Tax (SALT) Associate Attorney

Job Title:Tax (SALT) Associate Attorney

Job Overview
An established law firm in Cincinnati, OH, seeks a skilled and dedicated Associate Attorney to join its Tax Practice. This role focuses on state and local tax matters, encompassing a variety of tax areas such as sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, property taxes, and income taxes. This is a unique opportunity for a tax professional with a strong background in SALT law to collaborate within a dynamic legal environment. Additional experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) or nonprofit taxation is beneficial but not essential.

Duties

• Provide legal counsel and guidance in state and local tax matters, including sales, property, income, and gross receipts taxes.
• Support clients through tax planning and compliance within relevant jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with team members to analyze tax implications related to client business transactions.
• Engage in research to address complex tax issues and to provide clients with insightful recommendations.
• Draft and review tax-related legal documents and provide strategic legal advice to clients.
• Contribute to the Tax Practice through collaboration and knowledge-sharing with colleagues.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in tax law, specifically with state and local taxation.
• Familiarity with sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, property taxes, and income taxes.
• Experience in M&A tax or nonprofit tax is a plus.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Admittance to the Ohio State Bar (or eligibility for reciprocal admission).

Certifications

• An active member of the Ohio Bar Association or eligible to practice law in Ohio.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills with a focus on providing precise, strategic tax solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Effective collaborator with a commitment to teamwork in a professional setting.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Job Location

• Cincinnati, OH

This Vault-ranked firm has a client-first mindset, where attorneys are rewarded based on their listening and understanding their clients' goals, thinking creatively and aggressively to advance those goals, and obtaining the clients' ultimate success. Attorneys at this firm partner with members of the firm's affiliated businesses to provide comprehensive service to clients. These partnerships allow clients to access business consulting across a variety of disciplines. The attorneys truly work as one team to help their clients succeed. This modern, progressive firm boasts a highly respectful, transparent workplace culture, which fosters creativity, teamwork, inclusion, diversity, and service to clients and communities. This firm emphasizes significant investment in the communities where their attorneys live and practice. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.