Senior Associate - Tax

Sladen Legal; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sladen Legal in Melbourne is seeking an experienced tax lawyer at Senior Associate level to join our Federal Tax team. You will work on complex Federal tax matters, including advisory and disputes, with direct client engagement and collaboration with accounting and financial advisers.

The role emphasizes ownership, technical excellence and the development of the tax practice. We value candidates with 5+ years post-admission experience in Federal taxation law and strong drafting and communication

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ post-admission experience in Federal taxation law.
• Experience advising on complex tax matters for businesses, private groups, investors or high-net-worth clients.
• Strong drafting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of Federal tax matters including advisory and disputes.
• Work with clients, accounting and financial advisers directly.
• Take ownership of matters and contribute to technical thought leadership.

Skills

Federal tax law

Client engagement

Drafting & communication

Team collaboration

Autonomy

Job description

Sladen Legal is looking for an experienced tax lawyer to join our highly regarded Federal Tax team in Melbourne.

This is an opportunity for a Senior Associate-level lawyer who enjoys technically challenging tax work, direct client engagement and advising businesses, private groups, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and their advisers.

The role

You will work closely with senior members of our tax team across a broad range of complex Federal tax matters, including:

• income tax and capital gains tax advisory;
• business and investment structuring and restructuring;
• taxation of trusts, companies and privately held groups;
• tax aspects of significant transactions, reorganisations and succession arrangements;
• private wealth and intergenerational structuring;
• tax risk management and strategic advice;
• ATO engagement, including private rulings, reviews, audits and disputes; and
• emerging and complex Federal tax issues affecting businesses, investors and private clients.

The work is varied and technically demanding. Matters range from transactional and structuring advice through to complex trust and private group issues, tax controversy and strategic advice on significant commercial and family transactions.

The role offers significant opportunity to take ownership of matters, work directly with clients and their accounting and financial advisers, contribute to technical thought leadership and play an active role in the continued development of our tax practice.

About you

We are looking for someone with:

5+ years’ post-admission experience, ideally around 5–8 years, with substantial experience in Federal taxation law;

strong technical and analytical skills;

experience advising on complex tax matters for businesses, private groups, investors or high-net-worth clients;

excellent drafting and communication skills;

confidence dealing directly with clients and other professional advisers;

the ability to manage matters with a high degree of autonomy while working collaboratively within a specialist team; and

Experience across areas such as tax structuring, trusts, corporate tax, transactions, private wealth or tax controversy will be highly regarded.

We are interested in candidates from specialist tax practices, commercial law firms, larger national firms, accounting firms or government who have developed strong Federal tax expertise and are looking for the next stage of their career.

Sladen Legal has a longstanding reputation for technical excellence in taxation law and for advising businesses, private groups and high-net-worth clients on complex tax issues.

Our tax lawyers work on sophisticated advisory and contentious matters and are encouraged to develop deep technical expertise, take ownership of client relationships and contribute to the broader tax profession.

You will work closely with experienced senior tax lawyers in a collaborative environment where technical ability is valued and lawyers are given real responsibility.

We are looking for someone who wants to build a career in Federal tax and become an important part of the future of the practice.