Senior Tax Counsel: M&A, Structuring & Strategy

The Tax Law & Automation Firm; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tax Law & Automation is seeking an attorney with 5+ years of tax law experience to own complex client matters and provide practical, strategic tax counsel. The role emphasizes close collaboration with the Managing Partner, exposure to M&A, entity structuring, and diverse advisory work, while maintaining billable expectations.

You will work directly with business owners and senior advisors, delivering sophisticated tax analysis in a technology-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed and in good standing with at least one State Bar.
• Minimum of 5 years of tax law experience.
• Meaningful experience advising clients on transactional tax matters.
• Experience with M&A transactions, entity structuring and restructuring, partnership taxation, corporate taxation, tax planning, or tax controversy.
• Experience drafting tax memoranda, tax studies, or opinion letters.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating transaction documents.

Responsibilities

• Advise on Complex Tax Matters
• Serve as tax counsel on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations, and other business transactions
• Analyze and design entity structures for business owners and closely held companies
• Draft and review transactional documents with a focus on tax consequences and risk allocation
• Prepare tax memoranda, legal analyses, tax studies, and opinion letters involving complex tax issues
• Advise clients regarding federal, state, and local tax implications of proposed transactions
• Collaborate with CPAs, financial advisors, valuation professionals, corporate counsel, and other specialists
• Own High-Level Client Matters
• Work directly with business owners, executives, and their advisory teams
• Lead client meetings and provide practical guidance on complex tax issues
• Manage matters from initial analysis through implementation or resolution
• Develop strategic solutions tailored to each client’s business objectives
• Balance technical tax analysis with clear, actionable advice

Skills

Transactional tax

M&A tax

Tax planning

Entity structuring

Tax controversy

Tax memoranda drafting

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree

LL.M. in Taxation

Job description

Tax Law & Automation is seeking an attorney with 5+ years of tax law experience to own complex client matters and provide practical, strategic tax counsel. The role emphasizes close collaboration with the Managing Partner, exposure to M&A, entity structuring, and diverse advisory work, while maintaining billable expectations.

You will work directly with business owners and senior advisors, delivering sophisticated tax analysis in a technology-enabled environment.