Tax Associate Attorney

Job overview

The Tax Associate Attorney role is listed in New York, NY, with additional offices in Los Angeles, CA, and San Diego, CA; compensation is $260,000–$365,000 annually. The associate joins an international law firm's Tax Practice Group, advising companies, private equity sponsors, investment funds, and emerging businesses. The attorney advises on tax aspects of transactions, drafts and reviews deal documents, and manages significant transaction components. The role supports domestic and cross-border matters and collaborates with corporate, finance, restructuring, and capital markets teams.

What you'll do

• Advise on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances
• support domestic and cross-border transactions
• counsel clients on private equity and hedge funds, real estate and REIT taxation, structured finance, lending and project finance, bankruptcy and workouts, capital markets, and startup matters
• draft and review transactional documents and tax provisions
• independently manage transaction components
• collaborate with corporate, finance, restructuring, and capital markets teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

tax associate attorney

tax practice group

new york ny

los angeles ca

san diego ca

$260k–$365k/year

transactional tax

mergers & acquisitions

private equity

cross-border transactions

401(k)

flexible time off

professional development

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Discretionary bonuses
• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
• parental and family-building benefits
• flexible time off
• wellness and mental health programs
• professional development and bar membership support
• pro bono opportunities and charitable matching.

Why this role

Requires 3–5 years of significant transactional tax experience at a leading law firm and admission to the New York or California Bar, or eligibility to waive in.

About the employer

Direct Counsel is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.