Tax Controversy Associate

The role

This is your opportunity to join our dedicated Tax Controversy team, which routinely advises and represents multinational companies in managing and defending tax disputes at all administrative and judicial levels. 

The team works with multinational corporations, privately owned companies, partnerships, limited liability companies, high-net-worth individuals and trusts and estates in all aspects of sophisticated tax disputes and criminal tax matters around the world. 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with our international offices and colleagues in neighbouring fields such as criminal law, employment law, regulatory law, IP law and corporate law, which allows us to provide comprehensive and solution-orientated advice when representing our clients. We work as one team, combining our knowledge and experience to deliver the best solutions for our clients.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Working as part of our highly regarded global team, candidates will enjoy a broad diet of work that will cover complex tax controversy matters including (but not limited to); 

• Tax and transfer pricing audits, enquiries and investigations
• Pre-audit strategies and post-audit proceedings
• Tax criminal proceedings and in tax‐related liability proceedings
• Full-service assistance in connection with VAT, Customs and Excise Duties, Income and Corporate Tax disputes, including negotiating successful settlements and appealing assessments at every level of tribunal and court
• Advice on voluntary disclosure of tax evasion and disclosure submissions
• Negotiations with tax authorities on tax rulings and advance pricing agreements and in mutual agreement procedures

ABOUT YOU

We do not set upper or lower limits of PQE for any of our vacancies. We have however given an indicative PQE as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have between 2 – 4 years PQE are likely to have the right level of knowledge and have gained the right level of experience needed to be able to undertake this role. 

The ideal candidates will: 

• Have a professional qualification in tax, accountancy, or law
• Have experience working in a professional tax environment, ideally with experience in tax controversy
• Possess strong technical skills, with an international awareness and focus to their work
• Be able to demonstrate an excellent academic record and the ability to manage more junior team members
• Be able to create and deliver sustainable, high quality client service whilst also considering client’s wider business objectives
• Be keen to get involved in business development
• Be able to handle multiple priorities, working to sometimes conflicting timescales in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Build trust and rapport to develop effective relationships, internally and externally

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

HYBRID WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.