Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join our growing Tax team in Sydney. This role will have a focus on stamp duty and GST, as well as land tax and customs duty.
Our practice
Baker McKenzie's Tax practice act as trusted tax counsel to global multinational companies (both Australian and foreign) on their key tax risks and transactions. Baker McKenzie is growing its tax practice in Australia and is looking to recruit more associates into its Sydney based tax team.
Baker McKenzie offers associates the opportunity to work on all aspects of planning, transactions and dispute resolution. We have an experienced and well respected Sydney tax team of 4 partners and 15 senior associates and associates. We work in all areas of income tax (including corporate tax, funds taxation and ultra-high net worth individuals and families), transfer pricing, GST, stamp duty, land tax, employment taxes. We encourage our associates to develop a career path focused on their areas of interest, and offer exposure to all areas of the law. Our ability to provide integrated tax advice to our clients sets us apart from other firms in the Australian market.
Most of our work is multijurisdictional, meaning you will be regularly working with any our global legal team and clients located in Europe, Asia or the Americas. Our multidisciplinary service offering means you will be regularly working in teams with lawyers from our Corporate, Employment, Banking & Finance, Litigation, Intellectual Property and Real Estate Groups.
We have a strong culture of developing our own team. We provide both financial support and paid study leave for associates to undertake their LLM. We generally hire at the 2-4 year level of experience from Big 6 law firms and (with appropriate qualifications) Big 4 accounting firms. We prefer to promote from within demonstrated by two of our tax partners having started as junior associates in the tax group.
About you
You will have:
* minimum 2 years' experience in Australian indirect taxes – experience in both stamp duty and GST is especially desired;
* relevant experience in a top tier or leading international firm preferred;
* a strong client service orientation;
* strong technical, drafting and commercial skills;
* business development aptitude, interest, and experience;
* a strong academic background;
* excellent analytical, communication, and research skills;
* a commitment to high work standards and strong attention to detail;
* an ability to demonstrate initiative and proactivity;
* an ability to develop strong relationships with clients and to take responsibility for this relationship;
* an ability to work well in a team environment (including across Australian offices and internationally);
* a willingness to learn; and
* a willingness to develop others through mentoring and sharing experiences commensurate with your level of experience.
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