Associate

at  Jones Day

ABOUT US

Jones Day is a global power house with 40 offices and more than 2,400 lawyers globally. Jones Day is the largest law firm in the United States, one of the ten largest law firms in the world. It is recognized as one of the most elite law firms holding approximately half of the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, and FT Global 500 as clients.
In Australia, we are committed to further growth in the local market across our four offices located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

WHAT WE OFFER IN THIS ROLE

We are excited to grow our high performing tax team in Australia and are seeking a highly motivated lawyer with tax experience who is enthusiastic about the stimulation and challenges of tax law.

As an Associate in our tax practice, you will have:

• an opportunity to work directly with and learn from industry-leading Tax Partners based both domestically and internationally;
• exposure to our large international and domestic clients;
• broad experience across tax disputes and transactions;
• well-rounded and hands-on training;
• direct Partner support and supervision due to our non-hierarchal approach;
• exceptional opportunities for internal development and progression; and
• a supportive environment, working with highly capable, driven and committed professionals.

Our tax team was acknowledged in the Chambers Asia-Pacific (Band 1): “It’s an elite team, and a key strength is that the team members provide strategic value and insight in their own right.”

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• a minimum of 3 to 7 years’ experience in tax (preferably with tax litigation / dispute resolution experience, although not a must);
• a style that fits our high performing, inclusive, supportive and team-based culture;
• exceptional attention to detail;
• an ability to support multiple teams and competing priorities; and
• an ability to cut to the chase and deliver solutions and commercially focused outcomes