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Re: Response To Steve
Posted by John on 7/11/08

    Hi Steve,

    Ahh, I see your plan. Not a bad way to go, since you dont want to have an
    attorney license. But why not just get an MS Tax? Perhaps you think
    that eJD may hold more weight than an MS Tax? Or perhaps you want to
    take some legal courses like Contracts, Torts and Crim Law.. etc..
    I am sure you have thought about all of this quite heavily.

    Even though the eJD may work in your instance, I still would not do it.
    Why not get the MS Tax and specialize, then perhaps go for a JD after?

    In the long run I think it is always better to have full credentials
    rather than a hybrid. This plan may take longer, but you will have
    better credentials. The eJD is a dying degree, it is being morphed into
    a Masters in Law.

    Go for a JD,CPA,MST (in any order of completion).. dont go for a eJD,CPA.

    My mentor advised me of MBA CPA and then JD. I have decided to go for
    my JD now. I may get an MST as well later after my JD is complete.
    A JD with an attorney's license (even if you dont practice law) holds a
    great deal of weight. I dont intend to practice law full time, but want
    the full credential. Ever thought about representing clients in Tax
    Court?

    Just my 2 cents for a fellow CalBear!

    John

    On 7/11/08, steve wrote:
    > Hi John,
    >
    > Thanks for the advice. However, I have no intention of practicing the
    > law. Taft eJD requires a total of 75 units for graduation: 56
    > required and 19 elective. Since they let me take taxation courses as
    > elective, I can accomplish my goal of specializing in corporate law
    > and taxation.
    >
    >
    >
    > On 7/10/08, John wrote:
    >> Hi Steve.. this is message #2 to you. Please read my earlier post.
    >>
    >> If you are interested in enhancing your CPA credentials with tax
    > law,
    >> you need an LLM in Tax. You dont get there with eJD. Even a bar
    >> track JD is very light in tax, with Fed taxation an elective in most
    >> schools. If you want complex tax exposure, do an MS Tax at a
    >> regionally accredited school. I know Taft has an MS Tax program as
    >> well. I would do a regionally accredited program if at all
    >> possible. For law: go for an attorney track JD and then an LLM
    > Tax.
    >> This is the proper sequence in law. The advantage of a JD/LLM over
    >> an MS Tax is attorney client priviledge. Some, if not most law
    > firms
    >> only hire LLM grads in Tax and dont hire MS Tax grads. If you are
    > not
    >> a law firm candidate, an MS Tax gets you where you need to be. If
    >> you are looking at it from a client perspective in a CPA office,
    >> clients recognize the MS Tax degree much more than an LLM. Most
    >> people dont know what an LLM is - but an MS Tax is very
    >> recognizable. Most CPA's dont need an MS Tax unless they are
    >> specializing in Corp tax or complex trust and estate planning. I am
    >> doing my JD because of my goal of being JD/CPA in my job as a CFO.
    > I
    >> would do an ABA JD if possible, but I travel quite a bit, and the
    >> opportunity cost for me to quit and go to an ABA law school does not
    >> make economic sense.
    >>
    >> Please read my earlier post on non-bar track JD.
    >>
    >> Hope this helps,
    >> John
    >>

     
     

 
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