Posted at the request of the ABA Tax Section:

Are you looking for a significant and rewarding way to take part in the Section on Taxation? Would you like an opportunity to have your work considered by the nation's most notable tax practioners, professors, and law students? The Section on Taxation seeks motivated young tax attorneys to join the 2009 ABA Section on Taxation's Law Student Tax Challenge Committee. Entering its ninth year, the Law Student Tax Challenge asks two-person teams of law students to solve a cutting-edge and complex business problem that might arise in everyday tax practice. In previous years, the problem has considered cash-rich international split-offs, section 83(b) elections, and cancellation of debt in an executive loan program. There are no restrictions on the possible topic.

Why is this such a rewarding experience? Joining the Tax Challenge Committee will enable you to plan and execute the nation's foremost tax planning competition for J.D. and LL.M. students. You may meet some of the leading figures in tax that have judged the final rounds of the competition (Deborah Butler, Donald Korb, Richard Lipton, Bill Wilkins, and Nathan Hochman, to name a few). Authoring the Challenge is also a great way to expand your understanding of an area in tax law in an intense and creative way, and watching your problem being defended by J.D. and LL.M. students is incredibly rewarding. You may view exemplars of previous problems at: http://www.abanet.org/tax/lstc/archive.html.

How can you get involved? I would like to invite each of you to attend the 2009 Tax Challenge Team Kick-Off Meeting this Saturday, May 9 at 10:45 am at the annual May Meeting of the ABA Section on Taxation at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. In addition to problem writing, we have many other committees in which you can become active in the Tax Challenge (Marketing, Judging, Day-of-Competition). I assure you that this is a very worthwhile experience and a great way to get involved in the Section and meet many other young tax professionals working in private practice and the government. You do not have to be registered for the Meeting in order to attend this Kick-Off Meeting. However, if you would like to attend the May Meeting, registration is free if this is your first section event. If you cannot attend this Saturday's meeting, but you would still like to be involved, or if you have further questions, please contact Kelley C. Miller, Chair, ABA Law Student Tax Challenge Committee.