Junior Federal Tax Associate Attorney

San Francisco office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a junior federal tax associate attorney with 2-4 years of experience. The candidate should preferably have 2-4 years of experience in a broad-based federal transactional tax practice, including handling matters such as the following: domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, buyouts, joint ventures, and strategic alliances; private equity and hedge funds; real estate and REIT taxation; complex capital markets transactions including structured notes; bankruptcy and workouts; structured finance and securitization; leasing, lending, and project finance. Should have Bar Admission in New York.

The candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills: concisely and effectively communicate complex matters in oral and written form. Strong academic credentials in law school coursework are essential.

Although the San Francisco office of this full-service, multi-national juggernaut is known primarily for its large Litigation department, its Business department is growing and, in fact, includes an outstanding International Transactions practice. Despite its size and impressive stature within the legal community, insiders claim the firm maintains a ?small firm? culture ? associates are neither competitive nor pretentious and the firm itself is notoriously not hierarchical. Salaries are competitive (although associates complain the firm will never be the first to raise salaries), and billable hour pressure is manageable.