Transactional Tax Assaociate (Jr to Mid-Level)

Bay Area Transactional Tax Associate (Junior to Midlevel)

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a junior to midlevel transactional tax associate in the Bay Area (SF or Menlo Park). This is a true deal tax seat tied into market-moving corporate work, with meaningful reps and real runway.

Role summary

• Advise on tax aspects of M&A and other corporate transactions
  

• Structure and negotiate tax provisions alongside corporate, PE, and finance teams
  

• Work directly with a tight Bay Area tax bench and collaborate across offices on national and cross-border matters
  

• Location: San Francisco or Silicon Valley (Menlo Park)
  

Candidate profile

• 1 year of law firm experience focused on transaction tax, with significant M&A exposure
  

• Comfortable drafting and negotiating deal documents and tax deliverables
  

• Sharp issue-spotter who can translate tax into practical deal guidance
  

Why this role

• Deal flow that stays busy: the corporate platform is consistently ranked at the top of the market, and tax sits close to the action (Chambers Band 1 corporate/M&A recognition at the firm level)
  

• Lean team, real responsibility: a growing Bay Area group led by two tax partners, with cross-office support when needed
  

• Training and mentorship are built in: structured development plus day-to-day partner access in a smaller local team
  

• Market compensation: Cravath-scale base salary, plus discretionary bonus
  

• Well-being resources: a long-running firmwide program with dedicated support infrastructure