Tax LLM at USD leads to Procopio employment
The Tax LLM program at the USD School of Law is dedicated to developing the professional skills of our students. Our professional development opportunities are designed to enhance the learning experience and network students into San Diego’s professional tax circles.
USD School of Law – Chamberlain International Tax Institute
- First held in 2023, the USD School of Law – Chamberlain International Tax Institute brings together top tax scholars from around the U.S. and Mexico to discuss tax topics of international importance. The first annual Institute was held at the International Convention Center in Mérida, México.
- With the goal of increasing access to international tax knowledge and promoting cross-border education and cooperation between tax attorneys, accountants, financial experts and other interested business and tax groups, the institute presents an annual conference focusing on various tax related topics relevant to its international audience.
The California Tax Bars
- Historically, the Graduate Tax Program at the University of San Diego School of Law has been a sponsor of the Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and Policy Conference.
- Students have the opportunity to meet and network with current and future colleagues while attending the many educational sessions on current topics relevant to tax law and policy at a significantly reduced fee.
- Graduate Tax Program students are also eligible to participate in the Tax Bar's annual Washington DC Delegation, to present research on pertinent tax issues to legislators.
- LLM candidates can also participate in the Annual Tax Writing Competition sponsored by the Tax Bar's California Tax Lawyer publication.
United States Tax Court
- Each fall, judges from the United States Tax Court request, consider and interview University of San Diego School of Law LLM in Taxation candidates for clerking positions with the U.S. Tax Court upon completion of their degree.
- USD is proud to count a number of former U.S. Tax Court clerks among our alumni.
Young Tax Lawyers
- The University of San Diego School of Law is home to the San Diego Chapter of the Young Tax Lawyers Committee of the State Bar of California Taxation Section.
- The monthly meetings are held in the law school and are open to students as well as professionals.
- Students have the opportunity to hear interesting and topically substantive programs, as well as meet current and future colleagues from the state and local tax community.
Speaker Events
The Tax Speaker Series and the Richard C. Pugh Lecture on Tax Law and Policy are the two signature speaker events for the Tax LLM program at the USD School of Law. Both are open to students. The events bring some of the nation's top tax scholars to the USD School of Law to talk about the major questions facing tax lawyers in the U.S. and abroad.