Tax associate sought by Rutan & Tucker, LLP, one of California’s largest full-service law firms with a successful and expanding corporate and tax practice. Applicants should have 2-4 years of experience and have an understanding of corporate and partnership taxation, business transactions, and corporate law. Depending on the year level, candidates should have experience with structuring M&A transactions and drafting tax-related transactional documents. Emphasis will be on tax planning, federal and state tax controversy and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, business entity structuring, and general corporate practice. Candidates should be a California-admitted attorney from a firm with a comparable corporate and tax practice, a top law school with solid grades, and possess an L.L.M in taxation or Master of Business Taxation (MBT). The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work closely in a collaborative, low ego environment with our highly experienced team of corporate attorneys and paraprofessionals, representing a diverse group of reputable and well-established clients. This position will provide an excellent opportunity for responsibility, learning and career growth, including a realistic prospect of partnership. At Rutan & Tucker, we are dedicated to the belief that the practice of law is a profession, not just a business, and that being a professional means working hard, but also maintaining balance. This means taking time for our families, ourselves, and communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and are proud of the diversity of our workforce. Our headquarters at The Boardwalk in Irvine, CA offers state-of-the-art workplace design and technology, and is located in one of the greatest places in the world to live and work – just minutes from some of Southern California’s best beach communities and shopping and a short drive from both desert and local mountain resort communities. If you have the necessary qualifications and the desire to advance your career in an exciting and sophisticated corporate practice, please contact Jena Cree (jcree@rutan.com), Recruiting Manager. Salary Range: $215,000 – $260,000 depending on experience Rutan & Tucker, LLP is an equal opportunity employer.