2006-11-15 04:19:34 · 5 answers · asked by lawyer 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Im currently in the process of becoming a tax attorney or corporate lawyer, I cant decide. I have completed my undergraduate degree in accounting and I am in an MBA program. Also, I am applying to law school for fall 07. The university I attend has a J.D. program where I can get both my law degree and MBA at the same time while reducing the number of hours incurred by pursuing them independently. For specifically tax law/attorney, I would suggest an undergraduate degree in preferably accounting, a MS accountancy or MBA and law school. Also, it is a very good idea to test for the CPA as mentioned earlier. Keep your GPA as high as possible and do as well as you can on the LSAT, everything else is destiny.
2006-11-15 04:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by Derrick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same way you get to Carnegie Hall . . . "practice, practice, practice."
Collecting credentials may help you get that first job, but if you are good enough to succeed in this field, you don't need to collect that many. A year of practice with a good law firm is infinitely more valuable than a year spent getting an LLM.
I had the good fortune to spend two years after law school clerking for a judge of the United States Tax Court. That was the most fabulous education I could ask for. However, those opportunities are limited, and nowadays most judges hire only LLMs. Catch-22!
Specifically with respect to the CPA -- if you intend to practice in a large law or accounting firm, this is not worth the time, effort and expense. If you intend to practice on your own, or in a small firm, then it's probably a good idea.
2006-11-15 04:41:21 · answer #2 · answered by TaxGuru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a four year undergraduate degree in any subject, the best would be business related. Take the LSAT exam and score as high as possible. Apply to law schools that your undergraduate grades and your LSAT score qualify you for. Attend law school, concentrate on business and tax courses. Graduate from law school and then sit for and pass the bar exam for your state. Get a job with a law firm that has a good tax practice and work for several years learning all you can.
Then find a way to seel your services to companies and individuals that will make you an indespensible part of their tax planning team.
2006-11-15 04:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by waggy_33 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 04:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much what he said, but I'd add in becoming a CPA along the way, and after Law School, get an LLM in Tax.
You're looking at dealing with the IRS on a daily basis. It will help if your parents were not married.
2006-11-15 04:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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