What Tax Lawyers Do
Tax lawyers:
- Help clients structure, implement, enforce, or comply with the tax laws
- Represent individuals, businesses, non-profits, and governments
- Navigate complex statutes, agency regulations, case law, administrative rulings, agency pronouncements, and business and family arrangements subject to taxes
- Practice in law firms, large and small, accounting firms, government agencies, committees administering tax laws,
and small and large businesses as in-house counsel
Related Pathway: Government Practice
Who Might Enjoy This Specialty?
You might enjoy practicing tax law if you are:
- Skilled at navigating complex statutes and regulations
- Able to simplify complex topics for clients
- Seeking a legal area that offers a baseline of legally certain results
- Attracted to a legal field that offers opportunities for specialization focusing on one area of tax law or even several particular provisions of the tax code