The California Franchise Tax Board is seeking a Graduate Legal Assistant to assist in legal cases involving tax law. The role includes responsibilities such as representing the board in hearings, preparing legal documents, and conducting legal research.
Responsibilities
- Assisting in representing the Franchise Tax Board in protest hearings involving personal income tax and bank and corporation tax issues
- Assisting preparing briefs and arguing administrative appeals before the Office of Tax Appeals
- Assisting the Attorney General in litigation cases on tax issues
- Assisting drafting and reviewing legislative proposals
- Assisting proposing, drafting, and reviewing regulations and conducting regulatory hearings
- Assisting preparing rulings, position papers, and formulating Department positions on a variety of tax law matters
- Reviewing and researching law in connection with preparation of rulings and/or position papers on a wide variety of questions involving the subject matter areas for which the Bureau is responsible
- Assisting other attorneys and other Departmental staff
Skills
- Knowledge of legal principles and their application, the use of legal reference works, and legal terms
- Ability to reason logically, analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with staff and the public at all levels
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Clear and effective oral and written communication skills
- Coursework in income or franchise tax law and/or general knowledge of federal or state income or franchise tax law; understanding of financial statements and financial transactions
- Experience drafting legal documents including memoranda
- Experience conducting oral advocacy (including through coursework)
- Experience conducting legal research
- Assist in representing and providing guidance with respect to administrative and procedural issues arising under the Revenue and Taxation Code
- Understanding of Franchise Tax Board's Missions and Values; see https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/
- Understanding of the Legal Division's organizational structure and the different responsibilities of each Bureau within the Legal Division; see https://www.ftb.ca.gov/tax-pros/law/legal-division-staff-directory.html
- Possess a Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation or a Tax Concentration
Company Overview
- The Franchise Tax Board is responsible for administering two of California's major tax programs: personal income tax and corporation tax. It was founded in 1929, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.ftb.ca.gov.