Tax Attorney

Cooley LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Health savings account

Dental

Vision

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Backup care for children and/or adults

Parental support benefits

Firm-paid life insurance

AD&D (company)

LTD

Short-term medical benefits

Vacation time (4 weeks/yr)

Sick time (2 weeks/yr)

10 paid holidays/yr

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP seeks a tax associate to join its tax practice in multiple offices. The ideal candidate will have 2–6 years of tax experience, including advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and international transactions.

An LLM is preferred but not required, and candidates can be based in Chicago, Colorado, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, Santa Monica, or Washington, DC. Strong client relations skills and the ability to manage several concurrent matters are essential, along with a

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of tax experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and international transactions.
• High motivation, initiative and excellent problem solving skills.
• Strong client relations skills and ability to handle several concurrent matters.
• High academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school.

Responsibilities

• Advise on tax matters including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and international transactions.
• Manage multiple concurrent matters for diverse clients.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and service quality.
• Collaborate with partners and associates to deliver tax solutions.

Skills

Tax experience

Client relations

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Overview

• Required experience includes advising on some combination of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and international transactions.
• Candidates must have experience handling several concurrent ongoing matters.
• 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
• other parental support benefits

In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive

• firm-paid life insurance
• AD&D
• LTD
• short term medical benefits
• accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year
• sick time at the rate of two weeks per year
• 10 paid holidays each year

We provide

• generous parental leave
• fertility benefits