Associate, Tax

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide.

Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you’re helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Department purpose
A&O Shearman’s Tax team is a market leader in domestic and international tax matters. We advise our clients across the business cycle, helping them design tax strategies; manage the tax implications of a range of financing, capital markets, and corporate transactions; handle financial restructurings and insolvencies; and deal with tax investigations and disputes.

Role purpose
A&O Shearman seeks an accomplished, experienced associate to join its U.S. Tax practice. Ideal candidates will be in in our New York office (or potentially D.C.) with 3-5 years of robust experience focused all aspects of transactional tax practice. The group advises on complex M&A transactions, partnership and joint venture transactions, capital markets and financial products. We are seeking qualified candidates with transactional tax experience (preferably in a major law firm or a national office of an accounting firm), excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school. Candidates must also bring a high level of writing and analytic skills to the practice.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits package which includes a discretionary bonus, paid leave, life, health, accident, and disability insurance; and a 401(k) plan.

Role responsibilities
Draft and negotiate tax provisions of mergers and acquisition agreements, partnership agreements and other transactional documents.
Advise clients on the tax transactions involving a wide variety of asset classes and financing structures.
Counsel U.S. and non-U.S. clients on investment strategies.
Contacting clients and managing deals.
Minimum Requirements
A Juris Doctor (JD) degree (LLM or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school.
Must be admitted, and in good standing, to the bar in the jurisdiction in which you will practice; or must provide written confirmation as to ability to become admitted in that State or District.
Preferred Requirements
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Analytical, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work well under pressure and manage your time effectively.
Class years 2022-2020.
Equal Employment Opportunity, including Veterans and Disability

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