LL.M. in Taxation
Complete our 24-credit Graduate Tax Program and earn your LL.M. in Taxation, a postgraduate degree. Master tax law and build relevant practice skills needed to best serve your clients and communities.
For more information about taking courses as a non-matriculant, please contact the Graduate Tax Associate Director.
Shape your studies and fulfill your professional goals. The Program serves those engaged in every aspect of tax practice and every stage of career development—from established tax professionals seeking to broaden their knowledge of the field to business executives, real estate specialists, financial product designers and advisors, recent law school graduates, and others.
You may pursue your graduate tax studies full-time, but many study part-time while working for major corporations, banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions, or elsewhere.
Curriculum and Requirements
Complete a rigorous core curriculum and choose an area of concentration. Gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of substantive tax law and basic tax research and writing skills while maintaining the highest standards of professional responsibility in focus.
Our diverse elective courses will fully prepare you for a capstone research and writing seminar in your selected area of concentration. Tackle sophisticated problems facing current tax practices under the guidance of leading practicing lawyers.
Faculty Leadership
The Graduate Tax Program is led by Professor Ann F. Thomas. In addition to the faculty members below, numerous accomplished New York City tax practitioners teach as adjunct faculty members in the program.
Alan I. Appel ’76
William P. LaPiana
Ann F. Thomas
Alumni Auditing
All recipients of our LL.M. in Taxation may audit additional NYLS courses at no cost. Learn more about auditing classes.
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