- Founded in 1985 by Mr V Lakshmikumaran and Mr V Sridharan with humble beginnings, the firm started with a Tax Practice but has gradually expanded to other areas. LKS are now a full-service law firm offering litigation, consulting and advisory services in Tax, International Trade, Corporate, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Rights and Food Safety Law through the support of our 700+ professionals.
- LKS’ clients include several Fortune 500 companies, Indian industry leaders & groups as well as small & medium enterprises. The firm has 14 offices located across India in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Allahabad, Kochi, Jaipur and Nagpur.
- The Junior Associate will be responsible for evaluating and interpreting electronic documents for relevancy and privilege with utmost care of quality on document review projects. This is a 3-months contract employment with a possible performance-based extension to a permanent role.
Job Type
Full-time
Position
Associate
Mode
In-office
Office Location
Delhi/Mumbai
Team
Indirect Tax litigation
Essentials
Qualification: LLB from a known Law School with strong academic track record.
Key Skills
- Excellent Communication and Drafting Skills.
- Strong Analytical and researching skills
- Proactive, reliable and with an attention to details
Eligibility
0-3 years of experience Indirect Tax would be preferred i. e. GST, Customs, etc.
Job Profile
- Assisting the client in responding to the department during the course of enquiry, investigation and audit.
- Preparing reply to Show cause notice/audit replies.
- Meeting with the tax officers for hearing as and when required
- Preparing tax appeals to be filed at the Joint Commissioner (Appeals)
- Preparing tax appeals to be filed at the Court (i.e. Tribunal, High Court / Supreme Court)
- Assisting seniors for representation before various judicial forums.
- Comprehensive research on various topics.
Client service delivery/execution
- Ability to pro-actively identify and discuss technical issues with clients while being mindful of firm risk issues
- Handle tax matters with regard to preparation of submissions, replies to notices, appeals etc., meeting the tax authorities, representation during appeals along with seniors etc.
- Executes the work on a multiple client base. Assumes near independent responsibility for smaller clients
- Develops rapport with middle layers of client management.
Develops commercial acumen
- Stays abreast of firm wide and competitor activities and general business trends
- Brings value to the client and manager by applying this knowledge in delivering solutions to clients
Networking & Identification of opportunities
- Begins to identify new opportunities for existing clients and communicates to senior
- Networks internally within the peer group and other levels in the firm in order to gain understanding of issues that may impact the clients
Develops Strong knowledge base
- Stays abreast with the latest development in the tax and other laws.
- Contributes to the knowledge management activities of the firm.
Application Procedure
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