I’m a M&A Tax Manager based in NYC and based on the current market, it feels like I could go just about anywhere — Big 4, mid-tier, boutiques, even a few in-house roles.

For those of you who’ve made a similar move (or are in the know), where would you go and why? What’s been your best career decision in this space — culture, comp, deal flow, exit opportunities, “work-life balance”, etc.?

Would love to hear real experiences as I think about this over the holidays. TIA.

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This is not a good deals environment so you aren't "going anywhere" that isn't another grindhouse firm to work on DD reports for Mark, John and Stacy. Also note that when it is a good deals environment, there are a total of 10-20 legit in house roles, and most of those aren't hiring tax folks that don't have biglaw experience.

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Tax Insurance. Good pay (great bonus structure), better hours, no billing time.

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Would you mind talking a bit more to the work life balance part? I imagine you still have to work nights and weekends a bit since it’s still tied to the deal flow, but curious how often that happens

lol, no responses. We are stuck in MAT forever…

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What is tax insurance? Could you please provide an example of a firm?

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