Lawyer – Tax litigation

Lépine Talent inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quality mandates

Collaborative team

Career growth

Meaningful client involvement

Job summary

Lépine Talent inc. is partnering with a leading law firm in Montreal seeking a tax litigator to handle complex disputes for businesses and individuals.

The role involves audits, objections, negotiations with tax authorities, and representations before courts. The ideal candidate is a Quebec Bar member with 8–10 years in tax law, strong drafting and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple strategic matters with autonomy.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of tax law experience with focus on planning, reorganizations, and corporate structures.
• Experience negotiating with tax authorities and representing on audits and disputes.
• Strong drafting abilities including memoranda, opinions, and transaction summaries.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients in complex tax disputes for businesses and individuals.
• Guide matters from audits through judicial proceedings.
• Represent clients before tax authorities and courts in objections and negotiations.
• Develop strategies addressing tax, legal and commercial issues for each matter.
• Engage in transfer pricing, indirect taxes, and international taxation matters.
• Draft court proceedings, opinions, and representations to tax authorities.
• Collaborate with firm professionals and nurture client relationships.
• Contribute to practice development and visibility.

Skills

Analytical skills

Drafting skills

Autonomy and judgment

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bar admission - Quebec

Job description

Our client, a leading law firm, is looking to welcome a lawyer specializing in tax litigation to strengthen its team. The successful candidate will be involved in complex tax disputes, including audits, objections, negotiations with tax authorities, and representations before the courts.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise businesses and individuals in complex tax disputes
• Assist clients at all stages of a tax litigation matter, from the audit stage through judicial proceedings
• Represent clients in objections, negotiations, and appeals before tax authorities and the courts
• Develop strategies tailored to the tax, legal, and commercial issues specific to each matter
• Participate in matters involving, among other items, transfer pricing, tax credits, indirect taxes, and international taxation
• Draft court proceedings, legal opinions, and representations to tax authorities
• Negotiate with tax authorities to facilitate the resolution of disputes where possible
• Collaborate with other professionals within the firm on matters requiring multidisciplinary expertise
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with clients
• Contribute to the development and visibility of the practice

Ideal Profile

• Member of the Quebec Bar
• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in tax law, particularly in tax planning, reorganizations, and the implementation of corporate structures
• Experience in dealing and negotiating with tax authorities
• Strong analytical and drafting skills (tax memoranda, opinions, transaction summaries)
• High level of autonomy, sound judgment, rigor, and the ability to manage multiple strategic matters in parallel
• Ability to clearly explain complex tax concepts and interact effectively with various stakeholders (clients, accountants, internal and external counsel)

What Our Client Offers

• A practice recognized for the quality and sophistication of its mandates
• A collaborative team of highly experienced professionals
• Challenging, varied, and strategic matters
• A structure that supports career growth and meaningful involvement in client matters