Corporate Paralegal

The Weaver Experience

Weaver is a full-service national accounting, advisory and consulting firm with opportunities for professionals in many different fields. We seek to bring a human element to the world of accounting, which includes creating a diverse, collaborative, and entrepreneurial workplace culture. Our leaders truly care about the well-being of all our employees and encourage them to pursue their ambitions.

While our business is based in numbers, our success is truly based on people. It’s why we commit to supporting our people not just in their professional growth, but also in their ability to lead balanced, integrated lives. At the foundation of that commitment are our core values. Weaver’s core values were created specifically to empower our people to deliver extraordinary service and be their best selves. Our goal is to balance high development with high performance in order to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.

Learn more about our services, industry experience and culture at weaver.com.

Position Profile

Weaver is looking for a Paralegal to join its Tax Controversy team/group. The role includes assisting the Head of the Tax Controversy team in resolving tax disputes for clients across various industries.

 Job Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting responses to tax authorities.
• Assist in developing response templates.
• Conduct tax and legal research and analysis.
• Liaise with external parties including clients and tax authorities.
• Maintain client response files and manage response deadlines with tax authorities.
• Support with administrative tasks.
• Assist with drafting external tax content.
• All other duties assigned.

 Qualifications

• Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced controversy group  – i.e., highly organized self-starter with ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines with little supervision.
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Excellent communication skills - presentation, written, and verbal.
• College degree, plus 2-4 years paralegal experience.

Weaver Compensation and Benefits At Weaver, our most valuable resource is our people. We take the time to evaluate our employees’ wants and needs and invest our resources accordingly. Weaver goes beyond offering competitive health benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan. Learn more here – Weaver benefits. We support our employees by offering flexible scheduled time off (STO), minimum of 56 hours of sick and safe leave, 11 holidays, and 2 scheduled recharge days!

We also offer in-house CPE and learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development department. Our multi-faceted internal learning program including technical improvement, practice development, management/leadership training, and whole-life growth. Our goal is to balance both high development with high performance to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.

People are our formula! At Weaver, we recognize that everyone brings different strengths, backgrounds, and working styles to our team. We cultivate a safe and inclusive work environment that celebrates each individual’s unique qualities through visibility, progression, advocacy, and support. We are proudly an equal opportunity employer.

What’s next? Interested applicants should apply directly to the job posting. Applications for this position will be accepted for at least 5 days from the date of posting. We encourage any candidate who is interested and qualified to apply as soon as possible. You may apply to multiple roles. Be sure to upload your most recent resume and ensure that it is attached to your application. By registering, you are only activating an account and creating a presence. Please apply directly to a position of interest. You will receive a confirmation email after completing an application for a role. After reviewing your application, a friendly Weaver Recruiter will contact you soon and walk you through the hiring process. Thank you for exploring a career with us. We look forward to meeting you!  

Currently, we are not accepting resume submissions from third-party staffing agencies for this role. This role is Employee Referral Program eligible.