Associate, Corporate Tax

Ashurst; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a corporate tax lawyer with 3-6 years PQE to join their dynamic London team. The role involves advising on complex tax matters, managing projects, and developing client relationships across various sectors. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-stakes transactions and grow within an esteemed firm.

Qualifications

• Mid-level lawyer with 3-6 PQE experience in corporate tax.
• Solid experience in M&A transactions and deal documentation.
• Enthusiasm for practicing tax law and discussing legal developments.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on domestic and international tax matters.
• Draft structure papers and complex advice notes.
• Manage projects and transactions proactively.

Skills

Technical and analytical skills

Client relationship management

Business development

Job description

About Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a history spanning almost 200 years, and clear strategy for our future growth. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing exceptional standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law.

Our people are our greatest asset. We bring together lawyers of the highest calibre with the technical knowledge, industry experience and regional know-how to provide the incisive advice our clients need. How we share our knowledge across our business, and with our clients, is critical in delivering value to our clients.

We currently have 26 offices in 16 countries and a number of referral relationships that enable us to offer the reach and insight of a global network, combined with the knowledge and understanding of local markets. With 420 partners and a further 1,450 lawyers working across 10 different time zones, we are able to respond to our clients wherever and whenever they need us.

Our clients value us for being approachable, astute and commercially minded. As a global team we have a reputation for successfully managing large and complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, disputes and projects, and delivering outstanding outcomes for clients in innovative ways.

Ashurst regards an inclusive and diverse environment as critical to its business success. Accordingly, the firm encourages applications from candidates representative of all talent pools. Find out more about our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy on the "About Us" section of our website.

In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations

About the Team

The London Tax department forms part of the firm's Disputes, Investigations and Advisory Division and advises on a wide range of general corporate and commercial tax matters, both domestic and cross-border. Reflecting the firm's key practice strengths and diverse client base, our work has a particular focus on:

• Real estate, acting for developers, financiers and investors;
• Funds, acting for investors, sponsors and management teams across all asset classes;
• Corporate, from listed company work to private equity; and
• Infrastructure and oil and gas.

A substantial part of our business involves working with other practice areas across the firm, but an increasing proportion is standalone advisory work, including high value and complex contentious tax matters. We form part of the firm's international tax practice with expertise in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Australia. We pride ourselves on having a wide and general tax practice and on being adaptable, pragmatic and constructive. For more information, please visit the practice group's page on our website.

Recent Work

• ICG Real Estate in connection with structuring and capital deployment for its pan-European real estate funds;
• Barings in connection with sophisticated joint venture arrangements with global institutional capital partners and pan-European capital deployment;
• Tritax on the acquisition of UK's largest data centre development and creation of UK data centre investment platform;
• Lendlease in connection with the GBP 809 million (USD 917.08 million) acquisition of 21 Moorfields, London from Land Securities plc; and
• Antin Infrastructure Partners on its joint venture with Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Michelin to develop the world's first large scale tire recycling group.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic tax lawyer to join a collegiate and growing team offering high quality tax work across a broad range of practice areas, with excellent career development and responsibility. We are seeking to hire a 3 - 6 year PQE corporate tax lawyer who is experienced in all forms of corporate tax with a particular emphasis on (i) capital deployment by real estate and infrastructure Funds and (ii) joint venture/platform negotiating and structuring (including in the real estate and infrastructure sectors). Experience of, and familiarity with, Fund formation and Fund structuring mandates would be highly beneficial. It is assumed that the relevant candidate would have solid experience in broader M&A transactions and the deal documentation underpinning such transactions.

About You

• Mid-level lawyer with experience in an international law firm (3-6 PQE only)
• Excellent technical and analytical skills across legal drafting, legislative and case law interpretation, and the ability to translate technical concepts into strategic advice.
• A desire to build on client relationships and develop your own client network.
• Manage projects and transactions in a pro-active and organised manner, and communicates well with colleagues, clients, counterparties and other advisers.
• Demonstrate an enthusiasm for business development and strong interpersonal skills.
• Dedicated to understanding clients' needs and priorities and delivering a first-class service.
• Understanding the industries and wider business landscape in which our clients operate, including and the commercial challenges and opportunities they face.
• Enthusiasm for the subject area; enjoys practicing tax law and discussing legal developments with colleagues and clients.

Experience

• Advising corporate and commercial clients on tax matters in a domestic and international context.
• Advising clients in some or all of the following sectors: real estate, infrastructure, private equity, venture, credit, fund-of-funds (including secondaries).
• Structuring transactions or investment funds / platforms.
• Drafting structure papers and complex advice notes.

Accessibility

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you consider yourself to have a disability or a long-term health condition, please feel able to be open about this at any point during the recruitment process. If you are not sure what adjustments you require, we will work with you to establish the most suitable adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. Please note that our online application form includes a section which allows you to advise us of any extenuating circumstances that are relevant for us to consider when reviewing your application form. Any information disclosed on your disability will remain strictly confidential and please contact us if you have any questions.

Background checks

To comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.