Tax Legal Associate

Hackensack, New Jersey — AmLaw 200 firm, permanent role. Candidates may also be based in New York City.

About the role

The tax group advises funds, sponsors, family offices, real estate investors and growing businesses on transactional and planning work, collaborating closely with corporate, real estate and investment funds colleagues. This is a broad transactional role with real client contact and partner mentoring. You'll take ownership of the tax workstream on deals rather than being one of many, in a firm with a strong culture and great retention.

Responsibilities

• Structuring M&A, private equity and joint venture deals, including partnership and LLC agreements
• Advising on Subchapter K, partnership allocations and fund structures
• Working on real estate tax issues, including 1031 exchanges, REITs and opportunity zones
• Drafting tax provisions in purchase, operating and fund documents
• Advising on federal, state and local tax planning and controversies
• Working directly with clients and supervising junior associates

Requirements

• JD from a US law school and active NJ or NY Bar admission (LLM in Taxation a plus)
• 3+ years of transactional tax experience at a law firm or a top accounting firm
• Strong technical and drafting skills
• Partnership or real estate tax experience particularly welcome

Pay

Salary: $170,000–$250,000 (indicative, dependent on experience) plus bonus.

Benefits

• Top-end market salary with bonus
• Broad transactional work
• Strong partnership track

Schedule

Hybrid working arrangement.