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RR LL.M.

Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 45
Tax Law Rankings
Sun Apr 16, 2006 02:27 AM
Does anyone have the complete Tax Law US News ranking?
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Mint

Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Posts: 63
Tax Law Rankings
Sun Apr 16, 2006 05:47 AM
I am not sure whether this is a complete list or not. However, this is what my professor gave me...He has a full access to US News.

TAX LAW
1. NYU
2. University of Florida
3. Georgetown University
4. Northwestern University
5. Harvard University
University of Miami
7. Boston University
University of California of Los Angeles
9. Standford University
University of San Diego
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pra608

Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 156
Tax Law Rankings
Sun Apr 16, 2006 05:54 AM
This is the complete list. I have a password.

1. New York University
2. University of Florida (Levin)
3. Georgetown University (DC)
4. Northwestern University (IL)
5. Harvard University (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
7. Boston University
University of California–Los Angeles
9. Stanford University (CA)
University of San Diego
11. University of Virginia
Yale University (CT)
13. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of Washington
15. University of Southern California (Gould)
University of Texas–Austin
17. Southern Methodist University (TX)
University of Chicago
19. Loyola Law School (CA)
University of Denver (Sturm)
Villanova University (PA)
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RR LL.M.

Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 45
Tax Law Rankings
Sun Apr 16, 2006 06:55 AM
Thank you very much counselors!
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ba

Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 9
Tax Law Rankings
Tue Apr 25, 2006 09:04 AM
By chance could you also submit the complete list for international law as well? Thanks

This is the complete list. I have a password.

1. New York University
2. University of Florida (Levin)
3. Georgetown University (DC)
4. Northwestern University (IL)
5. Harvard University (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
7. Boston University
University of California–Los Angeles
9. Stanford University (CA)
University of San Diego
11. University of Virginia
Yale University (CT)
13. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of Washington
15. University of Southern California (Gould)
University of Texas–Austin
17. Southern Methodist University (TX)
University of Chicago
19. Loyola Law School (CA)
University of Denver (Sturm)
Villanova University (PA)
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jt2006

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 5
Tax Law Rankings
Tue Apr 25, 2006 04:32 PM
I wasn't aware that Harvard had a Tax LLM program. Anyone going to it?
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pra608

Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 156
Tax Law Rankings
Tue Apr 25, 2006 07:29 PM
I do not think HLS has taxation program.

[Edited 25 Apr 2006 by pra608]
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jt2006

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 5
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Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:25 AM
Apparantly they do - they're ranked #5. Was news to me. Anyone know if the program is new?
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pra608

Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 156
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Wed Apr 26, 2006 06:44 AM
Apparantly they do - they're ranked #5. Was news to me. Anyone know if the program is new?


I found it.

www.law.harvard.edu/academics/tax/llm.php

just wonder why it's called "LLM concentration in Taxation, not "LLM in taxation"?
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jt2006

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 5
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Wed Apr 26, 2006 09:13 PM
not sure about the distinction. Curious to know, however, how they climbed so quickly up in the ranks given that they haven't historically been known for their tax program. Perhaps just their general reputation precedes....
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bankerky

Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 28
Tax Law Rankings
Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:32 PM
not sure about the distinction. Curious to know, however, how they climbed so quickly up in the ranks given that they haven't historically been known for their tax program. Perhaps just their general reputation precedes....


Because it's Harvard. No way I would waste my time doing that LLM. Go to NYU, Florida, or GTown (and possibly Miami if you want to do international work AND you get a free ride).

[Edited 07 Jun 2006 by bankerky]
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bankerky

Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 28
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Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:34 PM
By chance could you also submit the complete list for international law as well? Thanks

This is the complete list. I have a password.

1. New York University
2. University of Florida (Levin)
3. Georgetown University (DC)
4. Northwestern University (IL)
5. Harvard University (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
7. Boston University
University of California–Los Angeles
9. Stanford University (CA)
University of San Diego
11. University of Virginia
Yale University (CT)
13. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of Washington
15. University of Southern California (Gould)
University of Texas–Austin
17. Southern Methodist University (TX)
University of Chicago
19. Loyola Law School (CA)
University of Denver (Sturm)
Villanova University (PA)


These rankings are kind of misleading - Michigan only takes international students. There should really be a separate listing for the Tax LLM for U.S. J.D. students.
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JunkDrawer

Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 1
Tax Law Rankings
Thu Jul 13, 2006 06:14 AM
I think you should note that the US News Rankings merely rank law schools that have tax programs. What you need to be looking at for LLM programs is a Graduate tax program ranking.

taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/gtxrank.html
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lbbanister

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 1
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Mon Aug 07, 2006 04:35 PM
not sure about the distinction. Curious to know, however, how they climbed so quickly up in the ranks given that they haven't historically been known for their tax program. Perhaps just their general reputation precedes....


Because it's Harvard. No way I would waste my time doing that LLM. Go to NYU, Florida, or GTown (and possibly Miami if you want to do international work AND you get a free ride).


What do you mean by getting a free ride at Miami if you do the LLM in taxation program?
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bankerky

Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 28
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 05:25 PM
What do you mean by getting a free ride at Miami if you do the LLM in taxation program?

I mean that Miami's LLM wouldn't be worth doing unless it was FREE and you wanted to do international tax law.

[Edited 13 Aug 2006 by bankerky]
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diversity

Joined: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 11
Tax Law Rankings
Sat Nov 25, 2006 07:51 AM
Hi, I am new here and I would love to join you with the discussion. I am quite interested in the Tax Law program in University of San Diego, has anyone had information about it? Is it only open to JD students? Is there any Tax Law Program that are also open to foreign students besides Michigan?
Thanks!
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ivan2006


Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 312
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Sat Nov 25, 2006 01:17 PM
I guess all the LLM programs mentioned in this forum accept foreign students.
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rsarmiento

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 17
Tax Law Rankings
Sat Feb 03, 2007 01:18 AM
I am an international student and I already applied for LLM with concentration in Taxation at HLS; I can see that their program is ranked # 5 and obviously I think Florida and NU are more prestiged in the tax law field, but what about the overall reputation of Harvard? doesn`t this fact attract potential employers for international tax law positions?
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nicolausm

Joined: 25 Feb 2007
Posts: 2
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 07:12 PM
I wasn't aware that Harvard had a Tax LLM program. Anyone going to it?


Harvard does not have a tax LLM program, neither does UCLA, UCLA's LLM program is for international students only. My guess, is that these schools JD tax concentration is good enough to rank them highly even without getting an LLM from their school. Which makes sense because they are both top schools.
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josepidal

Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 237
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 07:27 PM
The HLS LLM progam has a Tax concentration, albeit not a full-blown Tax LLM (although I'm not sure what the practical difference might be). Not as large as NYU's I would think, though.
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diversity

Joined: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 11
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 01:16 AM
I guess all the LLM programs mentioned in this forum accept foreign students.



Do you mean the International students without a JD degree? Will such students be recognized among employers only with a Tax LLM degree but not a JD degree？Do not know whether I have to get a JD first or go directly for Tax... thank you very much for your help~
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ivan2006


Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 312
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 01:57 AM
All the major Tax LLM (NYU, Florida, GU - just to mention the Top 3) programs in the US admit foreign-trained students that hold a JD/ LLB equivalent degree. Regarding the recognition of such degree among employers, I think a foreign-trained Tax LLM has a fair chance to find a job (e.g. Big4, Law firms) if a) he attended one of the top schools in this field; b) has excellent grades in his LLM; c) has prior work experience.
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diversity

Joined: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 11
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 02:19 AM
All the major Tax LLM (NYU, Florida, GU - just to mention the Top 3) programs in the US admit foreign-trained students that hold a JD/ LLB equivalent degree. Regarding the recognition of such degree among employers, I think a foreign-trained Tax LLM has a fair chance to find a job (e.g. Big4, Law firms) if a) he attended one of the top schools in this field; b) has excellent grades in his LLM; c) has prior work experience.


Thank you very much for your detailed answer~ Is there any qualification exams required for the Tax practice? Such as the Bar Exam etc?
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ivan2006


Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 312
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 02:45 AM
No. However, if you find a job in the US (either Law Firm or Big4), you will be advised to sit for the Bar Exam (probably the NY Bar Exam, as many States do not allow foreign-trained attorneys to sit for the Bar Exam) further to the completion of the LLM.
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Crash


Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Posts: 16
Tax Law Rankings
Thu Mar 01, 2007 07:13 PM
New 2007 U.S. News Tax Rankings

U.S. News again ranks the Top 20 (21 with ties). The Top 5 schools with graduate tax programs are the same as last year:

* 1. NYU
* 2. Florida
* 3. Georgetown
* 4. Northwestern
* 5. Miami

The 12 schools with graduate tax programs included in the rankings are the same as last year, with only slight variations in their places in the rankings:

* 6. Boston University (#6 last year)
* 7. San Diego (#6)
* 8. University of Washington (#8)
* 9. SMU (#10)
* 10. Loyola-L.A. (#9)
* 10. Denver (#10)
* 10. Villanova (#10)

taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2006/03/new_2007_…
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