CORPORATE TAX ASSOCIATE | 1-4 PQE | MANCHESTER

QC Legal; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Holiday exchange

Salary review

Job summary

QC Legal is seeking a talented Corporate Tax lawyer to join its Manchester team. The role offers exposure to cross-border M&A, private equity and real estate transactions with transactional lawyers and clients.

You will provide corporate tax input, draft practical advice, supervise trainees and contribute to business development while developing your own practice in a client-facing environment. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 1–4 years PQE and UK-based experience.
• Excellent drafting skills and ability to translate complex issues into practical advice.
• Commercially focused with strong business advisory capabilities.
• Confident in client-facing environments with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing corporate tax input across M&A, private equity, joint ventures and investment transactions.
• Advising on the tax aspects of real estate transactions.
• Working alongside senior lawyers on complex and high‑value matters.
• Developing professional relationships with clients in a client-facing role.
• Managing and supervising work undertaken by trainees.
• Contributing to business development and wider profile‑raising initiatives.
• Taking part in marketing events and other business development activities.
• Making use of the firm’s investment in training and legal technology as you develop your corporate tax practice.

Skills

Drafting excellence

Commercial advisory

Client-facing skills

Interpersonal communication

Ambitious mindset

Entrepreneurial approach

Relationship building

Education

UK-qualified lawyer, 1–4 PQE

Job description

About the Firm

This international law firm has a well-established corporate practice advising on complex, high-value and cross-border transactions. Its Corporate Tax lawyers work alongside transactional teams on matters spanning M&A, private equity, real estate, joint ventures and investments, providing commercially focused tax advice as part of wider deals.

With significant investment in training and legal technology, the firm offers an environment where lawyers can develop their technical expertise while gaining broader transactional and client-facing experience across its corporate practice.

The Opportunity

Based within the Manchester Corporate Tax team, this is a broad transactional role offering exposure to complex, high-value and cross-border work. You will advise across a number of areas, with scope to develop your experience in sectors that particularly interest you.

Your work will include:

• Providing corporate tax input across M&A, private equity, joint ventures and investment transactions.
• Advising on the tax aspects of real estate transactions.
• Working alongside senior lawyers on complex and high-value matters.
• Developing professional relationships with clients in a client-facing role.
• Managing and supervising work undertaken by trainees.
• Contributing to business development and wider profile-raising initiatives.
• Taking part in marketing events and other business development activities.
• Making use of the firm’s investment in training and legal technology as you continue to develop your corporate tax practice.

The Ideal Candidate

• A qualified lawyer with 1-4 years’ PQE.
• Post-qualification experience gained within a UK-based team.
• Excellent drafting skills and the ability to translate technical legal issues into practical advice.
• Commercially focused, with good business advisory skills.
• Confident in a client-facing environment with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial in approach.
• Able to build effective professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Interested in contributing beyond fee-earning work through business development and marketing activity.

What’s on Offer

• An attractive financial package, complemented by an annual salary review and generous bonus scheme.
• The chance to build experience across corporate tax matters involving M&A, private equity, real estate, joint ventures and investments.
• Exposure to complex, high-value and cross-border transactions.
• A client-facing role with scope to develop professional relationships and wider business advisory skills.
• Continued investment in your development through training and legal technology.
• Opportunities to become involved in business development, marketing and profile-raising activities.
• Flexible hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance, enhanced parental leave and a holiday exchange scheme.
• Up to 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 28 days with service.