Lawyer / Senior Associate – Corporate Tax

About Us

Are you ready for a very different experience?

Hamilton Locke is a law firm evolving the traditional approach to corporate and commercial legal services. We are constantly removing the layers of bureaucracy, reacting quickly to change, providing exceptional service, and finding creative solutions to deliver smart advice.

We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Newcastle and Auckland, with our clients are located across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia.

We are agile and flexible in our approach, with innovative systems, processes and technology enabling our people to deliver smart and creative client solutions. We customise our delivery teams and models, so clients get exactly what they need from one place, exactly the way it’s needed.

We are an exciting and rapidly growing firm and have consistently been recognised as one of Australia’s fastest growing law firms.

The role

We’re looking for a Lawyer or Senior Associate to join our Tax practice in Sydney. We’re a diverse group, and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working and fun. 

This would be working closely with Seema Sandhu. Seema has extensive experience acting for clients across a range of industries including telecommunications, resources, financial services, professional services, transport and construction. She has advised clients on matters relating to M&A, private equity, tax structuring, property transactions, employee share schemes and general tax advisory.

Seema specialises in the tax-effective structuring of mergers and acquisitions, both cross-border and within Australia. She has advised on the Australian structuring aspects of various private equity funds, including their initial fund establishment, the acquisition, restructure and divestment of portfolio companies, and fund remuneration arrangements. Seema has also represented clients in managing tax reviews and audits from the Australian Taxation Office. 

We’re looking for someone: 

• with 4+ years’ experience in corporate tax;
• with a genuine passion for, and desire to develop further tax law expertise;
• who has a strong sense of purpose, ambition, confidence and a proactive approach to their work;
• with a desire to work with existing and new clients on business growth; and
•  who is friendly, has a sense of humour, is down to earth/authentic, and who is also hard working, focused and ambitious. 

Our people experience 

Hamilton Locke is a law firm with a difference working to evolve the traditional business model. We have built a high-growth, people-centric business that maximises our 'people experience' (PX) and believe this delivers the best 'client experience' (CX). We foster a vibrant culture, putting our people at the forefront of everything we do.

We are agile and flexible in our approach, with innovative state-of-the-art systems and technology that frees up our team from bureaucracy and administration. We actively develop a culture that supports employee health, wellness and development.

Put simply, we have created a work environment based on respect, trust, development, collaboration and innovation. This allows our people to grow and be the best version of themselves. In turn, this enables our people to do their best work, which ultimately makes our clients happy. This is a win-win-win.

We put our people’s experience at the centre of everything we do.

We are more than just a law firm.

How do we do this? Find out more here: hamiltonlocke.com.au/culture/

What’s in it for you 

• Be mentored in a supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and professional development opportunities. 
• A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats. 
• Flexible working arrangements. 
• A clear and transparent performance bonus scheme. 
• An extra week’s leave, as part of our employee personal development program. 
• A day birthday leave. 
• Support in building client relationships. 

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information.

For more information on Hamilton Locke, please visit https://hamiltonlocke.com.au/ or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Accessibility and Inclusion

At Hamilton Locke, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, and family and caring arrangements.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at talent@hpxgroup.com.au.

Agency submissions

Halo Group does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Halo Group will not be liable for a fee.

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