Excellent opportunity to join the UK tax team of a top-tier law firm working out of their offices in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Role Profile:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join a growing tax practice.
The role is ideally suited to a tax lawyer, chartered accountant or chartered tax adviser with 4+ PQE and to a candidate who is looking to progress quickly in their career.
You will be joining a growing and ambitious yet friendly team, who work with a wide variety of clients including:
- Listed and multinational companies;
- Investment funds;
- Private companies;
Private institutions; and
- High net worth individuals.
The practice's client base spans many key industry sectors:
- Manufacturing;
- Technology;
- Food and Drink;
- Energy;
- Transport;
- Infrastructure;
- Financial Institutions;
- Real Estate;
- Retail;
- Media;
- Entertainment; and
- Sports.
The role offers the opportunity for you to work on a variety of market leading UK and international projects. The team offers extensive training and support to enable you to develop a successful career. Responsibilities will include:
- You will be involved in providing tax planning and structuring advice to Dentons' clients across a range of areas including advising on corporate structures, business and family wealth planning, UK inbound and outbound investment; as well as dealing with ad hoc enquiries.
- You will work with our lawyers and clients based in Scotland, the UK and internationally.
- The role will include providing tax support to other teams within Dentons including, in particular, on M&A, real estate and banking transactions.
- You will have some exposure to tax litigation matters working with our litigation lawyers.
- The role will also include advising our clients on employee share incentive arrangements.
- You will develop your industry knowledge and working knowledge/understanding of relevant areas of law and provide thought leadership externally.
- You will demonstrate pro-activity in proposing commercial solutions to clients and colleagues, acting as a business advisor.
- You will run your own matters whilst working closely with partners to develop your skills.
- You will develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and clients up to the most senior levels.
- You will have responsibility for managing and supervising the more junior members of the team.
- You will contribute to the team's business development activities and proactively engage with clients in a social setting, as well as being able to demonstrate an awareness of the Firm's proactive areas and Business Development strategy, identifying and taking opportunities to cross sell.
Candidate Requirements:
- You will have trained with and gained considerable experience within a leading tax practice and will have substantial experience in providing tax services to clients.
- A strong tax background.
- Ability to work with a degree of independence.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Exceptional drafting skills.
- Exceptional legal research ability.
- Candidates who are qualified solicitors, Chartered Accountants or Chartered Tax Advisers (CTA) with strong knowledgein tax are invited to apply.
For a confidential discussion about this position or to apply, please contact:
David Thomson, Director
Edinburgh: 0131 450 7164
Glasgow: 0141 224 0260
Email: david@thomsonlrc.com