Posted:
3/5/2026, 4:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ⋅ Nebraska, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level
Field(s):
Legal & Compliance
Workplace Type:
On-site
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Hiring Agency:
Revenue - Agency 16
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Hiring Rate:
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Job Description:
Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Attorney III: Three years of experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing and trying cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws or administrative policies.
Attorney II: One year of experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws or administrative policies.
Attorney I: Graduation from an accredited school of law and admission to the Nebraska Bar.
Legal Requirements: In accordance with Section 7-101, Nebraska Revised, Reissued Statutes of l943, incumbents in this class must be admitted to the Nebraska Ba. We will consider candidates who have taken the February, 2026 bar exam that will be sworn in during April, 2026 or those who will take the July 2026, bar exam that will be sworn in during September, 2026.
Preferred Qualifications: Recent experience in litigation and knowledge of the discovery rules; corporate and individual income tax; state and local tax; bankruptcy litigation; criminal litigation; audit and financial record review and/or experience in Federal and/or State tax research; probate and collection law; administrative law practices; high academic performance; course work with an emphasis in taxation, accounting or auditing.
Other: *You MUST attach a resume’ and transcripts to your application.*
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Knowledge of: The techniques of preparing and drafting of legal documents and forms; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; the principles and practices of legal research; the procedures of trial and administrative hearings; state and/or federal statutory and case law and constitutional provisions pertinent to agency programs; the principles and practices of criminal and civil law administration.
Skills in: Preparing summaries, legal analyses, findings and conclusions, briefs and other legal documents; negotiating and communicating with others sufficient to persuade their acceptance of contentious goals or viewpoints; analyzing and interpreting various factors, perspectives, and options and applying critical thinking to resolve issues.
Ability to: Prepare & communicate in person and in writing the facts and arguments of a case to persuade others to accept the viewpoint presented; work collaboratively as part of a team; interact collaboratively and respectfully with other attorneys and teammates within DOR, other governmental employees, the public, and representatives of parties involved in a case; formulate legal opinions and recommendations based on legal research and investigations; conduct legal research and investigations; identify critical elements of legal questions or issues; prepare/draft legal documents and forms; interpret and apply statutes, case law, decisions of courts and administrative tribunals, and administrative rules and policies.
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Headquarter Location: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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