Associate - Tax

Baker McKenzie International; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Secondments & international exposure

Generous leave & wellbeing programs

Bonuses & financial rewards

Parental leave 26 weeks

Job summary

Baker McKenzie Australia is seeking a mid-level Associate to join its dynamic Tax practice in Sydney. You will work with partners and senior lawyers on complex, high-value matters for multinational and ASX-listed clients, taking ownership of workstreams and building direct client relationships from day one.

You will support cross-border tax, transfer pricing, GST/indirect tax, and tax controversy, while benefiting from mentoring and a strong culture of development and opportunity.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years PQE in tax at a top-tier law firm or Big 4
• Strong technical foundations and commercial focus
• Proactive learner with excellent analysis and drafting skills
• Desire to build client relationships and contribute to BD initiatives

Responsibilities

• Work with partners on complex, high-value tax matters for multinational and ASX-listed clients.
• Own workstreams and build direct client relationships.
• Contribute to cross-border tax matters, transfer pricing and GST/indirect tax.
• Assist in shaping advice and leverage AI tools to improve efficiency.

Skills

Australian tax

Transfer pricing

GST / indirect tax

Tax controversy

Client relationships

Research & drafting

Team collaboration

Job description

Think Opportunity, Think Baker McKenzie!

We have an exciting opportunity for a mid-level Associate to join our dynamic Tax practice in Sydney.

As an Associate, you will work closely with partners and senior lawyers on complex, high-value matters for leading multinational and ASX-listed clients. You will take genuine ownership of workstreams, build direct client relationships, and help shape advice on some of the most significant tax issues facing business today.

You will work alongside our Partners, Simone Bridges, Miles Hurst, Dixon Hearder and Victoria Lanyon, with real partner exposure and mentoring from day one.

Our practice

Our Australian Tax team advises some of the world's most sophisticated multinational clients on their most complex and commercially significant tax issues. We are growing the team and looking for an Associate to join a high-performing, collegiate practice that is consistently recognised as a leader in the Australian market.

We work at the cutting edge of Australian and cross-border tax, covering corporate income tax, international tax and transfer pricing, tax controversy, and GST/indirect tax, for clients across technology, financial services, energy, infrastructure, consumer and life sciences. Our people regularly advise on landmark transactions, ATO audits and disputes, and policy developments shaping how multinationals operate in Australia.

• Award-winning practice : We were recently recognised as Australian Tax Disputes Firm of the Year and Australian Indirect Tax Firm of the Year at the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2025, following Australian Tax Law Firm of the Year in 2024. The market identifies us as a leader because of the calibre of our work.
• High-performing culture : You will work alongside some of the best tax lawyers in the market, who are as invested in your development as they are in the quality of our advice.
• Global reach, real opportunities : Our global network creates genuine opportunities for high performers to experience international travel, and the chance to work on cross-border matters with colleagues across our offices worldwide.
• Innovating with AI: We are actively leaning into AI and new technology to work smarter, sharpen our advice, and free up time for the work that matters most. We want people who are excited to help shape how our practice uses it.
• Investment in you : We invest in your growth, wellbeing and long-term career, including financial support and paid study leave to complete your LLM.

About you

We are looking for talented tax lawyers with approximately 2-4 years' PQE gained at a top-tier or leading law firm or the Big 4. You will have strong technical foundations, commercial curiosity and a genuine interest in solving complex problems for clients.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• experience advising on Australian taxation matters, or exposure to corporate, commercial, regulatory or related legal practice areas;
• a willingness in developing expertise across a broad range of tax disciplines, including domestic tax, international tax, transfer pricing, GST, state taxes and tax controversy;
• strong analytical, research and drafting skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and practically;
• a proactive approach to learning and professional development;
• excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities;
• a collaborative and team-oriented approach; and
• a desire to build strong client relationships and contribute to business development initiatives.

About us

At Baker McKenzie , we are different in the way we think, work and behave. The first local, truly global law firm in Australia, we commenced operations in Sydney in 1964, in Melbourne in 1982 and in Brisbane in 2014. With our breadth of experience in the local market and global connectivity, we are the law firm of choice for Australian and multinational companies. We have 6,500 lawyers globally who work seamlessly together – across practice groups, sectors and markets – to provide our clients with the connected perspectives, integrated solutions and seamless guidance they need to succeed in an increasingly interconnected global market.

Baker McKenzie Australia can offer you access to complex, market-leading matters working with some of the world's best legal minds – people who know the law and who understand business. We have an unrivalled ability to provide training and secondment opportunities across our global network. Locally, we have an inclusive culture of learning, coaching and opportunity where you will work as part of teams on matters that often cross borders. We value people who think ahead and get noticed.

At Baker McKenzie, our flat structure means you will have direct exposure to our clients, responsibility for meaningful involvement across a broad range of matters, and opportunities for progression. You will also regularly work with our extensive network of global colleagues and clients.

Additional Information

Additional Information

• Financial: competitive remuneration package, generous bonus scheme, salary continuance insurance, life insurance, salary sacrifice options, employee discounts, referral rewards, and travel insurance for you and your immediate family.
• Learning & development opportunities: client and international office secondments and regional and global development programs.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to balance your work and lifestyle.
• Leave: 26 weeks' paid parental leave for parents/carers (with no minimum service) with access to an external coaching service, ability to purchase additional annual leave, flexible public holidays and volunteer leave.
• Health & wellbeing programs: Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling and wellbeing and financial coaching for you and your immediate family, flu vaccinations and discounted health insurance.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Baker McKenzie is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and equitable culture for all of its employees, with equal opportunity for all to progress and have a meaningful career with our Firm. As part of our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from people of all genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, abilities, cultural backgrounds, as well as First Nations peoples and people with caring responsibilities, neurodivergent lived experiences and disabilities. We want all applicants to be given the best possible opportunity to succeed in our recruitment processes, so invite you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to equitably participate in our recruitment processes or in performing the requirements of a role at Baker McKenzie.

We appreciate that everyone's needs are different. Please contact us so that we can work with you to best support you in our recruitment processes. We are happy to share accommodations we've made in the past and are keen to work with you personally, to set you up for success.