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Associate Lawyer – Corporate Tax

  • Full Time
  • calgary

Urban Legal Recruitment Inc.

Our client is a leading regional law firm. Their operations began in 1980 and they have now grown to approximately 65 lawyers. They continue to be ranked in the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada Guide: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business as “Highly Regarded for Corporate/Commercial – Alberta”. Our client is a member of TAGlaw, a global alliance of more than 160 high-quality, independent law firms and is one of the largest legal networks in the world, having been ranked by Chambers and Partners as an Elite Law Firm Network. Their clients include business leaders and emerging entrepreneurs, public corporations, private corporations, trusts and estates.

Our client is now seeking to add a talented mid-level Tax Associate. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to take a leadership role in the continued development of this practice area by marketing their services to both internal and external clients.



The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in continuing to learn under the guidance of an experienced senior tax partner in a sizable regional law firm with robust practices in Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Litigation, Real Estate and Family Law.

Qualifications and Attributes

  • 3+ years experience practicing taxation law (including in the context of estate planning) with either a major or intermediate Canadian law firm or a law firm associated with one of the major accounting firms.
  • Completion of In depth Tax Course or LLM in tax would be an asset
  • Experience in advising individuals, private corporations and public corporations on income tax and GST issues.
  • Strong analytical, matter management, research and writing skills.
  • Self-motivated and entrepreneurial, with exceptional communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
  • Qualified to practice law in Canada:

Our client is offering the following:


  • Competitive base salary
  • Competitive yearly bonus program
  • Relocation incentive if applicable
  • Excellent health benefits
  • Additional educational incentives
  • Viable opportunity for partnership
  • 1500 billable target


Interested and qualified applicants are asked to forward their resume in confidence to Stacy Cowan at stacy@urbanlegal.ca

At Urban Legal Recruitment we guarantee discretion and confidentiality. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.