Attorney

City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska - Government

. Review, evaluate, negotiate, and litigate contested tax cases through DOR's formal hearing process.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLincoln • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $25 - $36 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review, evaluate, negotiate, and litigate contested tax cases through DOR's formal hearing process.
Assist the Nebraska Attorney General's office in certain matters involving DOR.
Conduct complex and varied research in all areas of taxation and related subject matters.
Draft legal documents.
Provide legal opinions, advice, and recommendations to DOR staff.
Represent DOR as a Creditor in Probate and/or Bankruptcy matters through appointment as a Special Assistant Attorney General.
Perform related work as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 1943, incumbents in this class must be admitted to the Nebraska Bar.
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

litigationtax researchlegal document draftinglegal opinionsadvising clientsinterpreting lawsbankruptcy litigationprobate lawadministrative lawfinancial record review

Certifications

Nebraska Bar admission