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Hello!

I would reccomend that in applying to NYU, you choose a specialization that most interests you. If that is tax, choose tax. But if you're more interested in a different specialization, by all means choose that one.

I am currently in the trade regulation specialization. There are actually 2 Indian women in my program.

NYU is known for tax, but within the New York area, and also the United States legal world, NYU is also known for its other great LLM programs like Trade Reg., Corporate Law, International Law, and the General Studies LLM. If you are looking to move back to India, or go to Europe or somewhere after the LLM to work, then you should not have trouble finding a job with any of the LLM degrees.

If you are going to try to stay in the U.S. after the LLM and find a job here, it will be a difficult process, no matter what specialization you choose. For domestic students like me (who have an American JD), it seems a bit easier for Tax LLMs to find a job after graduation. But that isn't the same for foreign students. For foreign students it seems to be just as difficult to get a job in New York in any of the specialization. So I really would encourage you to go with your main interests. NYU has a great office of Career Services to help LLM students find jobs, and you can do a lot of legwork when you get to New York as well.

And another thing. If you choose to do the tax LLM, thinking it will be easier to get a job when you are done, you will be restricted to looking for tax jobs only. Those jobs are very difficult to get in the United States, and firms most only hire American JDs with an accounting background of some kind, AND the Tax LLM. So if you do tax, and then can't find a tax attorney position, and you start to look for other types of attorney positions, most firms will not look at you for anything other than tax. So I actually think you'd be putting yourself at a disadvantage by choosing the tax LLM unless it is your true area of interest.

Good luck!