Graduate Legal Assistant

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

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