Corporate Tax Senior Associate

Burges Salmon; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Edinburgh seeks a Senior Corporate Tax lawyer to join its Tier 1 team. The role involves advising on complex tax matters, including corporate M&A and real estate transactions. Candidates must have relevant corporate tax experience and be a registered lawyer in Scotland. The firm promotes a collaborative and supportive environment, offering flexible working options and a comprehensive reward package.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working on high quality corporate tax matters.
• Ability to focus on real estate tax or corporate M&A tax is a plus.
• Must be a registered lawyer.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and advise on complex tax matters.
• Work on corporate M&A and private equity transactions.
• Advise on cross-border structures and corporate reorganisations.

Skills

Experience in corporate tax matters

Interest in real estate tax

Interest in corporate M&A tax

Education

SRA or Law Society of Scotland registration

Job description

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Are you a Senior Corporate Tax lawyer in or around Edinburgh? Are you interested in joining a thriving office to collaborate and advise on complex tax matters? Are you looking for a supportive environment in which you will be challenged and provided opportunities to progress?

The team

Join our 'Tier 1' corporate tax team, recognised for its innovative approach and outstanding results across a wide range of sectors. You will have the opportunity to work alongside leading corporates, financial institutions, real estate developers and fund investors, as well as Government and public sector bodies. Every day brings new opportunities to broaden your expertise and tackle diverse, high-impact work. Our team is dedicated to delivering bespoke solutions to complex tax challenges, and we pride ourselves on our ability to provide clients with high quality tax and structuring advice. As well as working on corporate M&A, private equity and real estate transactions, we regularly advise on cross-border structures, financing arrangements, funds and corporate reorganisations.

What others say

'Burges' unique combination of market‑leading private client expertise combined with a very solid and experienced corporate tax practice makes them one of my favourite advisors' – (The Legal 500)

What you’ll need

• Relevant experience working on high quality corporate tax matters.
• Ideally, you will have a particular interest or focus on real estate tax and/or corporate M&A tax; however, this is not a mandatory requirement.
• Must be an SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer.

The firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand‑in‑hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People – Platinum Accreditation and have been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' for the fourth consecutive year.

And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive reward package.

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in Touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Abbie Jackson - 0117 307 6776 - for an informal and confidential conversation.

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