Junior Federal Tax Associate

About Stoel Rives

Stoel Rives is a leading U.S. corporate and litigation law firm providing sophisticated business clients with high-quality legal services. We are nationally recognized for our work in energy and natural resources and have significant practices in corporate and M&A, finance, real estate, environmental and natural resources, technology, labor and employment, and litigation.

Our lawyers work collaboratively across practices and offices to understand our clients’ businesses and provide practical, business-driven solutions to complex legal challenges. At Stoel Rives, our people and their varied experiences, perspectives, and talents are among our greatest strengths. We are committed to an environment where lawyers and professional staff can collaborate, develop, and thrive.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a midlevel associate with approximately 4–6 years of experience to join our Federal Tax practice in our Portland office.

Our tax lawyers advise clients on the tax implications of complex business transactions, including choice-of-entity matters, mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, equity compensation, and other strategic transactions. The group works closely with attorneys across the Firm, particularly those in our corporate, energy, real estate, and other business practices, to structure transactions that achieve clients’ business objectives while minimizing tax costs and maximizing available tax benefits.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with public and private companies, partnerships, investors, developers, financial institutions, and other sophisticated clients across industries that include energy and renewable energy, agribusiness, technology, health care, manufacturing, natural

resources, transportation, and real estate.

This position offers significant opportunities for substantive responsibility, direct client interaction, professional development, and collaboration with lawyers across the Firm.

Areas of Responsibility

• Research and analyze U.S. federal income tax issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, and other business transactions.
• Assist in advising corporations, partnerships, LLCs, investors, developers, and other clients on federal income tax planning and transactional matters.
• Work with lawyers in the Firm’s corporate, M&A, energy, project finance, real estate, and other transactional practices to support practical and tax-efficient transaction structures.
• Assist with tax matters involving energy and renewable energy projects, including federal energy tax credits and tax-advantaged financing structures.
• Draft and review tax provisions in purchase agreements, partnership and LLC agreements, financing documents, and other transaction documents.
• Prepare tax memoranda, client communications, and other written analyses, and assist with tax due diligence.
• Monitor developments in federal tax legislation, Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, and other relevant tax authorities.
• Participate in client matters and assume increasing responsibility as experience and skills develop.

Experience Required or Preferred

• Approximately 1–3 years of relevant U.S. federal income tax experience; experience at an Amlaw 100 or 200 law firm, tax boutique firm, or the equivalent is preferred.
• A strong foundation in federal income tax principles and an interest in developing a transactional tax practice.
• Strong analytical, research, writing, communication, and organizational skills, along with a collaborative approach to client service.
• A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to, or eligibility for admission to, the Oregon State Bar.
• Coursework or experience involving corporate or partnership taxation, including Subchapter C or Subchapter K; exposure to M&A, joint ventures, financings, real estate, energy, renewable energy, project finance, or federal energy tax credits; and/or an LL.M. in Taxation, advanced tax coursework, or other meaningful federal tax training are preferred but not required.

What We Value

We are looking for an associate who combines strong technical skills with sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a practical approach to client service. Successful lawyers at Stoel Rives work collaboratively, communicate effectively, take ownership of their matters, and seek to understand both the legal issues and the business objectives behind them.

The Firm supports lawyers’ long-term professional development through meaningful work opportunities, mentoring and coaching, professional development programs, and a competency model designed to provide a roadmap for continued growth throughout an attorney’s career.