Job Description
Join McGuireWoods' nationally recognized transactional tax practice and build a rewarding career at the forefront of the renewable energy industry. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a dynamic, collaborative team of tax lawyers and gain outstanding hands-on experience on the cutting-edge matters shaping the clean energy transition.
The Opportunity
As an associate, you will partner with our transactional tax lawyers to help clients navigate the complex and rapidly evolving tax landscape of renewable energy transactions. Your work will be varied, sophisticated, and high-impact, including:
- Advising clients on tax credit qualification, including beginning-of-construction, prevailing wage, and apprenticeship requirements under Internal Revenue Code Sections 45 and 48
- Supporting M&A transactions, tax equity financings, tax credit transfers, and other joint ventures
- Contributing to a practice that offers genuine depth of experience and meaningful client responsibility from day one
- 1–8 years of relevant experience at a law firm
- Demonstrated experience with tax credit transactions, tax credit transfers, tax equity financings, and tax opinion letters
- Excellent academic credentials (required); an LL.M. in taxation is preferred
- Admission to the Texas Bar, or eligibility for admission by waiver or examination
If you are looking to grow your career with a leading team and make a real contribution to the future of renewable energy, we would love to hear from you.
NOTICE TO SEARCH FIRMS: Firms that wish to present candidates to McGuireWoods LLP must have an active agreement in place. All search firm candidates should be submitted via the Search Firm Portal. All other unsolicited submissions by search firms will be deemed not accepted. For questions or access to the portal, please contact the appropriate Attorney Recruiting Manager.
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Join McGuireWoods' nationally recognized transactional tax practice and build a rewarding career at the forefront of the renewable energy industry. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a dynamic, collaborative team of tax lawyers and gain outstanding hands-on experience on the cutting-edge matters shaping the clean energy transition.
The Opportunity
As an associate, you will partner with our transactional tax lawyers to help clients navigate the complex and rapidly evolving tax landscape of renewable energy transactions. Your work will be varied, sophisticated, and high-impact, including:
- Advising clients on tax credit qualification, including beginning-of-construction, prevailing wage, and apprenticeship requirements under Internal Revenue Code Sections 45 and 48
- Supporting M&A transactions, tax equity financings, tax credit transfers, and other joint ventures
- Contributing to a practice that offers genuine depth of experience and meaningful client responsibility from day one
- 1–8 years of relevant experience at a law firm
- Demonstrated experience with tax credit transactions, tax credit transfers, tax equity financings, and tax opinion letters
- Excellent academic credentials (required); an LL.M. in taxation is preferred
- Admission to the Texas Bar, or eligibility for admission by waiver or examination
If you are looking to grow your career with a leading team and make a real contribution to the future of renewable energy, we would love to hear from you.
NOTICE TO SEARCH FIRMS: Firms that wish to present candidates to McGuireWoods LLP must have an active agreement in place. All search firm candidates should be submitted via the Search Firm Portal. All other unsolicited submissions by search firms will be deemed not accepted. For questions or access to the portal, please contact the appropriate Attorney Recruiting Manager.
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About McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has earned the loyalty of its many longstanding clients with deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their businesses and markets; innovative delivery of practical, business-minded solutions; and unmatched service. With 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide, McGuireWoods’ continuing success comes down to one simple fact: The firm listens to its clients.
That’s the reason they consistently place McGuireWoods among a select group of elite firms in surveys such as BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team, an annual ranking derived from unprompted feedback by general counsel and top decision-makers at Fortune 1,000 companies. McGuireWoods has been singled out for excellence on BTI’s Client Service 30 list 18 times.
Financial Times also repeatedly recognizes McGuireWoods as one of the most innovative law firms in North America.