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Hiring Agency:
Revenue - Agency 16
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate:
$0.000
Job Posting:
JR2026-00030264 ATTORNEY (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
11-25-2026
Job Description:
**The Department does NOT sponsor Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT) (Form I-983) or non-immigrant work visas for this position.**
This position is a 100% "working in office" position.
This is an Administrative Services Attorney at the Nebraska Department of Revenue (DOR).
Looking to work in the exciting field of Tax Policy while enjoying a real work life balance? Come join our team at DOR! As a DOR Policy attorney you will find the right work life work balance you have been looking for while working with teammates who are dedicated and focused on DOR's mission to serve the public by administering the state revenue laws with integrity, efficiency, and consistency; gain in-depth knowledge of Nebraska tax laws and the inner-workings of tax administration from a perspective few citizens see; formulate tax guidance in regulations, forms, and instructions; gain valuable experience with complex business transactions, while increasing your professional standing and reputation in the legal profession; receive paid Nebraska State Bar Association mandatory membership and approved continuing legal education credit hours.
Salary: Pay may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.
Attorney I starting rate of pay: $26.005 to $38.334 hourly
Attorney II starting rate of pay: $30.056 to $44.306 hourly
Attorney III starting rate of pay: $36.792 to $55.184 hourly
***You must attach a resume' and transcripts to your application***
Under administrative direction, provides professional legal services for the agency involving a complex body of law in the research, administration, and enforcement of the agency's statutory authority and obligations. Primary emphasis will be on the formulation of DOR policy; researching and drafting regulations; drafting guidance documents, such as revenue rulings, and general information letters; responding to complex tax-related inquiries; providing assistance on all tax incentive programs administered by the DOR, including reviewing and evaluating tax incentive applications; and similar work.
Job Duties include:
1. Provide guidance to taxpayers and internal customers regarding Nebraska tax laws. Draft new, revised, or repealed regulations for adoption and promulgation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
2. Review and evaluate tax incentive benefit applications; and resolve complex tax issues involving the applications and agreements of incentive programs where resolution ultimately requires a thorough and current knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, procedures, processes, and industry practices relating to the various tax incentive programs administered by the State.
3. Conduct complex and varied research in all areas of taxation and related subject matters.
4. Draft guidance documents such as information guides, revenue rulings, and general information letters for programs administered by the DOR.
5. Confer with Policy Manager and other agency staff, practitioners, and taxpayers to exchange and prepare information on facts and issues of technical tax-related inquiries or issues.
6. Represent the DOR in meetings with practitioners, taxpayers, and other interested parties related to the interpretation and application of revenue laws and agency rulings, regulations, and administrative positions.
7. Interpret and apply court decisions and administrative rulings to respond to technical inquiries from taxpayers, practitioners, and other interested parties, and to ensure adherence to them by DOR staff.
8. Perform related work and other tasks as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Attorney I: Graduation from an…