Heather's Schedule Next Week

I will be out of the office next week without access to email. If you need anything, please contact Allison or Gloria.

Entrepreneurial Law Clinic

If you are interested in getting transactional tax experience, the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (ELC) has several client matters that may interest you. The ELC provides critical early stage legal and business counseling to the following groups:

* Technology Entrepreneurs
* Small Business Owners
* Social Entrepreneurs & Non-Profits
* UW & Institute for Translational Health Sciences Faculty Researchers

The services of the ELC center on providing a business with a comprehensive “legal and business audit” that will help it identify issues before they become serious problems. The ELC provides clients with a confidential report ("audit memo"), generally at the end of the academic quarter in which an entrepreneur or business becomes a client. As a volunteer for the ELC, you would be responsible for addressing the tax issues in the audit memo. You would also have the opportunity to work with a supervising tax attorney and expand your network of contacts within the Seattle legal community. Please email Jennifer Fan at jsfan@uw.edu if you are interested in participating.

Symplicity Postings - February 7, 2011

Below is a list of new job postings available in Symplicity for the week of February 7, 2011. Please see individual postings for application instructions.

Paid positions for students
1. Mullin Law Group, Legal File Clerk (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
2. Sundberg & Pody, Law Clerk/Intern (Deadline: March 3, 2011)
3. Golberg Jones, Law Firm Copy Writer (Deadline: March 6, 2011)
4. Law Offices of Matthew J. Bean, Summer Law Clerk (Deadline: March 5, 2011)

Unpaid positions for students
1. Seattle Art Museum, Extern (Deadline: February 15, 2011)
2. NW Justice Project, Summer Intern (Deadline: February 28, 2011)
3. Organization for Refugee, Asylum and Migration, Summer Legal Intern (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
4. Human Rights First DC, Refugee Protection Program Intern (Deadline: March 4, 2011)
5. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Refugee and Immigration Policy Intern (Deadline: March 4, 2011)
6. ABA Rule of Law Initiative, Intern (Deadline: May 5, 2011)
7. National Labor Relations Board Region 19, Extern (Deadline: March 4, 2011)

Fellowships/Clerkships/Scholarships for students
1. Capital University Law School, Summer Institute Visiting Student (Deadline: July 1, 2011)

Paid positions for graduates
1. Vanguard, Senior Estate & Trust Counselor (Deadline: April 30, 2011)
2. Holland & Hart, Real Estate Associate (Deadline: March 3, 2011)
3. Holland & Hart, Licensing & Technology Attorney (Deadline: March 3, 2011)
4. Holland & Hart, Corporate Associate (Deadline: March 3, 2011)
5. Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project, Managing Atty (Deadline: July 1, 2011)
6. Southern Poverty Law Center, Senior Staff Attorney (Deadline: March 6, 2011)
7. U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th District, Bankruptcy Judge (Deadline: March 17, 2011)
8. Seattle University Access to Justice Institute, Associate Director (Deadline: April 7, 2011
9. Justia Inc, U.S. Case Law Contract Summary Legal Writer (Deadline: March 11, 2011)

Fellowships/Clerkships/Scholarships for graduates
1. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Legal Fellow (Deadline: March 6, 2011)
2. U.S. EPA, Region 10, Honors Attorney Fellowship (Deadline: February 28, 2011)
3. Georgetown U, O’Neill Institute for Nat’l and Global Health Law, Fellow (Deadline: February 15, 2011)
4. Equal Rights Advocates, Ruth Chance Law Fellow (Deadline: October 29, 2011)

Non-Attorney positions for graduates
1. City U of New York School of Law, Intl Human Rights Clinic Director (Deadline: April 8, 2011)
2. Center for Progressive Reform, Policy Analyst (Deadline: March 11, 2011)

Estate Planning Panelists

Here is the contact information for today's panelists:

Anna Cashman
Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart
acashman@khbblaw.com

Renee Ryan
Perkins Coie
rryan@perkinscoie.com

Warren Baker
Amicus Law Group
warren@amicuslawgroup.com

Ernst & Young Position - NYC

Position: Entry-Level/Senior Consultant – Human Capital, Global Equity Services Practice

Location: United States

Description:

A company's "people investment" is one of its most significant investments. Ernst & Young (EY) believes this with respect to our own people as well as our clients' global employees. The EY culture is one of respect, flexibility, and teamwork. We expect our people to interact respectfully with each other as well as with our clients. We value hard work and client service while recognizing the need for flexibility to address non-work needs/desires.

Our Global Equity team, as part of our Human Capital practice, focuses on assisting clients to effectively design, implement, communicate and administer their global equity and incentive programs for their worldwide employees. We also advise our clients on managing the cost and risks associated with these programs through rigorous due diligence methodologies, optimization strategies, proactive plan design and tax planning and cross-functional teaming.

We are currently seeking both entry level and experienced senior consultants to become part of our national practice to support the design and implementation of global equity compensation programs. This professional will work on various engagements to assist clients with the design, roll-out, implementation and ongoing management of global equity compensation programs and will have the opportunity to gain meaningful exposure to our business and grow as an integral member of our client services team.

Responsibilities:

• Support multiple challenging global engagements for a diverse client base.
• Conduct global tax feasibility and tax due diligence reviews for both local national employees and internationally mobile employees, corporate chargeback and tax deduction reviews and coordinate with EY offices in various countries.
• Develop country-specific plan modification and equity award type recommendations and assist clients with implementation of their global incentive programs.
• Assist clients to implement global payroll reporting and tax withholding policies and procedures for local national employees and international mobile employees, including payroll support.
• Drafting employee communication and education materials and prospectus disclosures for global equity compensation programs.
• Create country specific administrative procedure manuals and process mapping.
• Coordinate legal reviews with allied law firm on securities law/registration requirements, foreign exchange limitations, labor law and entitlement issues.
• Conduct research on tax treaty issues, US payroll tax matters and other tax research projects.

Requirements:
To qualify, candidates must have:
• a JD (MBA, Master's of Tax, or CPA a plus)
• Preferably, although not required, a minimum of 1-3 years of related experience assisting clients with global incentive and compensation programs.
• Preferably, although not required, strong tax technical skills with an understanding of the global tax and accounting issues of equity compensation programs.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills and analytical acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to work on multiple projects.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with EY offices in other countries.
• PC proficiency including strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Contact Information:

Jason French | Manager | Performance and Reward

Ernst and Young LLP
925 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, United States of America
Office: +1 216 583 2126 | Fax: +1-866-867-2045 | jason.french@ey.com

(Jason is a UW Graduate Program in Taxation alum.)

Estate Planning Career Panel - Tomorrow

I am ordering lunches for tomorrow's Estate Planning Career Panel today at noon. If you plan to attend and would like lunch, please let me know by noon today. You are more than welcome to attend even if you don't order a lunch. I just want to make sure that everyone who would like lunch receives it.

Marketing Question

To help us better market the program, will you please take a minute to email either Allison or me how you researched graduate programs in taxation. Where did you look first: Google? Brochures? The Career Services Office? Your tax professor?

Trusts and Estates Attorney (2 years of experience required)

Trusts and Estates Attorney

Associate position available in our growing estate planning practice. Successful candidates will have at least two years experience in trusts and estates, an LLM in taxation (required) with strong academic credentials and writing skills. Our estate planning practice involves all aspects of estate planning including: estate and gift taxation, estate and trust administration, tax-sensitive estate planning, income tax planning and income tax issues.

Candidates should email cover letter, resume, writing sample, and law school and LLM transcripts to rodenl@lanepowell.com – Mr. Len Roden, Manager of Attorney Recruiting, Lane Powell PC, 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98101-2338.

Symplicity Postings - Week of January 31, 2011

Below is a list of new job postings available in Symplicity for the week of January 31, 2011. Please see individual postings for application instructions.

Paid positions for students
1. Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Law Clerk (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
2. UW Student Legal Services, Work Study Intern or Unpaid Extern (Deadline: February 15, 2011)
3. Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Legal Intern (Deadline: February 5, 2011)
4. U.S. Department of State, Intern (Deadline: March 1, 2011)

Unpaid positions for students
1. Oregon Office of the Governor, Extern (Deadline: May 31, 2011)
2. Center for Ocean Solutions, Unpaid Intern/ Extern (Deadline: March 1, 2011)
3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Legal Intern/Extern (Deadline: March 3, 2011

Fellowships/Clerkships/Scholarships for students
1. Animal Legal Defense Fund, Scholarship (Deadline: March 4, 2011)

Paid positions for graduates
1. State of Oregon, Judicial Department, Judicial Clerk (Deadline: June 30, 2011)
2. Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, Immigration Associate (Deadline: August 31, 2011)
3. Johnson, Gaukroger, Drewelow & Woolett (Deadline: February 4, 2011)
4. UW Center for Commercialization, Patent Agent (Deadline: April 30, 2011)
5. True Blue, Corporate Counsel (Deadline: February 25, 2011)
6. The Nature Conservancy, Mexico Attorney (Deadline: February 18, 2011)
7. Walstead Mertsching, Associate Attorney (Deadline: February 26, 2011)
8. University of Washington Physicians, Associate Legal Counsel (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
9. NW Justice Project, National Tech Assistance Project Coordinator (Deadline: February 28, 2011)

Fellowships/Clerkships/Scholarships for graduates
1. Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Law Fellow (Deadline: March 24, 2011)
2. Seattle University School of Law, Korematsu Teaching Fellow (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
3. Office of Government Ethics, Honors Attorney (Deadline: March 31, 2011)
4. UW School of Public Health, Fogarty Leadership Fellow (Deadline: February 7, 2011)

OSB Taxation Section Public Interest Stipend - February 8 Application Deadline

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 pre-selected 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.

PARTNERSHIPS
The Section’s current partners include the Tax and Finance Section of the Oregon Department of Justice, the Oregon Tax Court, and the Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Interested applicants should review each organization’s application and timeline in conjunction with applying for the public interest stipend. Application deadlines may overlap.
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon: www.lasoregon.org
• Oregon Department of Justice: www.doj.state.or.us/career/law_clerk.shtml
(Application deadline: January 26, 2011)
• Oregon Tax Court: http://courts.oregon.gov/Tax/Externship.page  
TIMELINE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The OSB Taxation Section will accept applications for the Public Interest Stipend until the deadline of 11:59pm on February 8, 2011 and will notify the recipient by February 28, 2011. Applications and all required materials may either be sent electronically to amyhzubko@gmail.com or sent to Valerie Sasaki, New Tax Lawyers Committee, Miller Nash LLP, 3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower, 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204-3699.

The public interest stipend application is a two-step process. An applicant must apply to the OSB Taxation Section NTLC for the stipend by February 8, 2011. The NTLC will select a recipient and an alternate by February 28, 2011. The public interest stipend application is located on the Oregon State Taxation Section website at http://www.osbartax.com/.

In addition, applicants must apply to one or more of the programs listed above. Application deadlines vary and may precede the February 8, 2011 deadline. When applying for positions with these programs, please indicate in your cover letter that you have applied or intend to apply for the OSB Taxation Section Public Interest Stipend.

In order to receive the stipend, the recipient must apply for and secure a position with one of the pre-selected organizations by April 15, 2011. If the recipient is unable to secure a position by April 15, 2011, the alternate will receive the public interest stipend if the alternate has secured a position. Only when an applicant has secured the stipend and a position will the NTLC award the stipend.

The recipient will begin at his or her position in May 2011. The recipient of the stipend will not be employed by the Oregon State Bar. The Oregon State Bar makes no commitment or guarantee that any amounts paid to or for the benefit of a recipient will be excludable from the recipient’s gross income for federal or state income tax purposes, or that any other federal or state tax treatment will apply to or be available to any recipient. It shall be the obligation of the recipient to determine whether any payment is excludable from the recipient’s gross income for federal and state income tax purposes.
RESOURCES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE RECIPIENT
The Section has arranged partnerships with select non-profit organizations, state courts, and state agencies for purposes of the public interest stipend and hopes to increase the number of partners in future years.

The Section will arrange for a mentor from the Section’s membership for the stipend recipient. The mentor will provide guidance for the duration of the position. In addition, the mentor may provide editorial assistance if the recipient chooses to publish an article for the newsletter.

The Section will also invite the recipient to participate in any events and meetings, including the 2011 Oregon Tax Institute, that arise over the course of the stipend and during the subsequent academic year.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact amyhzubko@gmail.com.