Associate - Tax Controversy

Our Australian Dispute Resolution practice is best known for our work on large, complex litigation. Our strength is bringing together multi-disciplinary and, as appropriate, cross border teams that work seamlessly together to comprehensively respond to our clients' issues.
We are focused on financial institutions, infrastructure & construction, energy, mining, commodities, pharmaceutical & life sciences, technology & innovation and government disputes. We work across all classes of disputes including international arbitration, class actions, regulatory investigations, public inquiries and general commercial disputes in all Australian courts and tribunals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate to join our Litigation practice, based in Melbourne. As a part of this high performing team you will gain exposure to a variety of contentious Federal and State tax and revenue matters including:

• Large and complex ATO compliance enquiries, including significant audits
• Significant tax cases in the Federal Court and AAT (including cases concerning Part IVA, transfer pricing, the capital/revenue distinction, capital gains, taxation of financial arrangement etc)
• Cases in the State Supreme Courts (including stamp duty and land tax cases)

Requirements:

• 2+ years PQE
• A strong desire to work on complex, high profile litigation matters
• Excellent written, drafting and verbal communication skills

The successful candidate will need to be an engaging, and highly motivated individual with exceptional academic achievements. At Norton Rose Fulbright, you will be rewarded with genuine career prospects and an excellent team environment renowned for its collaborative culture, passion for client service and professional development opportunities. Remuneration will be commensurate with relevant experience.
Norton Rose Fulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment where all employees can bring their whole selves to work. We embrace the opportunity to contribute to the communities in which we work which underpins our strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. We provide a range of opportunities in which our people can make a difference to their local and global communities including through pro bono legal work, charitable giving, volunteering and support for the environment.
We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a silver employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian Workplace Equality Index.We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
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