Position:Tax Lawyer
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Downtown Montreal, Quebec
Anticipated Start Date: Immediate

Overview:

Levy Salis LLP is a fast-growing, versatile, and dynamic firm of lawyers and notaries specializing in tax and estate planning. We are looking for a tax lawyer to join our ambitious, creative, and collegial team in the pursuit of customized solutions at the cutting edge of the law and best practices. Working from our downtown Montreal office, you will be at the heart of a legal practice that values a holistic and innovative approach to tax and estate planning.

Reporting to the Partner and a Senior Associate in the Tax Group, you will be part of a team of experienced and versatile specialists from diverse backgrounds, able to meet the varied needs of our clients in tax matters. This is a unique opportunity to work on challenging and complex projects combining the practice of tax, corporate and estate law.

Main Responsibilities:

• Generally, advise and support our clients on the legal and tax aspects of their estate planning and operations, as well as corporate reorganizations, real estate transactions and intergenerational transfers;
• Draft legal opinions on highly specialized tax issues;
• Draft detailed memoranda setting out legal transactions to be implemented during the planification and analyzing their legal and tax impact;
• Draft legal documentation in support of corporate transactions and various commercial contracts;
• Draft estate planning documents (wills, powers of attorney, trust deeds, etc.);
• Develop and document various transactions in the context of complex estate settlements;
• Continue and assist the firm in the continuous updating of knowledge in tax and estate planning;
• Contribute to the writing of publications, blogs and participating to podcasts on current tax and estate planning topics.

Skills, Qualities, and Qualifications:

• Member in good standing of the Quebec Bar;
• One (1) to seven (7) years experience in a relevant field of practice;
• Specialized training diploma in taxation (M.Fisc, D.E.S.S. Fisc., Fundamental Tax Course offered by CPA Canada) or relevant experience;
• Intellectual curiosity;
• Bilingual: English and French, both spoken and written;
• High-level legal writing skills;
• Collegial nature.

Please submit your CV, a cover letter and university transcripts to info@levysalis.com with the subject line: Application for Tax Lawyer

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted.