The Opportunity Group/ team description: Global tax practice Our global tax group has an in-depth understanding of the tax and commercial issues facing clients in the current economic climate, and lawyers in the team draw on their longstanding relationships with those clients to devise innovative and workable solutions to their problems, both in the contentious and non-contentious spheres. We act for some of the world’s pre-eminent companies, organisations and investment banks on a wide range of tax issues, providing transactional tax advice all over the world as an integral part of the transaction team. We also have a market leading tier one tax investigations and disputes practice servicing many of the same clients in relation to tax related business critical disputes and investigations. We are recognised for tax expertise in a number of specialist fields including: tax disputes and investigations, corporate M&A; real estate (including REITS), energy (including up-stream oil and gas) and infrastructure; insurance; investment funds and asset management; TMT and outsourcing; corporate rescue and restructuring, and finance. We encourage our fee earners to gain experience across the full range of transactions and disputes that the practice advises on, with a view to gaining a true breadth of experience. Our ability to draw upon the expertise of tax lawyers across our international network builds on the strength for our global tax offering to clients. Our lawyers play a pivotal role in sourcing and applying foreign tax advice to transactions and disputes in which our clients are involved. The global nature of our tax practice also reflects the "internationalisation" of certain aspects of tax law. We continue to be involved in the highest profile and often highest value transactions and disputes – recent examples of which have included: Bernie Ecclestone in one of the biggest tax fraud cases in British legal history Bharti Airtel on its US$1 billion acquisition of a 90% stake in OneWeb Limited, the US-based company that builds a constellation of satellites to enable global broadband access British Land on its sale of 50% of its share in the Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290 million, and subsequent 50:50 joint venture to accelerate the delivery of this 53 acre development Coca-Cola HBC AG on its agreement to acquire Brown-Forman Finland Oy, owner of the Finlandia vodka brand, from Brown-Forman Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Brown-Forman Netherlands BV Hotel Chocolat on its high profile recommended cash acquisition by Hive Bidco, Inc, a subsidiary of food giant Mars Orsted, the Danish energy group, in a tax dispute in the Court of Appeal which relating to the availability of tax relief for expenditure incurred in developing four of their UK offshore wind farms Sky on its £30 billion offer by Comcast; its £18.5 billion recommended takeover by 21st Century Fox; and its £7 billion acquisition of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland Key internal relationships Supervising lawyer, other group partners, solicitors/associates, trainees/graduate solicitors, paralegals, secretarial staff Key external relationships Clients, peers, contacts, other firms and professions (eg financial advisers, intermediaries, experts and local lawyers) Primary objectives Deliver excellent client service and manage and deliver discrete pieces of legal work. Build a solid foundation of commercial and legal expertise within a chosen area of law and strengthen relationships with clients, frequently acting as a direct point of contact. Be responsible for some management and delegation of work to and support of junior colleagues. Play an active role in the life of the team. Key responsibilities Role-specific – the opportunity to both: advise on a broad range of transactions, including in relation to the taxation of M&A often with a strong emphasis on cross border deals, corporate restructuring, energy taxation (including upstream work), equity and debt capital markets, finance, UK real estate, projects, funds and private equity; and work on tax disputes and investigations with the disputes specialists within the team, backed by the firm's leading disputes practice. Responsibilities will vary depending on level of qualification and experience to date; our culture is to reward ability and enthusiasm with responsibility early, and our associates are encouraged to adopt a client facing role. Support the firm and others - extend effective relationships across the global network; contribute to the development of team members; uphold the firm’s values; contribute to the firm’s initiatives; take steps to cultivate an excellent reputation and profile in the market and internally; attend marketing/industry events and draft or help prepare articles, precedents and know-how materials; lead the development and delivery of training and presentations. Qualifications, skills and experience: 2-5 years' PQE; however we are open to considering candidates with more or less experience. We are looking for a strong technical tax lawyer, able to make the most of contentious and non-contentious opportunities that will exist. A willingness to tackle new areas and apply knowledge and experience across a varied diet of matters will be key for any successful candidate. Private capital and / or real estate experience is desirable but not essential. Ability and drive to work on bespoke, big-ticket and complicated transactions and disputes. Team Corporate Working Pattern Full time Location London Contract type Permanent Contract Diversity & Inclusion At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work. We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.