The 2011 Tannenwald Writing Competition

Sponsored by The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel

Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of
the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students, undergraduate or
graduate. Papers on any federal or state tax-related topic may be submitted in accordance with the Competition Rules (viewable at www.tannenwald.org).

Cash prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500 for the top three papers.

Deadline for submitting papers: 9:00 p.m. EST, July 1, 2011.

Mail papers to: Tannenwald Foundation, Ste. 200, 1275 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attn: Melnie Moore.

For more information contact:
Nancy Abramowitz at 202-274-4164 (nabramo@wcl.american.edu).

Univar Internship - Position Filled

The Univar Internship has been filled.

Symplicity Job Postings

Below is a list of new job postings available in Symplicity for the week of January 24, 2011. Please see individual postings for application instructions.

Paid positions for students
1. UW Law Center for Professional & Leadership Dev., Marketing Asst (Deadline: February 28, 2011)
2. U.S. Army JAG, Summer JAG Officer (Deadline: February 10, 2011)
3. Woodcock Washburn, Summer Associate (Deadline: February 21, 2011)
4. City of Yakima Legal Department, Rule 9 Intern (Deadline: February 14, 2011)

Unpaid positions for students
1. Riverside County District Attorney, Extern (Deadline: February 18, 2011)
2. Oregon Supreme Court, Judicial Externship (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
3. Sound Transit, Legal Intern (Deadline: June 30, 2011)

Fellowships/Clerkships/Scholarships for students
1. American Assn. for Justice, Mike Eideson Scholarship (Deadline: May 31, 2011)

Honors Programs for students
1. U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Summer Honors Program, (Deadline: February 4, 2011)

Paid positions for graduates
1. Reid, Pederson McCarthy & Ballew, Associate Atty (Deadline: February 19, 2011)
2. Asian American Legal Defense & Ed. Fund, Voting Rights Staff Atty., (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
3. Asian American Legal Defense & Ed. Fund, Youth Rights Staff Atty., (Deadline: February 28, 2011)
4. TrueBlue Inc. Corporate Counsel (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
5. U.S. Army JAG, JAG Officer (Deadline: February 10, 2011)
6. Fenwick & West, (Deadline: February 23, 2011)
7. Fenwick & West, Associate—Post Judicial Clerkship (Deadline: February 23, 2011)
8. State of Oregon Judicial Dept, Judicial Clerkship (Deadline: June 30, 2011)

Non-attorney positions for graduates
1. Change.org, Director of Organizing/Human Trafficking (Deadline: March 28, 2011)

ACTEC Trusts and Estates Writing Competition

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel annually sponsors a writing competition for law students. Student written scholarly works that address one or more legal issues in the area of trusts and estates and related taxation will be considered. Rules and entry forms are available on the ACTEC website.

Cash awards for the winning papers are as follows:

First Prize: $5,000
Second Prize: $3,000
Third Prize: $1,000

Programming

If there are particular topics for events or workshops that you would like us to plan this year, please let me know. We do have some flexibility with respect to programming. I know that several of you have requested a networking event; we will be hosting one early next quarter.

LOMAP Presentation - February 16, 2011

On Wednesday, February 16 at noon in Room 115 B&C, Pete Roberts from the WSBA's Law Office Management Assistance Program will be coming to campus to talk with the tax students about starting and managing a law practice. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was grateful for their help when I started my own practice. We may also have a couple of recent graduates who have started their own practices come and talk with you at the same time.

Please let me know if you plan to attend. The lunch selections are as follows:

Panini Lunch Boxes

1. Caprese: Roma tomatoes, fresh whole-milk mozzarella, olive oil and basil
2. Grilled Vegetable: Marinated and grilled eggplant, grilled zucchini, caramelized onion, roasted peppers, roma tomato and balsamic vinaigrette
3. Black Forest Ham: Black Forest Ham with gruyere, dijonnaise and lettuce
4. Roasted Chicken: Fresh roasted chicken breast, jarlsburg, sundried tomato aioli and lettuce
5. Roast Turkey: Roast turkey breast with havarti, dijonnaise, lettuce and roma tomato

Salad Lunch Boxes

6. Mediterranean Chicken Salad: Sliced roasted chicken breast with green beans, roma tomatoes, yellow peppers, calamata olives, feta cheese, capers and fresh herbs
7. Gourmondo Salad: Mixed greens with rocquefort, candied walnuts, pears and sherry vinaigrette

New Symplicity Job Postings

Below is a list of new job postings available in Symplicity for the week of January 17, 2011. Please see individual postings for application instructions.

Paid positions for students
1. Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Legal Intern (Deadline: May 31, 2011)
2. Baker & McKenzie, Summer Associate/ Hong Kong (Deadline: February 5, 2011)
3. Russell & Hill, Rule 9 Intern (Deadline: January 29, 2011)
4. Washington Forest Law Center, Legal Intern (Deadline:
7. Billie R. Morelli, Legal Asst to Solo Practitioner (Deadline: June 15, 2011)

Unpaid positions for students
1. King County Bar Assn, Volunteer Legal Intern/Extern (Deadline: February 12, 2011)
2. Public Citizen, Legal Interns/Externs (Deadline: June 1, 2011)
3. King County Bar Assn., Neighborhood Legal Clinics Phone Rep (Deadline: February 26, 2011)
4. Seattle City Attorney’s Office, Extern (Deadline: Ongoing)
5. UW Student Legal Services, Rule 9 Extern/Work Study Intern (Deadline: February 25, 2011)

Fellowships/Clerkships for students
1. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, 1L Diversity Scholarship (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
2. Federal Communications Bar Assn, Scholarship (Deadline: March 16, 2011)
3. Grand Rapids Bar Assn, 1L Minority Clerkships (Deadline: February 14, 2011)
4. Vermont Legal Aid, Law Student Fellowship (Deadline: March 1, 2011)

Paid positions for graduates
1. Seattle City Light, Labor Relations Coordinator (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
2. Merrick Hofstedt & Lindsay, Associate Attorney (Deadline: February 11, 2011)
3. City of Seattle, Senior Policy Advisor (Deadline: January 25, 2011)
4. Northwest Farm Credit Services, General Counsel (Deadline: January 29, 2011)
5. NW Immigrant Rights Project, Attorney (Deadline: January 21, 2011)
6. Skagit County Community Action, Attorney (Deadline: January 28, 2011)
7. LG Electronics, Legal Counsel (Deadline: February 13, 2011)
8. Law Office of Rick Cigel, Business Litigation Atty (Deadline: February 13, 2011)

Non-attorney positions for graduates
1. City of Seattle, Senior Policy Advisor (Deadline: January 25, 2011)
2. Lewis & Clark Law School, Adjunct Professor/ Immigration (Deadline: February 18, 2011)

Career Panel Poll - Please Respond

I've heard that some of you are interested in a solo practitioner career panel. I am in the process of planning that. To that end, I'm having Pete Roberts, who is in charge of the Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) for the WSBA, come on campus to talk with students on Wednesday, February 16 at noon. I will create a separate post with the details. I encourage you to attend if you have ever considered starting your own practice, either by yourself or with a couple of colleagues. When I began my practice, I was grateful for their assistance! I have also talked with a few recent graduates who have started their own practices about coming on campus to talk with you. Please let me know if you prefer that I combine the LOMAP presentation with the career panel or keep them separate.

I haven't received very many RSVPs for the estate planning career panel. Please let me know if you plan to attend. One of the presenters started out solo and then joined a firm, so his experiences may also be helpful to those of you interested in starting your own practice, even if your focus may not be estate planning.

Young Lawyers Tax Section Happy Hour - January 27, 2011

The time has come again to get together and socialize. With that in mind, the Young Lawyers are planning on getting together for Happy Hour. The details regarding this event are as follows:

SEATTLE:

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2010
Time: 530-730pm
Location: Elephant and Castle (1415 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101)
Please RSVP to sullivan@carneylaw.com

SPOKANE:

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2010
Time: 530-730pm
Location: Gibliano Brothers Dueling Pianos & Music House (718 E. Riverside Spokane, WA 99201)
Please RSVP to Christopher.Crago@PaineHamblen.com

Dean's Tax Roundtable - More Information

The Dean’s Tax Roundtable will be held on January 27th at 12:30pm in Room 217. The Dean's office is generously allowing the tax students to rsvp first. If you are interested in attending, please rsvp to Hana Hughson (hhughson@uw.edu) as soon as possible.

BNA Portfolios and Newsletters

This is just a reminder that the BNA Tax Management portfolios are available and accessible to you online. And, you can subsubscribe to many of the BNA newsletters. To do so:

• Visit our library's BNA link and sign in with your UW NetID. The complete list of available titles is organized by subject. Next to each title is a checkbox and at the end of each title is its frequency. Select the newsletter(s) you wish to receive and click on the “Save Profile” button at the bottom of the list.
• To cancel or change subscriptions, just sign in again via the BNA link and check/uncheck the relevant boxes.

Dean's Roundable Luncheon

On Thursday, January 27, 2011, Dean Testy will be hosting a roundtable luncheon with Professor Schumacher as well as Darrell Hallett and Robert Chicoine (both of Chicoine & Hallet). Invitations will be send to students via email in the near future, so pay attention to your inbox. Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Oregon State Bar Taxation Section Public Service Stipend Program

The New Tax Lawyer Committee (NTLC) of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) Taxation Section is pleased to announce a new Public Interest Stipend for 2011. Applications must be received by the NTLC by February 8, 2011.

The OSB Taxation Section provides current information on federal and state tax issues and helps promote professionalism, leadership, and continuing legal education for its members and other attorneys practicing tax law in Oregon. The OSB Taxation Section established the NTLC to provide professional development, leadership, and educational opportunities and resources to lawyers new to the practice. Within this framework, the OSB Taxation Section and the NTLC seek to advance public service efforts in tax law through funding a public interest stipend for J.D. and LL.M students interested in public service with a focus on tax law.

The OSB Taxation Section will award a Public Interest Stipend in the amount of $4,800($1,600 per month) to one student currently enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M program. The NTLC will review and evaluate each applicant based on his or her academic record and the potential that the stipend will advance the applicant’s practical experience. The Section will prioritize applicants who intend to practice law in
Oregon and become active members in the OSB Taxation Section upon completion of their J.D. or LL.M degrees.

The awardee must serve in a position involving taxation or the administration of tax law with a preselected non-profit organization, state agency, or state court in order to receive the stipend. The recipient will be required to commit to interning for 12 weeks for a pre-selected partner organization (13 weeks for the Oregon Tax Court) during the summer of 2011. The stipend will be disbursed to the student on a
monthly basis by the OSB Taxation Section.

If you are interested in applying, please contact me (hla3@uw.edu) for the application.

Estate Planning Career Panel - February 9, 2011

On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at 12:00 PM in room 115 B-C, there will be an estate planning career panel. Three local attorneys (and UW Graduate Program in Taxation graduates) will talk with you about their experiences in the estate planning arena and answer any questions you may have. We will be providing box lunches. Please let me know your lunch selection if you plan to attend.

Panini Lunch Boxes

1. Caprese: Roma tomatoes, fresh whole-milk mozzarella, olive oil and basil
2. Grilled Vegetable: Marinated and grilled eggplant, grilled zucchini, caramelized onion, roasted peppers, roma tomato and balsamic vinaigrette
3. Black Forest Ham: Black Forest Ham with gruyere, dijonnaise and lettuce
4. Roasted Chicken: Fresh roasted chicken breast, jarlsburg, sundried tomato aioli and lettuce
5. Roast Turkey: Roast turkey breast with havarti, dijonnaise, lettuce and roma tomato

Salad Lunch Boxes

6. Mediterranean Chicken Salad: Sliced roasted chicken breast with green beans, roma tomatoes, yellow peppers, calamata olives, feta cheese, capers and fresh herbs
7. Gourmondo Salad: Mixed greens with rocquefort, candied walnuts, pears and sherry vinaigrette

Non-legal Job Posting

Employer: Charlene Severin CPA, sole proprietor
Position: Admin Accounting Assistant
Location: Bellevue
Application Materials: Resume

Temporary/part-time for local accounting firm. Data entry, filing, copying. Excel, word experience is a plus. Flexible hours. Salary $20 an hour. Great opportunity and experience for students interested in accounting.

Please contact Charlene Severin via phone at (425)865-9314 or email cpachs@gmail.com

KPMG ICS Position - Fall 2011

Practice: International Tax
Title: Associate
Locations: Throughout the U.S.

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International's member firms have 137,000 professionals, including more than 7,600 partners, in 144 countries.

When you choose KPMG as the place to build your career in tax, you can really add value. KPMG’s tax partners and professionals pride themselves on understanding our clients’ business strategy and needs, providing a broad range of federal, state, local and international tax services to meet those needs. Together with other KPMG International member firms we provide services that help address our clients’ tax needs close to home and around the world. KPMG is a great place to build your career. We are currently seeking an Associate to join us in our Seattle office.

KPMG’s International Corporate Services (ICS) practice strives to help companies as they work to achieve tax efficiency in their international operations. From major multinationals already operating in several countries to small businesses planning their first foray abroad, companies face a daunting array of regulations and tax concerns that impact – and inform – their global business decisions. With international perspective and local experience, our ICS professionals provide practical advice on establishing new ventures and contracts, structuring overseas transactions in a tax-efficient manner, managing their effective tax rates, and maintaining compliance with tax and trade regulations.

Job Responsibilities

• Outbound Transactional Structuring and Subpart F
• Inbound Transactional Structuring
• Check the Box Principles
• U.S. Tax Treaty Research
• Repatriation Strategies
• Intellectual and Intangible Property planning
• Hybrid Debt Structures
• FSC (Foreign Sales Corporation)/EIE (Extraterritorial Income Exclusion)
• Foreign Tax Credit planning
• International Mergers and Acquisitions

Qualifications

• Effective communication, leadership and time management skills
• Strong technical ability to help meet our business objectives
• Able to work as a member of a team and strive for personal effectiveness and professionalism to maintain excellent client service
• Candidates should be pursuing a MST, JD, or LLM in Tax from an accredited college/university
• Strong academic credentials
• Substantial coursework in Corporate International Tax
• Passion for Corporate International Tax
• Strong planning and research skills

KPMG offers and supports flexible work arrangements as well as part-time schedules. We also offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

KPMG. A great place to build your career.

Application Materials

1. All of the following steps must be completed by end of business on Monday, January 31st for an application to be considered. No partial applications will be reviewed.

2. Please email the following items to Paige Haapala at phaapala@kpmg.com. Be sure to note “UW LLM Application” in the subject line of your email.
a. Current Resume
b. Electronic copies of all transcripts including first quarter of LLM. Unofficial copies are acceptable.
c. Completed copy of the Information Form which can be found at http://www.kpmgcampus.com/campus/interview/InformationRequestForm.asp.

3. Complete the online KPMG Employment Application which can be found at www.kpmgcampus.com/reg.

Interview Dates

Once we have seen the applicant pool, we will determine dates and times for first and second round interviews.

Univar Internship Opportunity

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:

Resume
Cover letter
Unofficial Transcript
3-5 page writing sample

Application materials should be e-mailed to:

jobs@univarusa.com



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