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Re: RE: DC Bar and Novus
Posted by Lisa on 1/13/08

    Mediator - Tax Man thank you for the reinforcement.
    I was very pleased to see an affirmative response to my
    conclusions regarding the research that I conducted. For the
    last month or so I have been seriously contemplating getting my
    JD from an "approved" California distance school. I weighed my
    options and I think that specializing in mediation or tax law
    is the way to go for a Florida resident.
    Do you happen to be practicing in either of these areas? I
    would be also be interested in your experience with distance
    law school, if applicable.
    Thank you for your kind response.
    Lisa


    On 1/13/08, Mediator - Tax Man wrote:
    > 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.
    >
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    >
    >
    > 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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