Corporate Tax lawyer NQ – 5 years’ PQE LONDON

City-based commercial law firm is looking to recruit a Corporate Tax lawyer of 0 to 5 years’ PQE. The Tax team acts for corporations, entrepreneurs, management teams, pension funds and local authorities in a range of domestic and international tax advice. The team provides transactional support for corporate, banking and real estate transactions, in relation to corporation tax, income tax, capital gains tax, withholding taxes, VAT, SDLT, stamp duty and the construction industry scheme, as well as delivering tax structuring advice and stand-alone advisory work.  The successful candidate will be involved in a broad range of tax advisory work and transactional support for UK and international clients. The successful candidate will be expected to advise clients and assist with the tax aspects of the following: • structured real estate transactions • M&A, joint venture and other corporate transactions • funds: hedge and debt, real estate and other asset classes • international tax structures and cross-border transactions • structured (asset and Islamic) finance and capital markets • insolvency and restructuring • and, relevant VAT and indirect tax issues.

In addition to the transactional support work, the successful candidate will also undertake Report writing; Drafting tax advice; Transactional drafting (including tax covenants, tax warranties and TOGC provisions); and, HMRC clearance letters. If you are qualified, you will currently specialise in Corporate Tax and if you are newly-qualified, you will have undertaken a seat in Corporate Tax during your training.