Tax Law

Considering leaving big law for a WNT group at a big four. For those that have made that transition, is the work/life balance better? That seems to be this group’s major selling point

Has anyone here done an executive tax llm? What is the schedule like? How robust was the OCI program?

how to learn more about income and sales tax salt controversy? would appreciate any resources

What are the exit options for T&E law? I’m at a firm and love what I do, but I’m making 135k in MCOL and feel I’m underpaid. Trust officer? Jump firms? I don’t want to work in financial planning o… more

Those at IRS chief counsel, pros and cons?

5th year LLM T&E how much does your firm bill you at and location ?

On a few deals lately, I've been seeing comments that a company will grant the unawarded profits interests right before the transaction. This doesn't make sense to me, as PIs have no value at … more

For someone applying to an LLM program several years into practice, from whom should they seek a letter of recommendation? Lawyer supervisors? JD professors? Both?

How did the Moore case go today?

Any tips for an IRS chief counsel interview?

LLM Timing - Hi everybody. I am a 3L student who recently accepted an offer from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. I would like to do an LLM at some point. I was wondering what people’s thoughts were o… more

Why am I having such a hard time getting an interview with the IRS? I really want to work for chief counsels office and it feels like they are hiring like crazy. Starting to feel really dejected and s… more

Does anyone work at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel? Specifically, in the SBSE? I just wanted to get an idea of what the job is like and what is expected on a day to basis.

Anyone have any insight into working for one of the tax insurance companies? Hours/pay/availability expections as compared to BL?

Did folks see the IRS RFI re: training and technical services for revenue agents and economics released yesterday? Just curious - what types of organizations would be positioned to respond to that sor… more

Does anyone have good ideas for pro bono opportunities specific to tax attorneys?

How do you go about providing a writing sample to a prospective employer if all your work products are client related and belong to your current employer?

Any insight into IRS Chief Counsel pay?

Is there any biglaw tax group with great mentoring/training? Currently at a v10 tax group where it’s really sink or swim culture and wondering if all are like that..

Anyone make the jump from biglaw to big4 at the senior associate level (ie 8-10 yoe mark)? What level did you come in at and rough comp? Trying to put together plan b if I don’t get a counsel offer at… more

Anyone make the jump from private practice to a tax clinic at a law school? How’d it go? Did you regret it? Pros cons? Any thoughts welcome.

Big4 to biglaw lateral interview next week, any tips?

Anyone hit a career rut? And how did you get out of it. I’m in year 12 of practice and I had a great run loved tax and now I’m just feeling my passion completely dissipate. I’m considering getting a c… more

Thoughts on exit opportunities for a biglaw tax associates? Specifically wondering if opportunities to go in-house are better for corporate vs. tax associates. I’m currently a biglaw corporate associa… more

Would love to chat with someone that currently works at or has recently left OCC; bonus points if it was the Greensboro NC location.

Anyone here work on criminal tax matters? What’s that like? What size firm are you with?

Does anyone find legal recruiters to be flaky? Several have reached out to schedule a call and never actually call. If recruiters are not reliable, what’s the best way of searching for legal opportuni… more

I work at the intersection of tax & estate planning, some tax-M&A, business succession (tax aspects). I’m looking to add some resources dealing with estate/gift/GST taxes. I would appreciate a… more

Lateraling up question: I’m a 4th year tax associate at a firm in the middle of the AmLaw 100 on the east coast. I would like to achieve some combination of moving up into a V30-50 and going back to … more

If my parents sell their house and want to transfer the proceeds to me, how can they do so such that it’s not taxed as my “income”?

Not a tax attorney, so any guidance is appreciated!

Curious to see how many people are doing pure controversy work, and what kind of firm (small, mid-size, BL) are you in? If you're in a bigger firm, are you the only one or are there other people as well?

And b… more

Moving from in house to law firm with no law firm experience- anyone ever done this? I’m a mid-career tax lawyer who went from B4 to Fortune 100 in-house. I’ve never worked at a law firm before. I’m i… more

Does anyone have a list by year of partnership penalty rates? I know for 2021 & 2022, it was $210 per partner, and for 2023 it's $220. But I also need 2016-2020. Thx.

How much are tax lawyers in big law billing a week? How are team cultures?

Has anyone here gone from tax work to general corporate work in-house? I want to leave tax for general work and not sure if it’s possible or what would be best to do? Would really appreciate any advic… more

Anyone able to share their experience at/with DOJ tax? Quality of work, exit options, wlb, etc

How can a junior attorney switch from doing SALT to federal transactional work? Are the skills, if any, transferable? All thoughts are welcomed.

Quick question: in the realm of tax practice, how is the work of completing and filing Employee Retention Credits for client businesses viewed? Complex? Routine? Profitable? Ancillary? Is it time cons… more

Has anyone gone from being a solo practitioner to IRS Office of Chief Counsel?