Associate - Tax Disputes (Nq - 5pqe) - London, United Kingdom - Charles Russell Speechlys

Charles Russell Speechlys

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Team info
We have an exciting opportunity for an associate to join our Tax Disputes and Investigations team to work on specialist
contentious tax matters. The role will involve working closely with Hugh Gunson, our Head of Tax Disputes and
Investigations.

The team's work is very broad, involving handling tax disputes and investigations for a wide range of clients, from
internationally mobile high net worth clients and other private individuals, family businesses and trustees, through to
entrepreneurs and corporates, both small and large. These cover the full range of UK taxes, both direct and indirect;
including income tax, CGT, inheritance tax, SDLT, corporation tax and VAT. A significant element of the team's work
involves remedying unsuccessful planning (often involving complex trust arrangements), including claims for mistake and
rectification in both the UK and offshore jurisdictions, as well as handling tax
- related professional negligence disputes
and other trust and commercial disputes with a tax angle.

Tax disputes and investigations work is seen as a key growth area for the firm. The team has recently been ranked for

the first time in Legal 500, with Hugh also personally ranked as "Up and Coming" in Chambers for Contentious Tax.

The Tax Disputes and Investigations Team sits within the firm's wider, market-leading Private Wealth Disputes team,
which is led by Graeme Kleiner who is supported by 5 Partners and 13 specialist fee across the London
and Guildford offices.

The Role:

This role will support Hugh in continuing to grow and develop his and the Firm's Tax Disputes and Investigations practice.

There will also be an opportunity to work on business development initiatives in increasing the firm's profile by way of articles in legal and tax journals, engaging in client marketing, contributions to seminars and conferences etc.

Applicants should have strong technical skills and ideally some relevant tax and/or litigation experience. They should also be able to demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop.

We are looking for someone with an appetite for developing a broad practice across the whole range of contentious matters, including both private client and corporate tax.

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities (this is a broad but not exhaustive list):_**- Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of client's particular needs

Understand scope of task, manage time effectively and perform well under time and work pressures
Take a 'hands on' approach to managing own files and a broad case load
Have good technical ability and a willingness to be engaged in a broad range of matters
Engage in client marketing and business development activities including attending internal and external events
Draft more complex documents with minimum instruction and supervision
Provide client advice in a succinct, practical and persuasive manner
Contribute to divisional knowledge and knowhow initiative's
Be a strong team player
Build rapport with clients and develop an effective working relationship
Be flexible and willing to go the extra mile
Have excellent all round IT skills, MS Office including Excel and Word