Tax Attorney

Position: Senior Income Tax Associate
Locations: Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco, CA
Practice Group: Taxation, Trusts & Estates

Direct Counsel is seeking a Senior Income Tax Associate with 6+ years of substantive tax experience, particularly in transactional tax, to join the Taxation, Trusts & Estates Department at a premier California law firm. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the tax aspects of M&A and/or real estate transactions, with experience managing junior associates and/or paralegals and handling significant client interaction. This role will focus heavily on pass-through entities and C-Corporation planning, including QSBS and irrevocable trust structuring, in the context of M&A, family office planning, real estate ventures, estate planning transactions, internal restructurings, and litigation/employment...

Direct counsel is seeking a Tax Associate with at least four years of transactional tax experience to join its team in New York. The ideal candidate will have a background in corporate transactional and partnership taxation, with experience in M&A, debt transactions, portfolio investments, and tax-efficient structures for joint ventures.

About the Tax Section

The tax team offers a broad transactional tax practice, focusing on M&A (both domestic and cross-border), advising investment partnerships, and structuring tax-efficient solutions for fund formation, acquisitions, and dispositions. The team also represents developers and investors in renewable energy projects, with expertise in federal tax credits and incentives.

Responsibilities

The Tax Associate will:

• Advise clients on M&A transactions, financing transactions, and portfolio investments.
• Design and implement...

Position: Tax & Benefits Attorney (Principal)
Location: Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; Portland, OR
Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years)

Direct Counsel is seeking a Tax & Benefits Attorney with extensive experience in corporate and transactional law to join a leading law firm’s Tax & Benefits practice. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex business matters, including mergers, reorganizations, acquisitions, and other high-stakes transactions, as well as the development, implementation, and regulation of ESOPs and ERISA-governed plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate complex transactional projects
• Advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions
• Collaborate within a firmwide client service team to deliver...

Tax Associate – Portland, OR

Direct Counsel is seeking a Tax Associate with 2+ years of income tax experience to join the Tax and Benefits Group at a highly regarded firm in Portland. This associate will collaborate with a successful, dynamic team on impactful projects and have access to a full-service bi-coastal platform, supporting both client service and business development. This role offers the opportunity to counsel clients on complex state and federal tax matters, including structuring sophisticated transactions across various industries. The position is ideal for a candidate seeking a supportive environment with national-level exposure.

Why Join This Firm?

As part of the team, you’ll work in a collegial office environment that emphasizes client service, professional growth, and teamwork. Resources, mentorship, and opportunities to participate in pro bono and public service matters will be available. The firm is known for...

Tax Associate, Partner or Of Counsel with 5 or more years of experience to join our Taxation, Trusts & Estates department. Ideal candidates will have experience advising clients on individual, partnership, S-corporation and C-corporation income tax matters, in addition to M&A transactions. Excellent academic credentials, as well as strong written, interpersonal and communication skills, are required. Candidates should be able to work in a team while also handling significant individual responsibilities. Large firm experience and an LL.M. in Taxation are preferred. Admission to the State Bar of California is required. Please send a cover letter, resume and transcript to Wendy@directcounsel.net

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• 3-5 years of experience in tax law.
• Strong understanding of federal and state tax laws and regulations.
• Excellent...

Direct Counsel has partnered with a national law firm who has an opening in multiple offices for a Tax Controversy Associate in their Litigation Department. The ideal candidate will have four to six years of relevant experience.

Qualifications: Juris Doctorate (JD) and LLM in Taxation required. Must be licensed to practice law in the state where the office resides.    

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strong research, writing skills, and academic record.
• Tax controversy experience (audits, appeals) required.
• International tax experience required.
• Experience in tax litigation.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including, but not...

Direct Counsel has partnered with a premier, International law firm in their search for a 3rd to 5th year Tax Attorney to join their tax practice. The Tax attorney provides expert legal advice and representation on tax-related matters to clients. This role involves interpreting tax laws, regulations, and policies, and applying them to complex legal issues to ensure compliance and optimize tax strategies.

Candidates can be based in the firm's Colorado, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, Santa Monica, or Washington DC.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of tax experience, including advising on some combination of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and international transactions
• a high level of motivation, initiative and excellent problem solving skills,
• strong client relations skills and experience handling several concurrent ongoing matters
• a high level of academic...

Smoker & Company is a thriving CPA firm with offices located in Lancaster and Berks County. Our mission is to meet the total accounting, tax and business development needs of our clients in order to enhance the value of the business and individuals we are privileged to serve.

We are currently seeking a Tax Attorney to support our clients’ state and local tax needs. The ideal candidate for this role would have undergraduate education and/or experience in accounting as well as a law degree and experience.  Compensation is based on experience.

Requirements

·         Creating and applying the state and local tax laws to benefit our clients while minimizing their tax obligations

·         Completing Sales & Use Tax Reverse audits

·         Reviewing client companies' accounts payables data and using tax...

Williams Parker law firm, the region’s largest and oldest law firm founded in 1925, is actively seeking a best-in-class Corporate Tax Attorney with 2-5 years of experience in corporate, tax, or healthcare to join our client-centric team. Whether you are already licensed to practice law in Florida - or planning to relocate and willing to sit for the Florida Bar in the near future – you are encouraged to apply.

As a Corporate Tax Attorney at Williams Parker, your clients will range from vast multinationals to lean, fast-growing firms. You will be joining a team of attorneys who have industry-specific experience in many sectors and counsel our clients through the full corporate lifecycle, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, liquidations, financings, and formations. Our cross-disciplinary team takes on the full scope of our clients’ legal needs and leverages our experience across multiple areas, including labor and employment, finance, tax,...

Smoker & Company is a thriving CPA firm with offices located in Lancaster and Berks County. Our mission is to meet the total accounting, tax and business development needs of our clients in order to enhance the value of the business and individuals we are privileged to serve.

We are currently seeking a Tax Attorney to support our clients’ state and local tax needs. The ideal candidate for this role would have undergraduate education and/or experience in accounting as well as a law degree and experience.  Compensation is based on experience.

Requirements

·         Creating and applying the state and local tax laws to benefit our clients while minimizing their tax obligations

·         Completing Sales & Use Tax Reverse audits

·         Reviewing client companies' accounts payables data and using tax...

Smoker & Company is a thriving CPA firm with offices located in Lancaster and Berks County. Our mission is to meet the total accounting, tax and business development needs of our clients in order to enhance the value of the business and individuals we are privileged to serve.

We are currently seeking a Tax Attorney to support our clients’ state and local tax needs. The ideal candidate for this role would have undergraduate education and/or experience in accounting as well as a law degree and experience.  Compensation is based on experience.

Requirements

·         Creating and applying the state and local tax laws to benefit our clients while minimizing their tax obligations

·         Completing Sales & Use Tax Reverse audits

·         Reviewing client companies' accounts payables data and using tax...

Direct Counsel is looking for a temporary/contract attorney with knowledge in taxation of non-profit entities and corporate governance of non-profit entities with 5 or more years of experience. The firm offers a collegial atmosphere and a competitive compensation package.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist companies, organizations, and people with tax-related legal challenges. This includes assisting businesses in reducing their tax liability risk.
• Represent clients in tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or other taxing authorities.
• Knowledgeable about tax rules and regulations, as well as accounting and company law.
• Possess skills that are common to most attorney roles, such as written and spoken communication, research, and negotiation.
• Advise and counsel clients on tax-related legal issues ranging from limiting tax...