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Re: RE: DC Bar and Novus
Posted by Mediatorsc on 2/13/08

    Hi, I am glad to see Novus law student here. I am in the JD
    program, and I am also a cretified mediator. I am specializing
    in healthcare mediation. In fact I wirting my dissertation on
    it.
    MediatorSC

    On 1/13/08, Lisa wrote:
    >
    >
    > 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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