Junior Tax Associate

Job Description Summary:

Fenwick & West has one of the nation's leading tax practices. The tax group's sophisticated and cutting-edge practice serves clients throughout the United States and across the globe through planning, controversy, and transactional tax work. Fenwick’s tax group has an exciting client base and has advised and represented more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as hundreds of startups, investment funds, and private companies. The group is a thought leader in rapidly developing areas of federal tax law, including developments relating to blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies. Several tax partners teach international, corporate, and blockchain tax classes at Stanford Law School and UC Berkeley School of Law.
Fenwick is deeply committed to training and mentoring the next generation of legal professionals. Associates can expect meaningful responsibility, direct client contact, one-on-one mentorship with partners, and sustained professional development in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Job Description:

We are seeking a junior Tax Associate with 1 – 3 years of experience to join our Seattle Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Boston, New York, Santa Monica, or Washington, D.C. office. The ideal candidate will have some corporate, M&A, and international tax experience at a law firm. Current judicial clerks are also welcome to apply.

Superior academic credentials, intellectual rigor, excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills are a must. We require that the candidate be barred in the state of the office they are submitting their application for or are eligible to sit/waive into the next bar exam in that state.

Please apply online and include a cover letter, resume, and law school transcript.

Benefits and Compensation Details:

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The anticipated range for this position is:

$225,000 - $310,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.  Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.