DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Funding Arizona’s future through excellence in innovation, exceptional customer service and public servant-led continuous improvement.

Taxpayer Services Division
1600 W Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $80,000 

Grade: 3

Closing Date: 6/30/26

The Lead Attorney 4 serves as team lead, subject matter expert, and an escalation point-of-contact for the Tax Analysts in the Transaction Privilege Tax Policy unit, which provides legal advice to the Department in Transaction Privilege Tax, Municipal Privilege Tax and Excise Tax. The lead Attorney also provides peer mentoring to Attorney 3s and Tax Analysts in the unit. The lead attorney provides Department-wide legal support by researching, analyzing and interpreting tax-related statutes, rules, and case law; drafts private taxpayer rulings, notices, general rulings and procedures, and other documents as necessary; researches, analyzes, and prepares recommendations for new statutory changes to tax law, and drafts administrative rules regarding TPT and Excise Tax. The lead attorney may provide back-up support to Tax Analysts and Attorney 3s in responding to the most complex information letter requests, as needed.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Lead

• Serves as a lead for the TPT Tax Policy team to include:
  
• Supports team performance as subject-matter expert and is the first point of escalation for TPT Tax Analysts and Attorney 3s
  
• Collaborate with Administrator and Deputy Assistant Director in coordinating general team work assignments

Legal Advice & Service Delivery

• Prepares accurate appropriate responses to technical questions from the Department and other governmental agencies.
  
• Prepares taxpayer information rulings and private taxpayer rulings in response to the public for reliance by that person upon
  the Department's position or determination regarding transaction privilege tax, municipal privilege tax, excise tax.

Research, Analysis & Recommendations

• Researches issues on technical matters for analysis, interpretation and possible alternative action Makes
  and provides accurate determinations, conclusions and policy recommendations.
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets pending and new legislation in order to prepare guidelines, notices, summaries, policy

Agency Compliance

• Remains current on all laws, regulations, policies, and best practices related to taxation through regular engagement in activities such as: self-directed research, conferring with other practitioners and technical experts; subscriptions to regulatory/legal/industry newsletters and briefs; membership industry associations and attendance at meetings/events; and or participation in training and others continuing education opportunities.

Continuous Improvement

• Actively contributes to team and individual effectiveness through the following: -
  
• Attends staff meetings and huddles of work unit or district; and may cascade and track information as indicated
  
• Completes all required training in a timely manner.

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of legal brief and memorandum drafting standards
  
• Working knowledge of administrative/agency law
  
• Working knowledge of Model City Tax Code and Municipal Privilege taxation
  
• Working knowledge of federal and state statutes, codes, ordinances, regulations, rulings, and procedures pertaining to excise taxes

Skill

• Superb verbal, written, and listening communication skills
  
• Superb persuasive and expository oral and written commu