Job Description

About the role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed recent graduate or school leaver to join a high-performance global tax team in a world-leading professional services law firm and work towards a professional tax or accounting qualification.

As an Apprentice in our Tax Team, you will have a pivotal role in providing a high-quality service to the business and the firm\'s 500+ partners across the world through a wide range of regular and ad hoc tax and administrative processes.

Working closely with tax and finance colleagues at the London head office and across the globe, this role is varied, challenging and complex. It offers opportunities to gain a wide range of skills and experience through on-the-job training, in-house training programmes, support from friendly, approachable, and experienced colleagues and full support towards a relevant qualification (ATT + CTA/AAT/ACCA).

About us:

Linklaters is a multi-national commercial law firm, with 30 offices in 20 countries worldwide.

We have been named as one of The Times\xe2\x80\x99 Top 50 Employers for Women, recognised by Stonewall as a top employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a top employer for advancing social mobility.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further. We also recognise that women, especially, may hesitate to apply if they feel they may not meet every requirement listed despite being excited by the role. If this sounds like you, we\xe2\x80\x99d really encourage you to apply.

We are looking for candidates who have:

An interest in exploring a career in tax

Work experience in an office environment

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strong problem-solving skills

A strong work ethic and time-management skills

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Our benefits:

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you\'ll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships

Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

Pension and flexible savings options

Income protection and life assurance

Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

Electric car and cycle to work schemes

Emergency family care

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave

Travel insurance and season ticket loan

Option to join sports and social clubs

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( for legal roles or for business team roles).

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