<p>Hello All,</p>
<p>I am a college undergraduate interested in law school. Tax law is the specialty that is standing out for me at this point. If anyone has any experience and/or thoughts on being a tax attorney, I'd love to hear it. I am just trying to get an idea of the specialty. </p>
<p>Also, I was hoping to work more on tax planning for a corporation and not cleaning up tax fraud... so hopefully I am aiming in the right direction??</p>
<p>Thanks for any and all insight/advice, etc.</p>
<p>I’m interested as well, but more in the area of international corporate/customs taxation.</p>
<p>Many tax attorneys not only have a JD but go on to earn an LLM in taxation. Your undergraduate focus will also help. Most law schools have a set required curriculum making the tax specialty something that will need developing through the post-JD work or CLE or built upon your undergraduate work. There will be tax courses you can take in law school, but not really enough to specialize. NYU offers the premier LLM in Taxation program (I earned mine there). UM has a very good estate planning program. You may want to choose a law school that will allow more specialization while earning your JD. But keep in mind, you still must pass your state bar exam. So futurenyu are you attending the law school?</p>
<p>No, actually I’m not. I’m still undergrad. I was thinking about doing an MAcc at the same time but NYU won’t let me take more than 4 classes outside of CAS.</p>
<p>Also, I do not intend to work in a firm. My goal is to start my own practice. Secondly, I also intend to become a CPA right after I receive my Bachelor’s… If those tid bits help with the equation :)</p>
<p>If you want to start your own practice, have you considered a masters in tax instead of a law degree?</p>