Professional Development & Careers - Taxation LL.M.

A major focus of the Tax LL.M. program and the Taxation of Cross-Border Investment LL.M. program is for students to gain a more intimate understanding of what to expect in practice and be "client-ready."

To become apprised of recent legal and business developments in tax, top practicing attorneys teach relevant and timely courses, and practical learning is a large component of the program leading to positive career outcomes.

• Career Development Office

  Miami Law’s Career Development Office (CDO) offers comprehensive services and resources – online and on campus - to assists students with starting their careers or advancing their professional goals. Students have access to extensive job search databases and resources.  

  The Tax LL.M. Program has a liaison in the Career Development Office. This experienced career advisor gives specialized advice to students enrolled in the Tax LL.M. Program and assists them with their job searches and professional development needs, including:

  • One-on-one training on networking
  • Resume writing
  • Interviewing skills

• Involvement in Professional Organizations

  Representatives from professional organizations regularly invite students to their events, which are excellent networking opportunities. Organizations include:

  • The American Bar Association
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Greater Miami Tax Institute
  • The International Fiscal Association
  • South Florida Tax Litigation Association

• Networking / Career Fairs

  Miami Law has an extensive alumni network, and students are encouraged to network and build relationships with fellow ‘Canes who also work in tax. In addition, every year The University of Miami School of Law Graduate Program in Taxation and the IFA USA/Young IFA Network hosts a reception on the eve of the ABA's Annual US and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference which LL.M. students can attend.

  Students also participate in Miami Law’s on campus recruiting program and University of Miami’s Accounting Career Fair each fall, which brings together international, national, and regional accounting firms on the campus to recruit tax students.

  Students also attend conferences, lectures and other networking events with tax practitioners and other organizations.

• Tax Talks Lecture Series

  Students in the Graduate Program in Taxation and the Graduate Program in Taxation of Cross-Border Investment LL.M. Program attend weekly Tax Talks presentations throughout the academic year.

  In the fall semester, the goal is to introduce students to all of the different ways to be a tax lawyer.  Accordingly, each week practitioners from a wide range of law firms (both big and small), accounting firms, financial institutions and family offices speak to students about the type of work they do and how a Tax LL.M. has helped them in their careers. Representatives from professional organizations discuss how membership and active participation can enhance legal careers.

  In the spring semester, students work in groups to give presentations on current tax topics to develop their skills in explaining complex tax issues in language their future clients will understand.

Drew Bratslavsky, LL.M. ‘21
Senior Associate, International Tax Services, BDO
Miami, FL

Career Outcomes

Because tax touches everything, graduates of the Tax LL.M. program pursue opportunities in many different types of tax in different kinds of settings.

Many of our graduates focus on international tax planning, both inbound and outbound, for corporations or high net worth individuals.

Others do domestic mergers and acquisitions for one of the Big Four accounting firms.

A significant number choose to wrestle with the “Wild West” of state and local taxation.

A smaller group of graduates does controversy work in either the private sector or government.

• 2021

  Graduates of the 2021 Tax LL.M. class were

  100%

  Employed full-time within ten months

  Type of Employment:

  44%

  Accounting Firm/Corporation

  44%

  Law Firm 

  6%

  Financial Services

  6%

  Government

   

  

• 2020

  Graduates of the 2020 Tax LL.M. class were

  100%

  Employed full-time within ten months

  Type of Employment:

  78%

  Law Firm

  22%

  Accounting Firm/Corporation 

  

• 2019

  Graduates of the 2019 Tax LL.M. class were

  94%

  Employed full-time within ten months

  Type of Employment:

  66%

  Law Firm

  27%

  Accounting Firm/Corporation 

  7%

  Banking

  

• 2018

  Graduates of the 2018 Tax LL.M. class were

  100%

  Employed full-time within ten months

  Type of Employment:

  53%

  Law Firm

  40%

  Accounting Firm/Corporation

  7%

  State Government

  

• Law Firms

  Baker McKenzie Bilzin Sumberg Carlton Fields Chamberlain Hrdlicka (Texas) Day Pitney Derains & Gharavi (Paris, France) DiRuzzo & Company Dorot & Bensimon Fowler White Burnett Fox Rothschild Greenberg Traurig Greenspoon Marder Gunster Hill Ward Henderson Holland & Knight

  Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li Jackson Law Group Katten Muchin Rosenman (Chicago) K/S Attorneys at Law Kozusco Harris Duncan (Washington D.C) Linklaters Morgan, Lewis Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg Richard & Partners Salcedo Attorneys at Law Scharlack Legal  (Sau Paulo, Brazil) Shutts & Bowen Tosolini, Lamura, Rasile & Toniutti  Zwicker & Associates (Boston)

• Government

  • Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Internal Revenue Service
  • Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
  • Florida Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division 

• Accounting & Consulting Firms

  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Andersen Global
  • BDO
  • Berkowitz Pollack Brant
  • Crowe
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • Marcum
  • Mendez Molieri & Co
  • PwC

• Financial Services

  • Ambridge Partners (New York)
  • Amerant
  • Banco Itau
  • J.P. Morgan Chase
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • WE Family Offices
  • Zedra

• Corporate / Business & Industry

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Occidental Petroleum
  • Dockside Realty Company
  • Gulfstream (North Carolina)
  • NextEra Energy
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Global Compliance & Ethics
  • Ryder System, Inc. (Texas)

Stand Out with a Tax LL.M.

A Miami Law Taxation LL.M. allows a candidate to stand out in the tax practice arena. Firms are confident in the rigor of the tax program and know that a Miami Law LL.M. graduate brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to their team. Big law firms expect to see candidates with strong credentials from their J.D. and Tax LL.M. programs.