Do tax lawyers go to big firms or small firms or can they start a firm by themselves?
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at
10:56 pm
This might sound like a stupid question but I’ve always been curious Acomplia about this. When I say "tax lawyer", I am referring to a lawyer that is also a CPA. It seems like you could really make big bucks being a lawyer and a CPA and I have heard that the hours are not that bad.
I would say that they do all 3, small, large and start their own.
There are also those that go to work for corporations.
When a lawyer first starts out he is better off to join a firm, large firms can give him the chance to get some actual practice where a smaller firm would more than likely specialize in taxes.
Starting their own firm would be tough because of the expenses and most attorneys gain experience and money then branch off onto their own.
The hours are what you make them, or what the company/firm you are working for requires.
Some work on their own with just non-legal staff to help, some work in small offices with 2~3 other lawyers plus maybe staff, some work in big firms. There is no single answer.
And any field of law (other than being a public defender) could earn a nice income. The thing about tax law is that it’s pretty steady work, with a guaranteed annual bump (in the US) around March~April. Unlike litigation, which is much more fluid and unpredictable.