And be ready to do a 15-minute presentation. The topics of the

Six sessions are as follows; on the first day, sessions will

Focus on tax incentives in oil and mining activities and in the

Financial services sector. If none of those topics appeals, then

the following day's programme might hold more interest for

you. That's when the emphasis will be on tax incentives in

Utilities, in ecotourism and in the real-estate sector. Each

Speaker needs to present a particular incentive or disincentive

In a local Latin American jurisdiction, together with the reasons

For implementing it. The effectiveness of local tax

Arrangements for attracting foreign investment should also be

Addressed. Each presentation will be followed by a panel

Discussion which further investigates the issues raised.

Finally, if you're hoping to attend the conference - whether as a

Speaker or a delegate - and you live outside the USA,you may

Need to think about a visa. The conference organisers would

Like to stress, though, that they are unable to issue a letter in

Support of any application until they have received a completed

Registration form and the full fees.

So, if you'd like more information about the conference ...

Now you will hear the recording again.

That is the end of Part 3.

Part 4

Now look at the fourth and last part of the test. Part 4

Consists of two tasks.

You will hear five short extracts in which various employees of

A law firm called Haddiscoe are talking about working for the

Company. Look at Task 1. For questions 21-25, choose from

The list A-F the thing that impressed each speaker about the

Firm initially. Now look at Task 2. For questions 26-30, choose

From the list A-F what each speaker regards as the most

Valuable experience they have gained whilst with the firm.

You will hear the recording twice. While you listen, you must

Complete both tasks.

You now have 40 seconds to look at Part 4.

1 I'd applied to various law firms and been put off by the very

Traditional image you get from all the paperwork they send

You. Haddiscoe stood out as different, they dispensed with all

That; just invited me in for a fairly laid-back interview, which

really suited me. Once I'd settled in, I realised not everything

Was quite as flexible and friendly as the recruitment staff had

Suggested. But never mind; I got the chance to work with

People who really know their stuff in fairly specialist areas of

The law. They could be difficult at times, and it was a steep

Learning curve for me, but brilliant training - giving me a

Future as a specialist in those areas, too.

2 I'd trained with another firm where working conditions were

Excellent, but I was fairly ambitious, and could tell from the

interview that at Haddiscoe I'd be able to branch out into all

Sorts of areas that interested me for the future -

particularly the regulation of financial markets. I couldn't

Have got that anywhere else so early on in my career. You

couldn't pick and choose, of course, but I was lucky, getting

Taken on as assistant to a partner on a multi-million-dollar

Financing deal. I got to work directly with the financiers,

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