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Legislation Counsel (financial)

The Joint Committee on Taxation in Washington, DC Open until it's filled.

The Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan committee of the U.S. Congress, is looking for a lawyer to cover financial institutions, financial instruments, and tax-exempt bonds with at least four years of practice experience.

The Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan committee of the U.S. Congress, is looking for a lawyer to cover financial institutions, financial instruments, and tax-exempt bonds with at least four years of practice experience. An ideal candidate will have some familiarity with a variety of relevant topics such as wash sales, digital assets, and securities lending.

An ideal candidate will have some familiarity with a variety of relevant topics such as wash sales, digital assets, and securities lending. A lawyer coming to JCT should be interested in policy analysis of tax law changes and, as a member of a small group of lawyers, should be willing to work in other unrelated areas of tax law as the need may arise. 

A lawyer coming to JCT should be interested in policy analysis of tax law changes and, as a member of a small group of lawyers, should be willing to work in other unrelated areas of tax law as the need may arise. Although JCT currently has a flexible hybrid schedule, relocation to Washington is necessary.

To pursue this opportunity, please send your resume to the Joint Committee on Taxation administrative staff, Taylor Rose, at taylor.rose@jct.gov.  Read more about the role of legislation counsels on the Joint Committee staff here: https://www.jct.gov/careers/attorneys-and-accountants/