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Re: RE: DC Bar and Novus
Posted by Mediator - Tax Man on 1/13/08

    Lisa you have some good ideas,

    If you don't want to technically practice law. The areas you
    mentioned will provide plenty of work and in reality they
    are areas that lawyers are "practicing" in.

    Yes Florida did eliminated the bar requirement for being
    a "Circuit" mediator in 2007, in Florida you can also be
    a "Family Law" and "County" mediator as well. All these
    areas are "Certified" by the Florida Supreme Court. Actually
    bar members have to go through the same certification
    process as everyone else. Lawyers do get extra points for
    having a "graduate" degree and professional licensing.

    Being a Mediator is serious business and a law degree would
    be very useful in helping to "mediate/facilitate/negociate"
    legal and non-legal issues. Mediators I think have one of
    the toughest jobs, getting people to agree can be very
    difficult.

    As for the Tax Court, that is another great "practice" area,
    even for an "Enrolled Agent" authorized to practice be
    before the IRS and the Tax court, but once again it requires
    a significant amount of preparation. Plus you really have to
    like Tax law. A lot of lawyers and people in general don't
    like tax law. Tax law practice really is a "nitch" and if it
    works for you, you won't have tons of competition. So start
    taking the tax law classes, there are plenty of courses
    around everything from the local state University to the
    nice people ate H&R Block tax school can provide training.

    Good luck in your pursuits.

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    On 1/12/08, Lisa wrote:
    > Hello.
    > I will be attending Novus for my BSL. After reading all
    of
    > this, I am glad that I did not get into the JD program. I
    > believe I will go to West Coast when I complete the Novus
    > BSL.
    > I have done research on taking the extra 26 credits for
    the
    > DC bar and I have to agree that you must have an
    accredited
    > degree to transfer or even to gain admission. I may be
    > wrong. I also live in Florida and they require a non aba
    > jd to be a practicing attorney for 10 years in another
    > jurisdiction before they can sit for the bar. So much for
    > that. At this point in my life, I just do not forsee a
    > move to California as all of my family is in Florida.
    > One thing about going to West Coast is a least you can sit
    > for the baby bar just in case you decide to pick up and
    > move out west.
    > There are also other careers such as alternative dispute
    > resolution and such but I can do that with a BSL and a 40
    > hour training course here in Florida and become a Florida
    > Supreme Court Certified Mediator. In August of 2007 they
    > removed the Florida bar membership requirement. That is
    an
    > option that I am seriously contemplating.
    > Additionally, one could take the non-attorney exam to
    > practice in front of the US Tax Court. The test is only
    > given every two years. The next one is given in 2010.
    > Once you pass the exam you are on equal footing as a
    lawyer
    > and a solid legal education, beyond the BSL and into the
    JD
    > program at Novus or wherever, with some courses in tax
    law,
    > accounting and so on would greatly improve your chances of
    > passing the exam.
    > Just some thoughts from someone who is new to all of this
    > and has done a copious amount of research.
    > Good luck all of you and I look forward to our future
    > correspondence.
    > Lisa

     
     

 
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