Senior Associate/Of Counsel - Advanced Tax Strategy Attorney (ATS)

Senior Associate/Of Counsel – Advanced Tax Strategy Attorney (ATS)

Goodspeed Merrill | Hybrid - In Person - Remote

Goodspeed Merrill is seeking a senior-level transactional tax attorney to join its Advanced Tax Strategies (ATS) group. This position would ideally be located in Dallas, Texas (Southlake Area) or Englewood, Colorado; however, a remote role would be considered for a candidate with a significant book of business.

This role is designed for an attorney with substantial hands-on experience advising, drafting and implementing sophisticated tax planning and transactional structures for entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, and high-net-worth clients. The attorney should have experience and familiarity with both corporate and individual wealth planning strategies, including family office structuring.

This is a key leadership role within ATS and involves close collaboration with the firm’s corporate practice group and trust and estate practice group; significant client-facing responsibility; and independent management of complex matters from initial structuring through final implementation.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Advanced Transactional Tax Planning & Drafting

Direct the strategic design and execution of high-value tax planning initiatives, including:

Tax-free mergers and acquisitions and related restructurings

Multi-tier corporate and partnership structures

Complex partnership agreements, including profits interests

Section 1202 QSBS planning and memoranda

Corporate conversions, reorganizations, and recapitalizations

Advanced planning including irrevocable trusts, grantor trust strategies and family entity structuring

Translate high-level designs into sequenced implementation plans

Ensure strategic alignment and efficient execution across multi-party transactions

Client Strategy & Relationship Management

Serve as a primary client contact on advanced tax planning matters

Explain complex tax concepts clearly and practically

Coordinate with clients, internal attorneys, and external advisors

Build and maintain long-term client relationships

Coordination and Mentorship

Coordinate clients, advisors, and internal teams on implementation and design of tax strategies

Oversee team execution and maintain high-performance standards

Mentor and guide junior and mid-level attorneys and staff

Maintain productive relationships with external advisors.

Growth & Leadership Opportunity

Opportunity to help scale a nationally recognized advanced tax planning platform

Participate in regional expansion initiatives

Shape team structure and hiring decisions

Potential pathway into practice group leadership

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

Deep, substantive transactional tax experience with hands-on drafting

Ability to operate independently with accountability

Strong communication and relationship-management skills

Professional presence in client-facing and internal settings

Calm leadership across complex, multi-party matters

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

LL.M. in Taxation strongly preferred (or equivalent experience)

8+ years post-JD tax practice with significant transactional drafting responsibility

Big-4 or accounting firm experience welcomed where it includes substantive planning and implementation

Compliance-only backgrounds are unlikely to be a fit

Selected candidates may be asked to provide a representative deal list and/or drafting sample demonstrating direct, hands-on involvement in advanced transactional tax planning and implementation.

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

Salary range: $170,000–$188,000 (depending on experience)

Quarterly bonus potential: 3%–16% of realized revenue

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, and supplemental benefits

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Bar dues and CLEs