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JD + Prof'l Certifications - Useful? |
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llm in tax |
| Date Posted: |
05/22/2000 |
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First, let me refer you to a running dialog on the greedytaxassociates board at Yahoo (you can figure out the URL), where there have been many comments on this subject. There are a couple of types of students who get the LLM in tax. First, students from non tier-1 schools go to the LLM at NYU or G'town so that they can try to "shoehorn" (I intend no deprication) their way into a big-time firm. These people usually go full time right after (or very soon after) law school. Then, there are those already practicing tax who want to learn a bit more, or really specialize in an area of tax (e.g, international), and who (a) are willing to pay for the degree themselves (wherever they may be), or (b) are at big-time firms which will pay for the courses. THese people go at night, but often find attendance difficult to maintain due to workload. I've run into both at my firm. Opinions among them on the utility of the LLM vary greatly.
I am practicing tax without the LLM, and I haven't felt the need to enroll in the NYU degree program. Not that I'm not interested in perhaps taking a course or two down the line -- but I do my best learning on the job (read: I'm a terrible procrastinator of a student), and the LLM wouldn't get me anything more than I want and can get by just practicing tax. |
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What about JD grads who work at big 5 firms that want to lateral over to big law?
The LLM also seems to provide a stepping stone to abolish the big 5 taint and go to biglaw.
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