Tax Associate

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid days off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York seeks associates from law school classes 2019 to 2022 to join its prestigious tax practice. Candidates should have experience in strategic and private equity M&A, capital markets, investment fund formation, and real estate matters, plus outstanding written and oral skills and top academics.

The firm emphasizes client interaction and public speaking at major conferences.

Qualifications

• Experience with strategic and private equity M&A transactions.
• Strong capital markets exposure including spin-offs and IPOs.
• Excellent oral communication and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on tax aspects of complex transactions for clients and deal teams.
• Engage in client interactions and public speaking opportunities at conferences.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues to deliver high-quality tax work product.
• Contribute to business development and thought leadership within the tax group.

Skills

M&A experience

Capital markets knowledge

Public speaking

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Job description

Overview

• Candidates should possess experience with strategic and private equity M&A transactions, capital markets (including spin-offs and IPOs), investment fund formation, and/or real estate matters.
• Candidates are expected to demonstrate an ability and desire to think creatively about interesting, difficult, and often novel problems.
• The tax group emphasizes interpersonal skills, requiring candidates to be enthusiastic about interacting directly with clients, engaging in public speaking (including at large national tax conferences), and maximizing in-office collaboration with colleagues.

Job Summary

We are seeking associates in law school class years 2019 to 2022 to join our prestigious and growing tax practice. In addition to class-year appropriate understanding of technical aspects of tax law (including research and writing abilities), candidates should have experience with strategic and private equity M&A transactions, capital markets (including spin-offs and IPOs), investment fund formation, and/or real estate matters. Candidates also must have outstanding oral communication and analytical skills, as well as top academic credentials and an ability (and desire) to think creatively about interesting, difficult, and often novel problems. The tax group places particular emphasis on interpersonal skills; candidates should be enthusiastic about interacting directly with clients, getting involved with public speaking (including at large national tax conferences), and making the most of in-office time by meeting face-to-face with colleagues.

The annual compensation range for this position is between $260,000 and $390,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• parental leave
• basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Location:

New York

EEO Statement

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.