Indirect Tax 2-4

2-4 Year Lawyer (Tax) Sydney

Our clients Sydney Tax team has an excellent opportunity for a Lawyer to join, specializing in Indirect Tax (State based taxes) with an opportunity to also work in GST.

Working closely with a Partner with 25 years of experience in top tier firms, this is an exceptional opportunity for a Tax lawyer to join a supportive, solid and integrated team working on extremely high profile, major transactions that are market leading. Our lawyers are results driven and commercially aware and offer a cross-section of expertise on the accounting, financial services and corporate law aspects of taxation.

Key responsibilities

The role offers real career progression and an unrivalled opportunity to work on some of the largest and most complex deals in the current market, there could not be a better time for a high performing and ambitious tax lawyer to join the team.

As a member of the team, you will have significant exposure to clients, assisting and working on key aspects of transactions, including negotiations and drafting. You will also be an independent thinker, looking to eventually mentor junior lawyers and project managing matters through to completion.

The successful candidate will work across many practice areas of the firm drawing on specialist skills including corporate, real estate, major projects, finance, debt capital markets. 

Skills & Experience

  • To be successful in this role, you will have:

    • At least 2 years' post-qualified experience across a range of tax matters in a (preferably top tier) accounting or legal firm environment

    • Stamp duty and land tax experience. GST experience will be preferable but is not required

    • A strong academic record

    • The ability to drive matters forward

    • Ability to see the big picture but handle the detail

    • The ability to prioritise your time across a number of busy matters

    • A strong client service focus and work ethic; great resilience

    • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills - required for building client relationships and maintaining a positive team environment

    • An ambitious and focused determination to take your career to the next level

Chris Meharg