Deloitte Lunch Presentation

The Deloitte lunch presentation will take place tomorrow, September 30, 2009 at noon in room 115 B-C.

Application Deadlines

IRS Office of Chief Counsel applications are due tomorrow, September 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM in my office. Please remember to submit your materials in duplicate. One copy will be mailed to the National Office while the other copy will be mailed to the Seattle office.

Also, please note that the application deadlines for KPMG and Deloitte include the online portion of the application. If you do not complete that portion by the deadline, your application may not be considered.

Honor Code Presentation Today

This is a reminder of today's meeting with Associate Dean Nicolas regarding the School of Law's Honor Code this afternoon at 3:30 in Room 133. This meeting is required for all new students in the Graduate Program in Taxation. If you are unable to attend, please see Gloria or Allison in the Tax Program office to make arrangements to view a podcast recording of the presentation.

Tax Lockers

We are currently out of lockers for tax students. However, if some people who reserved a locker would be willing to share, we may be able to accommodate a few more students. Please email Allison at ablahna (at) uw.edu if you are willing to take on a locker buddy.

Thanks!

Honor Code Presentation

Associate Dean Peter Nicolas will be giving a presentation on the Honor Code Tuesday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m. in room 133. All new students are required to attend this half hour lecture, and will be asked to sign a statement verifying they will abide by the Honor Code.

IRS Office of Chief Counsel Lunch Presentation

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel lunch presentation will take place today at 12:00 PM in Room 117.

Foster Law Group - Job Posting

JOB DESCRIPTION: CONTRACT ATTORNEY

POSITION: Contract Attorney with law firm that specializes in estate planning and nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, both domestic and international, with offices in Seattle and Bainbridge Island.
Primary Function: Work primarily from home on tax research, particularly in the area of tax-exempt organizations; opportunity to assist with estate planning, probate and nonprofit matters.

Hours: 8-10 hours a week.

Pay: Commensurate with experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

Tax research and writing
Assist with exempt organization matters

Other Responsibilities:

Assist with estate planning and probate matters

Necessary Qualifications:
• Outstanding writing abilities
• Outstanding research abilities, particularly utilizing internet-based research
• Outstanding ability to manage the opportunity to work primarily from home
• Outstanding knowledge of and comfort with business use of computers in a paperless office
• Team player with excellent ability to communicate with a variety of clients
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Course work or experience in the law of tax-exempt organizations
Preferred Qualifications:
• L.L.M
• Coursework or experience in estate tax and international taxation
• Proficiency in a foreign language

Please mail resume to:

Foster Law Group, PLLC
355 Ericksen Avenue, Suite 401
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Change to take-home exam policy

For those of you who are familiar with the take-home exam policy, please be aware that the faculty has altered this policy according to the 11-01-1997 Faculty Resolution. Take-home exams will now be given out on a specific day, and must be returned by 8:30 a.m. the following day, regardless of the time it was picked up the day before. In other words, if you would like a full 24 hours to complete the take home exam, you must pick up the exam by 8:30 a.m. Tax students should be aware that Prof. Drake's T501 take-home exam has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 17. Questions on this policy may be directed to lawnews@uw.edu.

Orientation Reminder

We will be holding an orientation for new students on September 24, beginning at 5:00 p.m. At the orientation, you will receive course materials, syllabi, Westlaw and Lexis passwords, and other items. There will be a brief program beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by a food and drink reception. You are strongly encouraged to attend this important informational and social event. Faculty will be there to answer your questions and there will be a chance to meet those who will be entering the program with you. If, however, you are unable to make it, please send an email to Allison (ablahna (at)uw.edu) or Gloria (gstrickl (at)uw.edu).

We hope to see you there!

IRS Office of Chief Counsel Applications

For those of you applying to the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, please submit your application materials to me in duplicate no later than Wednesday, September 30, at 2:00 PM. One copy will be sent to the National office and the other will be sent to the Seattle office.

If you plan to attend the lunch presentation on Wednesday, September 23, but haven't already sent me your lunch selection, please do so by next Wednesday, September 16.

And, if you do plan to apply, please send me an email letting me know.

John Price Scholarships

We received over 30 requests for the John Price Scholarships to attend the 54th Annual Estate Planning Seminar. The three winners have been notified and asked to confirm their acceptance. If a winner declines, we will select an alternate by random draw and notify that person individually. Thanks for your interest in attending the seminar!

Deloitte Online Application Passcode

For those of you applying to Deloitte, the new passcode for the online portion of the application is as follows: S10SEAFT11SEP

http://careers.deloitte.com/united-states/students/opportunities.aspx

Registration Deadline Friday!

Please let either Gloria or Allison know which classes you'd like to take by returning the registration form or dropping one of us an email with your selections. If you are going to send an email, please include the course number and your student identification number in the email. Please do not email Heather or Sam with your registration information. The registration deadline is September 4. Feel free to call or email with any questions.

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Deloitte Applications

The computer glitch that prevented applicants from completing the online portion of the Deloitte application has now been fixed. If you encounter any problems when you try again, please let me know.

WSBA Tax Section Young Lawyer Committee Social Event

As some of you may be aware, the Tax Section of the WSBA recently established a Young Lawyers Committee with the goal of increasing awareness among tax attorneys relatively new to the practice of law of the Tax Section and the benefits associated with its various committees. With this goal in mind, we are excited to invite all of you to the first annual Young Lawyers social event. The details regarding this event are as follows:


Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

Location: Law offices of Carney Badley Spellman – 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, Washington 98104

Cost: Free


Complimentary wine and hors devours will be served. In addition to the Committee’s goal of increasing awareness of the Tax Section, we strive to create a stronger network of our peers. We look forward to seeing all of you.

Please RSVP to sullivan@carneylaw.com