The University of Southern California Gould School of Law has announced that it will now offer a graduate Tax Law program. Upon completion of 24 units, students will receive a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation degree. Students may begin applying for fall 2010 enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in October 2009.
“We are very pleased to add this exciting new degree program to our repertoire,” said USC Law Dean Robert Rasmussen. “Through our program, students will gain a deep understanding of the policies that form the basis of tax laws. And in these tough economic times, lawyers will definitely benefit from specializing in this key area.”
The LL.M. in Taxation program includes a variety of courses ranging from Bankruptcy Taxation and Tax Policy to International Taxation and Income Tax Timing Issues.
USC Law is the only top 20 law school on the West Coast and one of only six of the top 20 law schools in the nation to offer an LL.M. in Taxation.
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The funny but mostly sad thing is that USC is marketing the tax LL.M. as “recession insurance.” National Law Journal (Subscription required.)
As I can attest to, a tax LL.M. from Georgetown means absolutely nothing in this economy. And if you read the comments on another tax blog, a NYU tax LL.M. doesn’t mean much either.