Tax Attorney

Cooley LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

HSA

Dental

Vision

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care

Backup care for children

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP is seeking an associate to join our tax practice. The ideal candidate has 2–6 years of tax experience, including advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and international transactions.

An LLM is preferred but not required, and candidates can be based in our Washington, DC, Chicago, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, Santa Monica offices. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, firm-paid life insurance and long-term disability, generous vacation and sick

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of tax experience including 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; LLM preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Advise on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and international deals.
• Develop and maintain client relationships while managing multiple matters.
• Collaborate with partners to address complex tax issues and deliver solutions.

Skills

M&A experience

Capital markets

International transactions

Client relations

Problem solving

Academic excellence

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

LL.M.

Job description

Overview

• The role involves 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.

• 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.