Director Of Tax Clinic

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Director of Tax Clinic

The candidate will be a full time faculty member with responsibility for all aspects of the Tax Clinic, including client representation, law student supervision, classroom instruction, community outreach and education, and IRS compliance. Will be one of five in-house clinics at the Law School. It will operate out of Clinical Law Center located a few blocks from the main campus. Create the Tax Clinic infrastructure including a curriculum, a case management system, and relationships with community partner organizations. Provide low-income residents of northern Indiana with direct case representation before the United States Tax Court, the Internal Revenue Service, and state tax authorities. Train and supervise approximately 8-10 law students per semester, and approximately 1-2 law students each summer, in direct client representation in such matters. Provide law students with practical instruction in federal and state income tax law, Internal Revenue Service regulations and procedures, and United States Tax Court rules and procedures. Provide law students with training in core lawyering skills necessary to carry out client representation, including interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, negotiation, drafting pleadings and agreements, and oral advocacy. Develop and conduct community education and outreach programs for northern Indiana organizations, their members, and fellow practitioners on a range of personal federal and state income tax matters. Recruit and refer cases to pro bono attorneys. With assistance from the University of Notre Dame, comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Service for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, including reporting on financial and service activity, preparing grant renewal applications, and attending an annual national conference for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics.

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