Tax Associate

Job Description

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Our client is a distinguished, well-established full-service law firm located in Los Angeles. Joining their dynamic Tax, Trusts & Estates Department, you will work directly alongside practice group partners on high-impact transactional matters for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, emerging businesses, and private companies.

Why Join

• Strong Earning Potential: Competitive base salary ($230k–$350k) with target compensation up to $475k, plus bonus upside for exceeding 1,900 billable hours and origination credits.
• Direct Partner Collaboration: Work side-by-side with recognized industry leaders without getting lost in large-firm bureaucracy.
• High-Value Practice: Hands-on exposure to complex middle-market M&A, private equity structuring, and sophisticated wealth preservation strategies.

Key Experience & Requirements

• Law Firm Experience: 4 to 8 years of law firm practice dedicated strictly to income/transactional tax law 
• Transactional Tax Expertise: Deep experience advising private entities (S corps, C corps, partnerships) on M&A, joint ventures, dispositions, and restructurings.
• Drafting Proficiency: Proven track record drafting, negotiating, and reviewing tax provisions, indemnifications, partnership allocation provisions, and purchase price allocations.
• Pre-Transaction Restructuring: Direct counseling on pre-transaction restructurings 
• Qualifications: JD degree from an accredited law school, active California Bar license (or immediate eligibility), and US work authorization without sponsorship.