<p>I currently hold an accounting degree with all pre-recs for CA designation(Canadian). I am now considering a law degree for tax. Now here’s my situation, I’m 25 years old and just finished (started in engineering then dumped it), I will be working at an accounitng firm in Sept this year. Now my questions; </p>
<li>Is the workload of degree too heavy to also hold down a full time job at a firm? </li>
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<p>2.Would the law degree in tax be well worth the headache in terms of compensation and opportunities?</p>
<p>please take my age into consideration. THANX</p>
<p>If you are talking about working and going to law school in Canada, I can’t answer your question. If you are talking about US: there are many law schools that have night class programs designed for persons working full-time. You basically take less than the usual semester full-load and it usually takes about four years to graduate law school. Is it difficult to do that? It definitely is but many do. One thing to consider is waiting until you have a year of experience working in accounting so (a) you know what your actual work load on the job is so you can make a more infomed decision as to whether working and going to law school at the same time is the route to go, and (b) see if your employer has a program to pay some of the tution of seeking a higher degree.</p>
<p>In the US, you will not get a law degree in “tax.” You will be able to take some tax courses (individual, corporate, and estate taxes, and none will relate to any Canadian tax laws) but you will still be taking the usual block of courses that all law students take in such things as contracts, property, torts, civil procedure, criminal law, constitutional law, and others. There are a number of law schools that offer advanced degrees (masters) in taxes that you can attend after completing law school but it is not actually necessary to do that to become a tax lawyer in the US and having an accounting degree is a plus. Tax lawyers vary in income.</p>
<p>what drusba had to say is exactly right:. Having gone the night law school route, while working fulltime – first for a computer business, and then as a law clerk – I found it difficult but doable. Of course, neithe of my two jobs were jobs that required extra hours, or even extra though once the bell rung. I do not think I could have handled the burden of a taxing job (no pun intended – well maybe a little) and law school.</p>
<p>i c! I actually plan on working for 1 year first before starting law school in order to obtain the CA designation (CA is the Canadian version of CPA)</p>
<p>In your opinion, would the law degree have a significant impact on furthering my career as opposed to just having an undergrad in accounting and CA designation?</p>