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or J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; AND Applicants must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; GS-12 Experience Requirements: 1 year of general professional legal experience GS-13 Experience Requirements: 1 year of general professional legal experience; plus 1 year of professional legal tax experience GS-14 Experience Requirements: 1 year of general professional legal experience; plus 2 year(s) of professional legal tax experience Professional Legal Tax Experience is defined as legal work in one of following areas of tax expertise: Tax matters involving financial institutions and financial products, including the taxation of banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, asset securitization arrangements, life insurance contracts, annuities, notional principal contracts, options, forwards, futures, debt instruments (including original issue discount obligations and tax-advantaged bonds), hedging arrangements, and other types of innovative financial instruments and entities. Provides legal advice, litigation services and litigation support on tax matters involving financial institutions and the taxation of financial products to include banks, thrift institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, asset securitization arrangements, life insurance contracts, annuities, options, futures contracts, original issue discount obligations, hedging arrangements, and government entities issues including tax-exempt bonds and other types of innovative financial instruments and entities.