Every year, The Law Student Tax Law Challenge, a competition sponsored by the Young Lawyer’s Forum of ABA Tax Section, draws teams of JD and LLM participants from over 60 law schools for a competition that includes drafting and submitting two documents – one a memorandum to a partner and the other a letter to the client – providing tax advice raised by transactions that the client has been involved in. The competition is intensely transactional – it’s not about writing a brief and arguing to a court but rather doing what most tax lawyers do in practice, which is to advise clients on the likely tax consequences of transactions they have engaged in or are considering engaging in. Students work in teams of two – final submissions are due November 6, 2015, and further information, including how to get the problem and the Competition rules, are below. First, however, are the top ten reasons Temple Law students should consider participating in the Law Student Tax Law Challenge. 10. Semi-finalists get a free trip to …