Hi!! I'm from Perú. And I am in a big dilema. I have been admitted in these three Int. Taxation Programs: UMICH, FLORIDA and Georgetown. Which one is better for a foreing lawyer? Which one is better to get a job after the LLM? Please help me with this...
Int. Tax UF vs UMICH vs Georgetown
Posted Mar 13, 2007 16:46
Posted Mar 13, 2007 17:58
I would suggest you to read the thread "Tax Law rankings" - there are comments regarding UF x GULC. Regarding Michigan, they have a great professor (Avi-Yonah) and certainly a fine and small program. But it may have some downsides: 1) Location - Ann Arbor is far from the main legal markets in the US and it is (brrrr) really cold; 2) it is not very well-known among employers. In addition, you should check the courses and whether they are too focused on tax policy.
Personally speaking (and for the reasons I mentioned in the other thread), I would choose GULC over Florida and UMich.
Personally speaking (and for the reasons I mentioned in the other thread), I would choose GULC over Florida and UMich.
Posted Mar 13, 2007 18:28
I would suggest you to read the thread "Tax Law rankings" - there are comments regarding UF x GULC. Regarding Michigan, they have a great professor (Avi-Yonah) and certainly a fine and small program. But it may have some downsides: 1) Location - Ann Arbor is far from the main legal markets in the US and it is (brrrr) really cold; 2) it is not very well-known among employers. In addition, you should check the courses and whether they are too focused on tax policy.
Personally speaking (and for the reasons I mentioned in the other thread), I would choose GULC over Florida and UMich.
Thank for your answer. I have received others opinions about employment. I have heard that as the UMICH class is small, the possibilities of finding a job are better for a foreign student like me.
Personally speaking (and for the reasons I mentioned in the other thread), I would choose GULC over Florida and UMich. </blockquote>
Thank for your answer. I have received others opinions about employment. I have heard that as the UMICH class is small, the possibilities of finding a job are better for a foreign student like me.
Posted Mar 13, 2007 22:42
Why don´t you ask the admissions offices of the three schools you mentioned to send you the contact details of current/ former Peruvian Tax LLM students? You could get in touch with these people and have more data before you decide.
Posted Mar 14, 2007 20:55
Why don´t you ask the admissions offices of the three schools you mentioned to send you the contact details of current/ former Peruvian Tax LLM students? You could get in touch with these people and have more data before you decide.
Ivan2006, thanks for your advise. It´s a good idea in order to know the experience of other peruavian lawyers with, maybe, a similar background.
By the way, I read your comments in other Discussion Boards, one of them was about experience in a Big 4. I worked for five years in one of the Big 4 here in my country. Is this background a plus for getting a job after the LL.M. ? Knowing my background, does your advise about Georgetown change?
Ivan2006, thanks for your advise. It´s a good idea in order to know the experience of other peruavian lawyers with, maybe, a similar background.
By the way, I read your comments in other Discussion Boards, one of them was about experience in a Big 4. I worked for five years in one of the Big 4 here in my country. Is this background a plus for getting a job after the LL.M. ? Knowing my background, does your advise about Georgetown change?
Posted Mar 14, 2007 23:16
I think prior Big4 experience is definitely a plus vis-à-vis Big4´s in the US. I have written a post about this 2 days ago in the "Tax Law - rankings" thread.
Regarding my advice about the law schools, I sincerely think you should go to the law school you think will suit best your needs: for instance, you may think that being part of a small program is better, or you may think that this is a guarantee of personalized attention. It may be true. In my case, I have been through the same last year, and I had admissions from Umich, NYU and GU (I did not apply to UF), and if I hadn´t been accepted at NYU (it was my #1 choice), I would have gone to Georgetown. And I think this would have been a good decision: GU is well-known among employers for its Tax LLM program (it is ranked #3), while UMich may not have the same recognition. However, I must say that if I were/ wanted to be a law professor, I would choose UMich instead of GU, because of Prof. Avi-Yonah.
Regarding my advice about the law schools, I sincerely think you should go to the law school you think will suit best your needs: for instance, you may think that being part of a small program is better, or you may think that this is a guarantee of personalized attention. It may be true. In my case, I have been through the same last year, and I had admissions from Umich, NYU and GU (I did not apply to UF), and if I hadn´t been accepted at NYU (it was my #1 choice), I would have gone to Georgetown. And I think this would have been a good decision: GU is well-known among employers for its Tax LLM program (it is ranked #3), while UMich may not have the same recognition. However, I must say that if I were/ wanted to be a law professor, I would choose UMich instead of GU, because of Prof. Avi-Yonah.
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