Networking Opportunity

The Young Tax Lawyers Committee of the WSBA Tax Section is hosting a happy hour this Thursday. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet current tax practioners.

Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Time: 530-730pm
Location: Elephant and Castle (1415 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101)

Please RSVP to sullivan@carneylaw.com

Tax Legal Research Workshop

This is just a reminder that the Introduction to Tax Legal Research workshop will be held today (October 27) and tomorrow (October 28) in the library from 4:15-5:00 PM. There is still space available for both days, so please let me know if you are interested and have not already replied.

Student Intern - Corporate Tax Department (Univar)

Position title: Student Intern – Corporate Tax Department

Company background:

Univar is one of the world’s leading distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals. Univar represents over 2,500 chemical producers and provides its customer base, made up of 80,000 customers, with a full portfolio of products. Univar operates a network of 179 facilities in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America, with additional sales offices located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2009, Univar reported sales of $7.2 billion. For more information, visit: www.univar.com.

Job description:

The Intern will be a member of Univar’s Corporate Tax Department in Redmond, Washington. This position will assist in various tax projects – domestic, state, and international tax, as well as reporting.

Interns must be able to work approximately 18 hours per week (flexible schedule). Accounting background and/or MBA and prior corporate experience preferred, but not required. Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills preferred.

Application materials:

X Resume X Cover letter X Unofficial Transcript

X 3-5 page writing sample 5-10 page writing sample
Other

Application materials should be e-mailed to:

jobs@univarusa.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Temporary Part-Time Position

Tahoma Clinic in Renton seeks tax-law student to provide assistance with review and revision of small corporation paperwork during December and possibly January. Pay negotiable. Please email Holly Han, Clinic Manager, at admin@tahomaclinic.com if interested. Include short background of classes or experience.

Career Workshop - Rm 115

The career workshop will be held today at noon in Room 115.

IP and Tax LL.M. Career Planning Workshops

Mark your calendars for the two career planning workshops with professional career counselor Karen Summerville. They are progressive sessions, so plan to attend both.

Wednesday, October 20, 12:00-1:20, room TBD
Tuesday, November 2, 12:00-1:20, room TBD

For more information on Karen, read this recent profile in the Bar Bulletin.
http://www.kcba.org/newsevents/barbulletin/BBView.aspx?AID=profile&Year=2010&month=09

Please RSVP to hla3(at)uw.edu or ablahna(at)uw.edu

Informational Interview Workshop on Wednesday

On Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM in Room 115B-C, John Clynch, Staff Attorney for the UW Taxpayer Clinic, will be conducting a workshop on networking and informational interviewing. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn how to begin your job search strategy, and I encourage you to attend. Please email Allison if you plan to attend. Pizza will be provided

Heather's Schedule

I just want to remind you that I am leaving town tonight, and I won't have access to email for the next 10 days. Please remember to email your PwC applications to Allison, and to let her know whether you plan to attend the Informational Inteview Workshop with John Clynch next week.

Deloitte Deadline - Tomorrow

The Deloitte application deadline for LL.M. students is tomorrow, October 5, at 3:00 PM. Apply through the process listed on the blog, not through Symplicity.

KPMG Info Session at the Business School

For those of you who have other commitments this afternoon but would like to attend the KPMG info session, you are more than welcome to attend the session beginning at noon at the Bank of America Executive Education Center in the Douglas Executive Forum (part of the business school). This is a drop-in session; you do not need to RSVP.

KPMG Info Session - Today

This is a reminder that the KPMG informational session is today, October 4, at 3:15 PM in room 119.

Introduction to Tax Legal Research - Library Seminar

The law library is conducting an Introduction to Tax Legal Research seminar, which will provide an overview of the electronic databases that are most helpful in tax research, as well as a tour of the library's print collection of tax materials. The seminar will be held on both Wednesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 28 from 4:15 - 5:00 PM. If you would like to attend, please send me an email with your preferred date. The computer lab can only accommodate a certain number of people, so you will want to sign up as soon as possible to ensure that you get your preferred date.

Students enrolled in Tax Research and Writing will have a separate training, so they need not sign-up.