Senior Associate, Tax Advisory

Opportunity in a US Law firm.

This firm seeks a Senior Associate to join their team.

This firm offers a comprehensive and diverse tax practice, presenting an excellent opportunity to engage in a wide array of transactions and tax structuring activities. The role will focus on ensuring the tax-efficient implementation and execution of strategies to fulfill client requirements. The firm places a strong emphasis on training, fostering a reputation for its tax lawyers as commercial and innovative. This position also offers significant client interaction.

Key Responsibilities:

The tax team advises on the structuring and execution of both domestic and international transactions. The successful candidate will provide guidance on the tax aspects of various matters, including but not limited to:

• Structured real estate transactions;
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, and other corporate transactions;
• Hedge and debt funds, real estate, and other asset classes;
• International tax structures and cross-border transactions;
• Structured finance, including asset and Islamic finance, and capital markets;
• Insolvency and restructuring;
• VAT and other indirect tax issues.

Qualifications:

• Preferably qualified in England and Wales or holding a legal qualification that permits practice in the UK.
• Strong academic credentials.

Experience and Knowledge:

• A broad range of corporate tax experience within a City or large regional practice.
• Experience in real estate tax and corporate transaction taxation is advantageous.
• Additional experience in funds taxation, taxation of financial transactions, and tax accounting is desirable.

Skills and Attributes:

• Commercially focused with a keen intellectual curiosity.
• Confident in client interactions.
• Capable of working independently while recognising when to seek further support.
• Willingness to challenge conventional tax approaches.
• Clear and concise communication abilities.
• Adaptability and flexibility in approach.