LAW 8005 :
Externship:IRS

Enrollment: Approval is required to enroll in this externship. Please http://www.law.villanova.edu/exp erientiallearning/clinicsandexternships/externships.asp click here for more information. 3L Students ONLY PREREQUISITE: Introduction to Federal Taxation (7034) This externship is open to third year students, and LLM students. To be eligible, students must have satisfactorily completed at least one course in federal taxation. Students will work 12 hours per week in four-hour blocks in the Area Counsel's office of the Internal Revenue Service under the direction of an Associate Area Counsel or other senior attorney in the office. The Chief Counsel's office provides legal advice on a broad range of matters to the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and represents her in the United States Tax Court. This is carried out in the field through the Area Counsel Offices. According to IRS guidelines, student externs in the Area Counsel Office may not be simultaneously employed in a job that results in a conflict of interest, an apparent or potential conflict of interest. The Area Counsel has interpreted this to mean that the student may not work for another firm or organization (other than the law school) in any legal capacity during the internship nor may the student be enrolled concurrently in the Villanova Federal Tax Clinic. GRADED PASS/FAIL