Post by Prof. Stephen Horowitz, Legal English Lecturer
Another timely post by my friend and former colleague Joshua Alter on his blog Beyond Non-JD, this one titled “The Tax LLM Path for Foreign-Educationed Lawyers” providing advice on those thinking about doing a tax LLM at a US law school rather than a general LLM.
Josh’s advice includes:
–Secure post-LL.B. work experience/education in the field of tax law. This can be working for a law firm, accounting firm, company, government, or a Master’s degree in your home jurisdiction in tax law.
–I’d generally suggest at least 3 years of tax experience in your home jurisdiction if your goal is to work in the U.S. upon graduation.
–Begin building your U.S. tax network in advance of your LL.M. experience.
Click here to read the full post.
Want to hear first-hand from foreign-educated lawyers who have graduated from tax LLM programs at US law schools? Listen to my podcast interviews with foreign-educated Tax LLM grads (below) on the USLawEssentials Law & Language podcast:
- Episode 32: The Multilingual Lawyer – Guest: Maria Garay – Originally from Spain, now a tax attorney at the law firm of Fried Frank in NYC.
- Episode 36: The Multilingual Lawyer – Guest: Guanxiong Xu – Originally from China, Guanxiong earned a JD from UCLA Law School and then completed a Tax LLM at NYU Law School before starting work in the Executive Compensation & Benefits department of top-tier NYC law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
