At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide strategic tax advice on complex matters and collaborate with a dynamic team.
- Company: Leading national law firm with a supportive and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, flexible working, and generous leave.
- Other info: Opportunity for career progression and work-life balance across multiple locations.
- Why this job: Join a top-ranked team and make a real impact in tax law.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor with 2+ years' PQE in tax law and strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 85000 £ per year.
Join a Legal 500 ranked Corporate and Real Estate Tax team that combines technical excellence with a collaborative, supportive culture. Our client, a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK, is seeking a specialist Tax Solicitor to join their highly regarded Corporate and Real Estate Tax team. This is an exceptional opportunity to work alongside a cohesive team of 15 lawyers, providing pragmatic tax advice to a diverse range of clients including owner-managed businesses, private equity firms, and complex corporate structures.
If you're an ambitious tax lawyer with 2+ years' PQE looking for a role that offers genuine career progression, flexible working, and the chance to work on sophisticated tax planning matters, this could be your perfect next move.
About the Role
As a Tax Solicitor, you'll manage a varied and intellectually challenging caseload, providing strategic tax advice across multiple sectors and client types. You'll work collaboratively within a specialist team of 15 tax lawyers, developing your expertise and building strong client relationships while contributing to the team's continued growth and success.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Advising on complex tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions
- Supporting corporate reorganisations and restructuring
- Providing strategic advice on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), VAT, and employment taxes
- Working with owner-managed businesses, private equity firms, and unit trusts
- Developing and implementing sophisticated tax planning strategies
- Handling exit strategies and offshore structuring
- Collaborating with corporate and private wealth teams
- Supporting groups of companies with complex tax planning requirements
- Drafting and reviewing tax-related documentation
- Contributing to employment tax and remuneration planning
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships across diverse sectors
- Identifying tax-efficient solutions for clients' business challenges
This role offers excellent variety, working with high-profile clients on complex tax matters, with genuine autonomy and support from a nationally recognised team.
What We're Looking For
Essential Requirements:
- Qualified Solicitor with minimum 2 years' PQE in tax law
- Strong background in corporate tax advisory work
- Proven analytical skills with a commercial approach to tax planning
- Excellent communication and client relationship management skills
- Ability to work flexibly across multiple office locations
- Commitment to a collaborative and inclusive team environment
- Passion for delivering pragmatic, solution-focused tax advice
- Ability to manage complex tax matters with attention to detail
- Strong technical tax knowledge with commercial awareness
Desirable:
- Experience in private equity or owner-managed business tax planning
- Additional qualifications in tax (CTA, ATT)
- Experience with international tax structuring
- Track record of business development or client relationship management
- Knowledge of emerging tax technologies and digital tax solutions
Exceptional Benefits Package
Our client is committed to being an employer of choice and offers an outstanding benefits package that reflects their genuine care for employee wellbeing and work-life balance:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience £55,000-£85,000
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Enhanced pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Life assurance and income protection
- Flexible working arrangements across 13 office locations
- Hybrid working policy
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Family-friendly policies and support
- Option to work across multiple office locations
Senior Corporate & Real Estate Tax Solicitor/Director employer: Trades Workforce Solutions
Aurora Energy Research is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and collaborative work culture in the heart of Oxford. With a focus on employee growth and development, we provide ample opportunities for professional advancement while ensuring a flexible, hybrid working environment that promotes work-life balance. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to innovation in energy research, where your contributions will directly impact user engagement and product excellence.
Contact Details:
Trades Workforce Solutions Recruitment Team
