Junior Associate - Tax

Responsibilities

• To support the three tax partners with their wide range of work described above.
• To work closely with the existing tax associates and to help supervise the Tax Team
• trainee.
• As a junior associate/Associate you would be expected to work with all three partners
• and initially would not "specialise" in any particular field of taxation.
• "Bread and butter" work would generally be mid-market M&A, real estate transactions,
• VAT, and employment taxation.
• Assist with internal and external profile raising/marketing, including delivering internal
• training talks to different departments within the firm and helping to write tax
• bulletins/updates
• Assist and partake in regular tax-know-how training sessions including helping to prepare
• and deliver our monthly Tax Case Update sessions, and the regular Finance Bill update
• sessions
• Assist the tax, corporate and real estate partners with pitches to new clients or few new
• mandates
• Attend marketing/business development events

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer NQ-2 years PQE, ideally with post-qualification experience in tax
• Demonstrated experience in corporate tax, ideally gained within private practice (legal or
• accounting firm)
• Exposure to a broad range of tax matters, with an interest in developing across multiple
• areas of a full-service tax practice
• Experience advising, or a strong interest in advising, high-profile international clients,
• particularly within the insurance and/or real estate sectors
• Strong academic background with excellent technical tax knowledge
• Proven ability to manage a varied caseload with confidence and autonomy where
• appropriate
• Commercially minded with an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective client
• relationships
• High level of attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Collaborative team player who values a supportive, collegiate working environment
• Commitment to ongoing learning, technical development and delivering high-quality
• client service
• Candidates with relevant in-house experience (e.g. HMRC or similar organisations) will
• also be considered
• The Firm
• Our Commitment
• Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate

Additional Information

Role: Junior Associate (NQ-2 PQE) Department: Tax Location: London The Team: We have a market-leading tax team that consistently advises on some of the most complex and high-profile corporate and real estate transactions, alongside a broad range of specialist areas including asset finance (with particular focus on aircraft and ship transactions), cross-border tax and financing arrangements, international trade, customs duties and import VAT, employment taxation and incentives, and tax disputes, investigations and appeals for multinationals, owner-managed businesses and high-net-worth individuals. The team also regularly supports major insurance underwriters, brokers and agents on a wide range of business-critical tax matters. Our senior leadership comprises highly regarded tax experts, all of whom bring significant personal standing in the market, having been recognised in leading directories such as Chambers and Legal 500, with one member also serving as a part-time Tax Tribunal judge. We provide specialist tax advice to both domestic and international organisations, leveraging our global office network to ensure guidance reflects local legislation and practice. Working closely with clients' corporate, commercial, in-house tax and finance teams, we focus on minimising tax exposure while maximising available reliefs. As a leading law firm in the insurance sector, our tax team combines deep industry insight with technical excellence, advising on areas such as VAT and IPT, cross-border structuring, the establishment of UK insurance businesses, M&A transactions, tax W&I insurance, and professional indemnity matters for both insurers and insureds.

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