Senior Associate/Counsel – Advanced Tax Strategy (ATS) - Remote

Overview

A growing law firm is seeking a senior-level transactional tax attorney to join its Advanced Tax Strategies (ATS) group. This leadership role involves drafting and implementing sophisticated tax planning and transactional structures for entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The position requires close collaboration with the corporate practice group and independent management of complex matters from initial structuring through final implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic design and execution of advanced tax planning initiatives, including:
  • Tax-free mergers and acquisitions and related restructurings
  • Multi-tier corporate and partnership structures
  • Complex partnership agreements, including profits interests
  • Section 1202 QSBS planning and memoranda
  • Corporate conversions, reorganizations, and recapitalizations
• Translate high-level designs into sequenced implementation plans
• Ensure strategic alignment and efficient execution across multi-party transactions
• Serve as primary client contact on advanced tax planning matters
• Explain complex tax concepts clearly and practically
• Coordinate with clients, internal attorneys, and external advisors
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships
• Coordinate clients, advisors, and internal teams on tax strategy implementation and design
• Oversee team execution and maintain high performance standards
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level attorneys and staff
• Maintain productive relationships with external advisors
• Participate in growth initiatives including regional expansion and team structure decisions
• Potential pathway into practice group leadership

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• LL.M. in Taxation strongly preferred or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years post-JD tax practice with significant transactional drafting responsibility
• Experience at Big-4 or accounting firms welcomed if it includes substantive planning and implementation
• Deep, substantive transactional tax experience with hands-on drafting
• Ability to operate independently with accountability
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills
• Professional presence in client-facing and internal settings
• Calm leadership across complex, multi-party matters

Selected candidates may be asked to provide a representative deal list and/or drafting sample demonstrating direct, hands-on involvement in advanced transactional tax planning and implementation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $170,000 – $188,000, depending on experience
• Quarterly bonus potential: 3% to 16% of total realized revenue, with no billable hour requirements; bonuses tied to clear objective metrics
• Medical insurance (employer pays 75% of employee-only coverage)
• Dental insurance (employer pays 50% of employee-only coverage)
• Vision insurance (employer pays 50% of employee-only coverage)
• Life insurance (employer pays 100% of employee-only coverage)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (employer pays 100% of employee-only coverage)
• Voluntary critical illness, accident, life, and hospital indemnity options
• Attorney student loan support program
• 401(k) plan with employer matching up to 3.5%
• Discretionary paid time off
• Holiday pay (9 days per year)
• State bar dues and CLEs covered
• Hybrid work eligibility
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Location

Office located in Englewood, Colorado, in the Meridian Business Park near I-25 and Lincoln.