Tax Associate

The Role

In this role, you will be given the opportunity to work as part of a team on a very wide range of both domestic and international tax projects. Having both a strong M&A tax practice, and a highly regarded tax planning and advisory team, the role will involve a mix of transactional and advisory work and will suit a person who has a broad range of experience in all areas of corporate tax.

Given our emphasis on client service, the ability to provide clear advice while having a strong understanding of the commercial context in which that advice is given is of paramount importance.

All of our team play an important role in business development and you will be expected to be involved in developing and executing our business development strategy.

The Team

Baker  McKenzie's award-winning London tax team, comprising fifteen partners and over 50 associates, is one of the largest law firm tax practices in the City. 

A unique offering combining tax services found both in "Big 4" and in "Big Law"

We are unique among law firms in that our tax teams comprise of lawyers, tax advisors, accountants and economists. As well as offering the services traditionally offered by law firms in the transactional tax and tax disputes space, we also field large standalone Transfer Pricing and VAT/Indirect global tax practices, something no other law firm can credibly claim to have. 

We are currently one of the few law firms capable of undertaking M&A tax due diligence and complex economic modelling and valuations, and our tax disputes practice is one of the largest in the world and complemented by a global tax policy practice. Working across and beyond tax, we help clients design, model, develop, implement and defend projects and are currently unique in the market.

The fastest growing and most profitable practice in the London office of Baker McKenzie

By combining and streamlining tax services found in "Big 4" and in "Big Law" we now win substantial tax planning and transactional tax mandates from both sets of competitors.  Our team and our revenues have almost doubled in three years and we continue to grow.

The London team is ranked in Tier 1 in the International Tax Review's Global Tax Guide and Tier 1 for Transfer Pricing. This year we won the UK Tax Firm of the Year award, one of the most prestigious awards of the International Tax Review European Tax Awards Gala held in May. Other awards include International Tax Team of the Year at Tolley's Taxation Awards.

An innovative, supportive and fun group of people to work with

The tax team in London has a strong team culture and is a genuinely nice group to work with. Our people drive our success so we aim to provide clear opportunities and support for personal development and career advancement for all team members. As we grow we also take steps to protect our distinctive team culture - we all work hard but we also like to have fun along the way.

Key Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified solicitor, chartered tax advisor or chartered accountant with experience gained  from a leading international law or accountancy firm
• Exposure to both tax planning/advisory and transactional tax work
• Excellent technical abilities and development potential
• Proactive and flexible, with an emphasis on reliability, responsiveness and delivery
• First class communicator - both strong verbally and written - and able to develop relationships with key internal stakeholders and clients with ease.
• Strong team player with a "client first" mentality.
• A strong interest in business development.
• Graduate - degree educated or comparable (minimum 2:1)
• Respects and enjoys the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds found in the Firm

Why join us?

The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of recent awards, including:

• Thomson Reuters (formerly Acritas’ Sharplegal) Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index, 2010- 2022 - ranked 1st 
• The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2023-2024: currently ranked 77th
• Thomson Reuters ranked the Firm No. 1 for cross-border deals for the last 12 years. More than 65% of our deals are cross-border. 
• For 14 consecutive years, the Firm has been ranked first for deals with emerging market involvement, by both number of announced and completed deals. 
• Law360 ranked the Firm as one of the 400 Largest US Law Firms in in its annual survey in 2023.  
• Identified as one of the Hall of Fame for best law firms for women by Working Mother magazine, 2011-2021.
• Received a Gold Award in Stonewall's 2023 Global Workplace Equality Index of Top Global Employers for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in 2023.
• Ranked 13th out of the Top 75 Employers in the 2023 Social Mobility Employer Index.
• Received Double Certification for earning top marks in the 2023 Corporate Equality Index and 2024 Equidad MX of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. 
• Winner of the Europe Mentorship Programme – International Firm award in the Euromoney Women in Business Law Europe Awards 2021.
• Winner of the Career Development International Firm, Pro bono International Firm, Work-Life Balance International Firm and China Practice International Firm of the Year awards in the Euromoney Women in Business Law Asia Awards 2023.

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To Apply

At Baker McKenzie we welcome direct applications.

Please click on the Apply icon to start the online application process for this role.  We will then be in touch with you once we have reviewed your application. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Recruitment Team on either 020 7919 1000 or Recruitment.London@bakermckenzie.com 

For more information about this position or to discuss any adjustments you may require during the process please contact in confidence, David Roberts, Recruitment Manager, on 020 7072 5752 or David.Roberts@bakermckenzie.com   

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Baker McKenzie has a culture of diversity and inclusion in its DNA – since our beginning, the differences of our people have helped us to work fluently across borders, cultures and practices.  This is intrinsic to everything we do and underpins Baker McKenzie's vision to be the global law firm of choice.  We understand that organisations work best when people with different backgrounds and points of view are brought together.  We also know people perform at their best when they can be themselves at work.  Baker McKenzie is committed to serving our clients with innovative solutions brought about by a diverse talent pool and an inclusive community.

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