Mid-Level Tax Associate – Business Strategies (ATS)

Goodspeed Merrill • Bedford, TX

51d • Hybrid

About The Position

Goodspeed Merrill is seeking a mid-level tax associate (Business Strategies) to support advanced business and transactional tax strategies for entrepreneurs and closely held companies. This role is designed for an attorney with strong hands-on experience drafting and implementing sophisticated tax planning and transactional structures for entrepreneurs and closely held businesses. This position plays a key role in the execution and implementation of advanced tax strategies within ATS and involves close collaboration with the internal ATS team. The role emphasizes disciplined execution of entity-based and transactional planning.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• LLM in Taxation strongly preferred (or equivalent experience)
• 4-8 years post-JD tax practice with significant drafting responsibility
• Big 4 or accounting firm experience welcomed where it includes substantive planning and implementation
• Comfort operating within defined workflows

Nice To Haves

• Preference for structured, detail-oriented technical work experience
• Strong execution habits and reliability
• Compliance-only backgrounds are unlikely to be a fit

Responsibilities

• Implement complex tiered partnership and corporate structures
• Support QSBS planning, reorganizations, and tax-efficient transactions
• Draft and review transactional tax memoranda and step and implementation plans
• Execute planning steps with precision and consistency
• Coordinate internally to support transaction timelines
• Maintain documentation quality and planning continuity

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Quarterly Bonus Potential
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Attorney Student Loan Support Program
• 401(k) plan - with Employer matching
• Discretionary Paid Time Off
• Holiday pay
• State Bar dues and CLEs
• Hybrid Potential
• Voluntary Critical Illness, Accident, Life, and Hospital Indemnity options
• Professional Growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level