Midlevel Transactional Tax Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 415,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting represents a leading AmLaw 100 client in New York seeking a midlevel Transactional Tax Associate. The role focuses on tax provisions in deal agreements, PE, M&A, and debt finance, with responsibilities across corporate and partnership transactions.

The firm offers a dynamic environment with strong deal exposure and rigorous writing and timely workstreams; NYC base salary ranges from $225,000 to $415,000, reflecting market competition.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of transactional tax experience from a large firm or Big Four equivalent.
• Comfortable owning discrete tax workstreams with supervision appropriate to level.
• Strong writing and issue-spotting skills, especially under deal timelines.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft tax provisions in purchase and merger agreements, partnership agreements.
• Research and advise on complex tax issues tied to deal structuring.
• Support tax planning for transactions involving M&A, private equity, debt finance, restructuring, special situations, and private credit.

Skills

Transactional tax experience

Writing skills

Issue spotting

Job description

New York, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Midlevel Transactional Tax Associate| New York

Transactional Tax Associate | PE, M&A, and Debt Finance | New York

Our AmLaw 100 client is hiring a transactional tax associate for its New York team. Legal 500 highlights the firm’s non-contentious U.S. tax practice, including financial products and fund formation strength, along with high-value M&A and restructurings.

Role Summary

• Negotiate and draft tax provisions in purchase and merger agreements, partnership agreements
• Research and advise on complex tax issues tied to deal structuring
• Support tax planning for transactions involving M&A, private equity, debt finance, restructuring, special situations, and private credit

Candidate Profile

• 2+ years of transactional tax experience from a large firm or Big Four equivalent
• Comfortable owning discrete tax workstreams with supervision appropriate to level
• Strong writing and issue-spotting skills, especially under deal timelines

Why This Role

• Variety: corporate and partnership transactions across sponsor, credit, and restructuring-adjacent matters
• A tax group recognized for PE and financial products work, with meaningful deal integration
• NYC base range listed at $225,000 to $415,000