Just accepted a position in legal compliance at a F50 company. If I leave in a few years to get an LLM in a field I’m passionate about, would that make transitioning back to law more feasible?

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Do you have a JD from a US law school? If so, my understanding is that an LLM is generally considered worthless outside of tax law. It you're a foreign attorney, that's a different situation.

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Yes, not a t30, but my plan was actually for a tax LLM

Why not just go get the tax llm now? How does the compliance role fit into your goal of practicing tax in a law firm?

Also, most tax LLMs wind up in accounting firms. Feel free to DM me. I have a tax llm and work in a law firm. Happy to chat.

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