obligions under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 to ensure th persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department.

Veterans Preference Documention (if applicable): If you are a discharged, non-disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives www.archives.gov/veterans . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, and 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a disabled veteran, Purple Heart recipient, or mother or spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran, you must submit a completed SF-15 http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf and all additional proof required by the SF-15, as applicable. If you don't have your Department of Veterans Affairs letter establishing proof of disability, you may request it https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-started-with-va/ or call 1-800-827-1000. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Weston Sperbeck weston.v.sperbeck@usdoj.gov Address Nional Fraud Enforcement Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps This is a public notice flyer. Applicions will not be accepted through USA Jobs. If you are interested in applying, please see the official announcement on the DOJs Legal Careers page by following the links below: Trial Attorney (Tax) You will receive e-mail notificions as your applicion stus is upded by DOJ. However, you can also see your applicion stus any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account and looking on the "Applicions" page. Click the position title to expand the display for each applicion in the list.

This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Legal Careers| Department of Justice ( www.justice.gov/legal-careers ) Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $143,913

• $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14
• 15 Locion few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 15 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

NFED-26-12958714-DE

Control number 868653400