Description:
Position Description:The Tax Law Center at the New York University School of Law is seeking one full-time Tax Law and Policy Fellow to Tax Law Center staff with research, writing, and project management. The fellow will work across subject matter areas in tax. The fellow will be able to work with senior staff to focus in on any area(s) of specialty in their second year if there is specific subject matter interest and as work needs allow.
You are a recent law school graduate with a strong interest in advancing justice through the tax code, and gaining experience working with academics and policymakers to solve difficult legislative and regulatory problems.
This is a two-year fellowship with case-by-case flexibility on exact start and end dates. The two year span of this fellowship is anticipated to fall across an eventful period in tax law and policy, with the potential for major tax legislation at the end of 2025; significant regulatory and other administrative action due to continued implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; and increasing administrative and constitutional law controversies in the courts with potential impacts across the tax system.
Responsibilities:
The Tax Law and Policy Fellow will be responsible for a wide range of activities in a start-up environment, including:
- Researching and drafting comments on proposed administrative action, legal briefs, legislative language, and policy memos, with guidance from senior members of staff.
- Tracking important legislative and regulatory activities and key court cases.
- Building productive working relationships with outside experts and policymaking staff.
- Working alongside Center staff to help build out and improve organizational processes.
- The fellow will work across subject matter areas in tax. This may include work on tax legislation, regulations or other administrative decisionmaking, and controversy, and in varied subject matter areas including: individual and corporate taxation, climate tax credits, administrative law, information reporting and financial transparency, and international law.
While you will get to work with a range of subject matter experts and colleagues, you will report to a single supervisor who will act as your main point of contact for workflow and professional development.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- A JD degree or LLM with coursework in taxation
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A high degree of organization and attention to detail
- A commitment to advancing the Center's goals