The Atlanta or Charlotte office of McGuireWoods seeks an associate for the Business Tax Group in the Tax & Employee Benefits Department.

A diversely skilled group, we provide a range of legal and financial assistance for our business and high-net-worth clients: business tax, employee benefits and executive compensation, and private wealth services.  Key partners on our team draw from experience they gained as stakeholders and government officials who helped to shape the very laws, policies and enforcement measures we navigate daily on behalf of our clients.

The transactional tax lawyers of McGuireWoods LLP provide comprehensive legal advice to domestic corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, investment groups and other enterprises, as well as to foreign entities and individuals seeking to do business in the United States. We deliver effective counsel at every stage of a company's development, including the following areas:

• Business acquisitions, reorganizations, spin-offs and divestitures
• Partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures
• S corporations
• Capital markets transactions

Candidates should have 1-4 years of experience in a law firm. The associate will work with McGuireWoods’ transactional tax lawyers to assist clients with issues relating to the tax aspects of business transactions, such as advising clients on sophisticated transactions, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, tax credits, joint ventures, renewable energy projects, and inbound and outbound international investments. Experience with drafting transactional agreements is a plus. Excellent academic credentials required and an LL.M. in taxation is preferred. Please submit cover letter, resume and transcript.

Disclaimer: At this time, McGuireWoods will not be accepting applicants submitted through search firms or headhunters for this position. All qualified candidates must submit their own applications for consideration.

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