Attorney - Tax
Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP
Binghamton, NY
Internship
Legal
Posted on December 1, 2022
Hinman, Howard & Kattell is seeking a tax attorney with a minimum of five years experience. The ideal candidate will have experiencing handling legal matters related to taxes and taxation for businesses, organizations, or individuals. Candidate's experience can range from international, federal, planning estates and trusts, state and local tax issues and should include strong general tax experience (partnership, corporate and transactional).
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Wealth and Estate Planning, provide individual, estate, tax, charitable and business planning and succession for high net-worth individuals and families and closely held businesses.
- Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
- Handling all phases of estate planning, including preparation and drafting of documents, preparing deeds and beneficiary designation forms.
- Advise and counsel clients on legal matters relating to taxes, from limiting tax liability to audit representation, mergers and acquisitions and prosecuting disputes with government entities who levy taxes.
- Litigate tax disputes in court if necessary.
- Negotiate tax settlements.
Requirements:
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Expertise in written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of federal, state and local tax laws
- Research skills
- Analytical thinking
- Negotiation skills
- Litigation experience
- Accounting skills and expertise
- Excellent knowledge of tax practices
- 5+ years of experience working as a tax attorney
- New York State bar admission or ability to wave in is required
- LLM is preferred