New: Corporate Tax Associate 1 to 4 PQE - market leading pay and unrivalled flexibility

QED Legal; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Edinburgh is looking for a Corporate Tax Associate with 1 to 4 PQE to join their corporate tax team. This firm supports flexible working arrangements and offers a market-leading salary, along with a compelling progression pathway. Candidates don’t need experience in all areas but should have a keen desire to learn in corporate tax, M&A, and other related fields. A supportive environment with low chargeable hours targets awaits successful applicants.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Flexible working arrangements

Strong work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate tax, M&A, and private equity is beneficial.
• An understanding of employment-related taxation and venture capital tax is a plus.
• Willingness to learn and upskill in various tax areas.

Responsibilities

• Work on a mix of corporate tax issues, including M&A and corporate reorganisations.
• Provide support to seniors in the tax team.
• Build a practice in areas of genuine interest.

Skills

Corporate tax knowledge

M&A experience

Ability to work with blue-chip clients

Education

1 to 4 PQE

Job description

£75k to £100k plus bonus - Edinburgh – market leading salary; low target hours and unrivalled flexibility

• Leading law firm are looking for a Corporate Tax Associate with 1 to 4 PQE to join their leading corporate tax team, based from their Edinburgh office.
• They are open to applicants from either an accountancy or legal background, including lawyers looking to relocate to Edinburgh – whether from rest of the UK/Ireland or a commonwealth jurisdiction.
• This firm is renowned for its flexibility – they are open to discussion around reduced office attendance / fully remote roles – and also for their promotion of a strong work‑life balance. This firm has some of the lowest chargeable hours targets available, but also pays some of the highest salaries available in the Scottish legal market.
• The entire UK corporate tax team is significant in size and well‑stocked at all levels, meaning juniors always have adequate support on hand and seniors have sufficient juniors to delegate to.
• Compelling progression pathway on offer – this firm’s corporate tax team is underweight and a strategic area of focus for this firm.
• Work on offer is a good mix of corporate tax (M&A, private equity, corporate reorganisations and restructures), employee incentives and employment‑related taxation, property tax and venture capital tax, primarily for blue‑chip clients. You do not need to have experience in all of these – just a desire to upskill as required and first‑class training is on offer to support you. You will get exposure to all workstreams and will be allowed to build a practice and support on the areas you find of genuine interest.

If this sounds of interest, please apply here or contact Dominic Roberts at QED Legal for more information.