Firm background

Arnold Bloch Leibler is a premier Australian commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. We provide strategic legal and commercial advice to a diverse range of Australian and international corporations, ultra high-net worth individuals and large private groups/family offices.

Arnold Bloch Leibler has developed a reputation for its innovative, commercially focused advice and is regularly involved in some of the most important landmark transactions and taxation disputes in the country, helping clients with their most important or difficult legal matters - when their reputation is at risk, in crisis situations or before embarking on key initiatives.

The Taxation Practice
Arnold Bloch Leibler is renowned within the Australian business, legal and accounting communities as being the 'go-to' taxation law practice for corporate leaders, international corporations, entrepreneurs, wealthy private clients and senior executives seeking tax advice. Recently the ABL Tax team was recognised as a market leading ‘Tier 1’ practice by Doyle’s Guide, was recognised by Best Lawyers as the 2027 ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for tax law and successfully represented the taxpayer in the recent High Court matter of CoT v Bendel.

We advise our clients on significant taxation audits and disputes and provide commercial tax advice on complex transactions for public and private groups. Our tax lawyers have formidable taxation knowledge and an unrivalled reputation for vigorously negotiating with the highest-ranking officials from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Our lawyers are expected to have a commercial mindset and advise across a diverse range of income tax and indirect taxation matters, working closely with all the other ABL practice groups.

The Role
An outstanding opportunity exists for an experienced lawyer (circa 4-5 years PQE) to join our preeminent, growing and dynamic Sydney tax practice, working predominantly with our Sydney partners Clint Harding and Jonathan Ortner. You will also work closely with our Melbourne-based partners Mark Leibler AC, Paul Sokolowski and Shaun Cartoon.

You will have an exceptional legal mind, as well as commercial and strategic nous. You will be challenged and provided with the opportunity to take carriage of matters with autonomy.

More specifically you will have:

• a passion for practising taxation law;

• proven experience working on a broad range of taxation matters with a focus on ATO audits, reviews and tax disputes;

• the ability to identify key issues and key evidential matters in a legal matter;

• an appreciation for tax issues associated with ultra-high-net-wealth individuals and private groups;

• strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with partners, other lawyers, clients, the ATO, counsel and other internal Arnold Bloch Leibler departments;

• the ability to work as a productive member of a team; and

• the ability to interact with clients confidently and build effective working relationships.

Staff benefits
The salary package offered for this position is competitive and includes a range of benefits, including:

• on-going training through the firm's professional development program;

• a fully subsidised corporate gym membership and wellness program;

• in-house fully subsidised café;

• prime CBD location;

• free legal advice for wills, estate planning and conveyancing; and

• discounted corporate health insurance through a leading Australian health fund.

Applications
If you are interested in working at a dynamic firm that has built its success on legal innovation and outstanding career opportunities, please submit your letter of application and CV to the Human Resources team via the ABL website www.abl.com.au/careers.