Senior Tax Attorney: Incentives, Compliance & Strategy

Job Juncture; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Relocation package

Job summary

Job Juncture, a leading southeastern law firm with a national practice, seeks a Staff Attorney to join its Tax team in Charlotte. The role involves representing Fortune 500 companies and other taxpayers in state and local tax matters, incentives, and compliance, delivering practical tax solutions under tight deadlines.

You will work on incentive packages, contracts, land transactions, audit defense, and complex tax planning as part of multidisciplinary teams supporting transactions and

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active bar admission.
• 25 years of tax experience in a law firm or public accounting is preferred.
• Extensive contract experience in a law firm or senior counsel role.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate state and local incentive packages with states, counties and municipalities for expanding or relocating businesses.
• Negotiate, draft and review state, local and utility partner contracts related to incentive offers.
• Assist clients with ongoing state and local tax incentive compliance including claiming benefits and reporting.
• Work with commercial real estate team to oversee project-related land transactions and site evaluation for relocating businesses.
• Participate in tax-exempt bond offerings and oversee requisition process.
• Prepare property tax returns.
• Participate in audit review and defense preparing responses and reviewing documents.
• Research federal, state and local tax issues.
• Discuss tax issues and planning opportunities with other team members.

Skills

J.D. degree

Bar admission

Tax experience

Contract experience

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Job Juncture, a leading southeastern law firm with a national practice, seeks a Staff Attorney to join its Tax team in Charlotte. The role involves representing Fortune 500 companies and other taxpayers in state and local tax matters, incentives, and compliance, delivering practical tax solutions under tight deadlines.

You will work on incentive packages, contracts, land transactions, audit defense, and complex tax planning as part of multidisciplinary teams supporting transactions and