JD/ Master in accounting Forum

[droges]

I'm a 1L at a top 25 law school and was curious if anyone has any opinion on a joint JD/MSA. Thanks

[nealric]

Seems pretty pointless to me. Do you want to be an accountant or a lawyer?

[Pato_09]

If you want to be a tax lawyer, and want a masters degree, get a LLM in Tax, preferably from NYU or Georgetown.

[Pato_09]

Also, if you want to work in Big Law, a JD/Master in Acct. would probably be a red flag for employers, since they do not know if you really want to be a lawyer.

[droges]

The reason for the MSA would be as a supplement to the JD. I am interested in corporate/tax/financial law and thought it would give me specific analytic and financial skills with regard to that area that I don't have now. Not sure I buy the whole argument that it could be a red flag. If I was really interested in being an accountant there would be no reason to attend law school whereas the MSA provides additional analytic and financial skills.

[birdlaw117]

Not necessary. If you want tax, find an employer willing to pay for an LLM.

[zonto]

Not necessary. If you want tax, find an employer willing to pay for an LLM.

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[droges]

Another reason was my concern about the job market coming out of law school. At least with an MSA I could probably find some sort of accounting position and not be an unemployed lawyer.