Our client, a full service Austin law firm, seeks a mid-level attorney with tax and estate planning experience to join their team. The Mid-Level Real Estate Attorney will handle a diverse caseload, with a particular focus on federal, state and international taxation of corporations, partnerships, and high-income individuals. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our firm’s growth and client development efforts. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, ambitious, and eager to take on new challenges while benefiting from a collaborative work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Practice includes wills, trusts, family limited partnerships, charitable planning, probate and estate administration.
Forming, structuring, and restructuring corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and all other types of business organizations, executive compensation and stock option plans, taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs, investments, sales, and like-kind exchanges, financings and workouts, tax credit transactions such as the rehabilitation tax credit and low-income housing tax credit, inbound and outbound international transactions, international operations, and international employees, international transfer pricing, state franchise, income, sales, and use taxes, planning strategies, such as installment sales, grantor trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, GRATs, family limited partnerships, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable lead trusts.
Advise clients on life insurance planning, including the use of life insurance trusts, private placement insurance, and premium payment arrangements such as split-dollar and premium financing.
Qualifications:
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
Licensed to practice law in Texas.
3+ years of experience in tax and estate planning, preferrable from a law firm setting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proven ability to analyze complex legal issues and develop strategic solutions.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a drive for professional growth and client development.
What We Offer:
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
A supportive and collegial work environment that values collaboration and professional development.
Opportunities for career advancement and growth within the firm.
Access to a diverse and interesting caseload with significant responsibility and client interaction.
A firm culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.
