Senior Tax Attorney – R&D Tax Credits & Federal Tax Controversy (Houston)
AARC Environmental, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
AARC Group is seeking a highly experienced Tax Attorney to join our growing R&D Tax Credit and Federal Tax Controversy practice in a Partner-Level leadership role. This opportunity is designed for a senior legal professional with deep expertise in IRC §41, IRC §174, and federal tax examinations, who is motivated to lead engagements, build a practice, and participate meaningfully in revenue generation.
This is not a technical back-office role. We are seeking a strategic legal leader who thinks like an IRS examiner, builds defensibility accordingly, and wants to help shape a nationally recognized tax controversy platform.
What You’ll Do • Interpret and apply IRC §§41 and 174, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, and judicial precedent • Lead IRS and state examinations, Appeals, and controversy strategy • Draft and oversee audit-ready technical memoranda and legal opinions • Develop IDR response frameworks and defensibility models • Establish internal legal review and risk governance protocols • Advise CFOs, Controllers, and engineering teams on defensible tax strategies • Help expand AARC’s national tax controversy and R&D advisory platform
What We’re Looking For • JD required; LL.M. in Tax preferred • 7+ years of federal tax experience • Strong R&D credit and/or tax controversy background • Experience handling IRS audits, Appeals, or litigation support • Entrepreneurial mindset with interest in practice development • Ability to collaborate with CPAs, engineers, and technical professionals
Compensation & Partner-Level Economics We offer an
exceptional compensation package
structured for senior talent, including: • Competitive base salary • Performance-based bonus structure •
Partner-level revenue participation on originated and managed engagements • Leadership authority in shaping and scaling the practice
This role provides true revenue participation — not merely profit sharing — with significant upside for a motivated practice builder.
Why AARC? AARC Group is an engineering-driven consulting firm with national reach and deep regulatory expertise. Our tax platform integrates legal defensibility with technical substance — built for scrutiny, not marketing.
If you are looking to step into a genuine partner-level platform with real economic participation and leadership authority, we welcome a confidential conversation.
This is not a technical back-office role. We are seeking a strategic legal leader who thinks like an IRS examiner, builds defensibility accordingly, and wants to help shape a nationally recognized tax controversy platform.
What You’ll Do • Interpret and apply IRC §§41 and 174, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, and judicial precedent • Lead IRS and state examinations, Appeals, and controversy strategy • Draft and oversee audit-ready technical memoranda and legal opinions • Develop IDR response frameworks and defensibility models • Establish internal legal review and risk governance protocols • Advise CFOs, Controllers, and engineering teams on defensible tax strategies • Help expand AARC’s national tax controversy and R&D advisory platform
What We’re Looking For • JD required; LL.M. in Tax preferred • 7+ years of federal tax experience • Strong R&D credit and/or tax controversy background • Experience handling IRS audits, Appeals, or litigation support • Entrepreneurial mindset with interest in practice development • Ability to collaborate with CPAs, engineers, and technical professionals
Compensation & Partner-Level Economics We offer an
exceptional compensation package
structured for senior talent, including: • Competitive base salary • Performance-based bonus structure •
Partner-level revenue participation on originated and managed engagements • Leadership authority in shaping and scaling the practice
This role provides true revenue participation — not merely profit sharing — with significant upside for a motivated practice builder.
Why AARC? AARC Group is an engineering-driven consulting firm with national reach and deep regulatory expertise. Our tax platform integrates legal defensibility with technical substance — built for scrutiny, not marketing.
If you are looking to step into a genuine partner-level platform with real economic participation and leadership authority, we welcome a confidential conversation.