Federal Tax Attorney

Charleston, West Virginia

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is currently seeking an experienced federal taxation attorney to work in its Charleston, West Virginia office. Qualified candidate will have 5 - 10 years' experience of federal tax research and planning in individual, corporate, partnership, tax-exempt and taxpayer advocacy matters. Experience in estate planning, family business succession planning for high net worth clients, and probate and trust administration of taxable estates a plus. Candidate must enhance the client acquisition, advisement and retention process by contributing sophisticated advice to income tax planning, wealth transfer, and philanthropic planning. 
 
Ideal candidate must have an excellent academic record, a strong work ethic, strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with a team, superior judgment, excellent research and writing skills, the ability to effectively handle multiple projects, the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action, and the ability and desire to develop business.  Candidate must be licensed in West Virginia.

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, 401(k) and profit sharing.
 
Qualified candidates should reply to recruiting@spilmanlaw.com

Corporate Paralegal

Charleston, West Virginia

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is seeking a Paralegal with experience in corporate transactions including entity formations, mergers, conversions, dissolutions, share issuances and similar transactions as well as public record searches.  The ideal candidate for this position will have paralegal experience in a law firm environment supporting corporate and/or public finance practice group.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide general corporate and transactional support to attorneys across multiple office locations.
• Assist with the preparation and filing of documents to effect entity formations, qualifications, amendments, dissolutions and withdrawals, and minutes and consents for shareholder and board meetings.
• Assist with the preparation and filing of documents to effect mergers, conversions, share issuances and similar transactions.
• Support attorneys on corporate transactions including public record searches, coordination of signatures and closing deliverables, assembly of final documents and ensuring post-closing tasks are accomplished.
• Order UCC lien searches, and order business entity documents from public offices (certified charter, certificates of existence, etc.).
• File UCC documents with state offices.
• Participate in and help manage due diligence projects.
• Prepare initial drafts of legal documents for attorney review.  
• Simultaneously coordinate and track multiple transaction schedules at once to ensure draft and final document delivery in an accurate and timely manner.
• Attend closing transactions and assist with document organization.
• Interact with clients and other transaction participants in a professional and courteous manner by phone, written correspondence or in person.
• Prepare and file forms with the Internal Revenue Services, including SS-4s.
• Conduct research and perform library and online searches.
• Prepare and distribute final transcripts for closings.
• File and database/records maintenance for all closing transcripts.

Requirements

• Well organized and detail-oriented
• Able to effectively handle multiple tasks, prioritize projects and complete work in a fast paced work environment within time constraints
• Motivated, self-directed individual with ability to anticipate and resolve issues
• Ability to take initiative to accomplish tasks with minimum supervision
• Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Team player and be willing to help other team members during peak time
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed
• Solid computer skills, knowledge of and experience using MS Word, Outlook Calendar and Excel required
• Knowledge of document management system
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong proofreading skills
• Ability to travel as needed

Minimum qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience as a paralegal in a law firm setting, supporting a corporate and/or public finance practice group
• Must have prior experience in public finance, commercial loan transactions and/or corporate law
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate is preferred.

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Spilman interviews during the fall and spring for summer associate positions. If you are interested in a summer associate position in one of our offices and do not see your school listed below, please submit your cover letter and resume to hr@spilmanlaw.com.

We have scheduled interview dates as follows. If you would like to speak with one of our representatives, please contact your Career Services office.

Upcoming Interviews

• University of Richmond | August 20, 2019
• West Virginia University | August 23, 2019
• American University | August 24, 2019
• Washington & Lee University | August 26, 2019
• University of Kentucky | August 28, 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC provides equal employment opportunity in compliance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations and does not discriminate against any individual based on race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or non-pregnancy conditions including childbirth or other legally protected classes. We do not necessarily have any job openings merely because we have provided a job application.

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