Role: Junior Associate (NQ‑2 PQE)
Department: Tax; Location: London
We have a market‑leading tax team that consistently advises on some of the most complex and high‑profile corporate and real estate transactions, alongside a broad range of specialist areas including asset finance (with particular focus on aircraft and ship transactions), cross‑border tax and financing arrangements, international trade, customs duties and import VAT, employment taxation and incentives, and tax disputes, investigations and appeals for multinationals, owner‑managed businesses and high‑net‑worth individuals. The team also regularly supports major insurance underwriters, brokers and agents on a wide range of business‑critical tax matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the three tax partners with their wide range of work described above.
- Work closely with existing tax associates and help supervise the tax team.
- Assist with internal and external profile raising/marketing, including delivering internal training talks to different departments within the firm and helping to write tax bulletins/updates.
- Participate in regular tax‑know‑how training sessions, help prepare and deliver our monthly Tax Case Update sessions, and the regular Finance Bill update sessions.
- Assist the tax, corporate and real estate partners with pitches to new clients or new mandates.
- Attend marketing/business development events.
Skills & Experience
- Qualified lawyer NQ‑2 years PQE, ideally with post‑qualification experience in tax.
- Demonstrated experience in corporate tax, ideally gained within private practice (legal or accounting firm).
- Exposure to a broad range of tax matters, with an interest in developing across multiple areas of a full‑service tax practice.
- Experience advising, or a strong interest in advising, high‑profile international clients, particularly within the insurance and/or real‑estate sectors.
- Strong academic background with excellent technical tax knowledge.
- Proven ability to manage a varied caseload with confidence and autonomy where appropriate.
- Commercially minded with an entrepreneurial approach to problem‑solving.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective client relationships.
- High level of attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Collaborative team player who values a supportive, collegiate working environment.
- Commitment to ongoing learning, technical development and delivering high‑quality client service.
- Candidates with relevant in‑house experience (e.g. HMRC or similar organisations) will also be considered.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.
