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Associate - Tax

Tax & StructuringBusiness & Commercial
London
MARKET INDEX RECORD

Verified against the public source on 06 Nov 2026.

ROLE OVERVIEW FROM THE FIRM
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We have an opening for an experienced Tax Associate to join our leading UK Tax practice. Practice and Role Summary The UK Tax Group at Freshfields continues to excel, providing top quality advice on a broad range of the highest profile and most complex mandates and contentious tax matters. We are (and have for many years been) ranked in the top tier and are consistently recommended as a leading tax firm by the major tax directories, which note our impressive strength in depth. We are the only firm to be ranked as Band 1 by Chambers in both the UK Tax and UK Contentious Tax categories (as well as Band 1 for Europe-wide Tax and Global Tax). Rather than one or two star names, the entire team is of high calibre. It is this which distinguishes our practice and accounts for the quality of the work we attract and the standard of advice we deliver. Our partners feature heavily in the top echelons of various tax directories and rankings and many of our associates are regular contributors to our blogs, podcasts and thought leadership pieces. The London tax team offers specialist advice on all areas of corporate tax. It provides support for the firm’s corporate clients and also has a strong stand-alone tax practice, advising on some of the most complex tax disputes and advisory tax mandates in the market. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging, engaging work across the breadth of the team’s practice that will give you the opportunity to make your mark and progress your career. We believe there is no better place to work. Key Responsibilities Associates enjoy a wide range of work including: • Corporate & Private Capital - Our corporate tax practice covers the full spectrum of public and private M&A, IPOs, demergers, restructurings, returns of capital, joint ventures and private capital transactions. • Finance and Restructuring - Our tax finance and restructuring work covers all types of corporate equity and debt based‑ work as well as innovative solutions for restructuring and refinancing corporate debt in turbulent markets. • Real Estate - Our real estate tax practice continues to cover a wide range of commercial real estate activity, acting for

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Discipline
Legal
Role type
Fee-earner
Practice focus
Tax & Structuring
Practice group
Business & Commercial