Tax Associate

Cooley LLP; California (MO); On-site; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health Savings Account

Dental

Vision

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooley LLP in the United States is seeking an associate for our tax practice with 2–6 years of experience advising on M&A, capital markets, and international transactions. Candidates should demonstrate initiative, strong problem solving, and excellent client relations, with high academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school.

An LLM is preferred but not required. Positions may be based in multiple offices; the final offer will depend on location, experience, and skillset, with a

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of tax experience including advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and international transactions.
• LLM preferred but not required.
• Strong client relations skills and ability to handle several concurrent matters.
• High academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school.

Skills

Tax law

M&A experience

Capital markets

International transactions

Client relations

Problem solving

Academic excellence

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Master of Laws (LLM)

Job description

Overview

• Requires experience advising on a combination of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and international transactions.
• An LLM is preferred.

Posting details

Cooley LLP has an opportunity available for an associate to join our tax practice. Our ideal candidate will have (i) 2-6 years of tax experience, including advising on some combination of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and international transactions, (ii) a high level of motivation, initiative and excellent problem solving skills, (iii) strong client relations skills and experience handling several concurrent ongoing matters and (iv) a high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school. An LLM is preferred, but not required. Candidates can be based in our Chicago, Colorado, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, Santa Monica, or Washington, DC offices. EOE. The expected annual pay range for this position is $235,000-$390,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre‑tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long‑term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm‑paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.