Job Description

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world\xe2\x80\x99s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It\xe2\x80\x99s not just about our global network of offices; it\xe2\x80\x99s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It\xe2\x80\x99s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Our Practice Area

The Global Tax Group supports clients by bringing insight to the business and legal intricacies of the full spectrum of international tax matters. The Group is widely recognized for its forward-thinking approach, having handled numerous precedent-setting global firsts.

As an associate in our London office, your work will be varied and fast-paced, handling a wide range of cross-border transactional and advisory matters for private equity houses, financial institutions, multinational companies and sovereign wealth funds. From the moment you join, you will be given significant responsibility\xe2\x80\x94undertaking such tasks as coordinating communications within your team and with clients, liaising with foreign counsel, stress-testing tax structures, verifying UK tax summaries and reviewing due diligence reports.

A fast-paced practice with a high turnover of matters, the workload can be intense but is always rewarding\xe2\x80\x94especially in terms of the excellent opportunities for professional development. You will often be working in international, multidisciplinary teams\xe2\x80\x94learning from colleagues within the Global Tax Group, and leading lawyers across practices as varied as M&A, Capital Markets and Real Estate.

Position Summary

We are looking for associates with interest and experience in taxation law to join our London office.

In addition to strong academic credentials, you should possess a good breadth of legal and commercial knowledge, excellent technical skills, and the logical rigor to grasp the tax intricacies of cross-border structuring, advisory and transactional matters.

Excited by the challenge of developing and implementing complex tax structures, you should combine an eye for detail with the creativity and confidence to devise innovative solutions. Given the rapid pace of our practice, you will need to be highly organized\xe2\x80\x94comfortable meeting tight deadlines, managing multiple workstreams, and producing flawless tax analyses in a timely fashion.

Both oral and written communication skills will be major assets\xe2\x80\x94enabling you to convey complex information to colleagues and clients in a way that is clear and succinct. A team player with a global mindset, you should be excited by the opportunity to work alongside lawyers across the firm\xe2\x80\x99s international offices and practices.

Self-motivated, you will need to display a willingness to take ownership of projects, and a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset that allows you to anticipate clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs and independently develop tax-efficient solutions that fit their businesses.

Qualifications

• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
• Commercial and business awareness
• Ability to see the big picture
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects
• Excellent drafting skills
• Driven by professional growth
• Strong professional presence
• Client service focus
• Team player
• Strong judgment
• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative
• Long-term interest in business and tax law
• International experience a plus
• Good understanding of the key risks and issues involved in cross-border transactions
• Experience on advising on numerous commercial contracts in a tax context, in particular share and asset purchases, credit agreements, bond documents (e.g. offering memoranda, purchase agreements, indentures, trust deeds etc.), corporate approvals, offering circulars etc

Location and Reporting

• This is a London based role with potential for international travel
• This role reports to Laura Hoyland and Will Smith.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

1The above is a general description of the essential duties aspsociated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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