Prepared by Chris Byrne
Updated April 2008


DATABASES

LEXIS: Career Library

WESTLAW: Career Services


BOOKS

Vault Guide to Tax Law Careers, by Shannon King Nash, New York: Vault, 2004. 
KF 299 .T3 N37 in OCS
Vault, the popular career information website, has published this guide providing the "scoop" on employment in the tax law industry.  The author is a practicing tax attorney.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hu, Robert H., "A Resource Guide to Tax Law Careers", 22 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 113 (Spring 2003).
This guide is designed to assist law students as attorneys in the pursuit of careers in tax law.  Print and online resources are listed.

Stansky, Lisa., "Hot Practice: Tax Law Affects Many Areas of Legal Practice", 28 Student Lawyer 11 (April 2000).
Details different forms of contermporary tax practice & how tax issues are relevant to lawyers.

Schwab, Susan B., "Bringing Down the Bar: Accountants Challenge Meaning of Unauthorized Practice", 21 Cardozo L. Rev. 1425 (February, 2000).
This article chronicles the slow encroachment of accountants into the law.

Tucker, Stefan F., "The Evolving Nature of Tax Practice (Surviving in a Multi-Disciplinary World)", 46 William and Mary Tax Conference tab 11 (2000).
Emphasizes need for tax lawyers to think in terms of "multidisciplinary practice"- globalization and the expansion of other professions (esp. accounting) into areas formerly reserved for tax lawyers. Also touches on the strong need for self-regulation.

Batdorf, Timothy D., "Even Tax Attorneys Have Pro Bono Opportunities. (Access to Justice)", 78 Michigan Bar Journal 1112 (Oct 1999).
This article discusses professional opportunities for tax attorneys through the Michigan Litigation Assistance Partnership Program.

ANNUAL CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/INSTITUTES


Annual Conference on Taxation. National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America.
Columbus, OH: The Association, 1973 -
KF/6289/A2/N38

Institute on Federal Taxation. New York University.Albany
NY: Banks & Co.,1943 -
KF/6289/A2/I59
Lexis: FEDTAX;NYITAX

Major Tax Planning. University of Southern California Law Center.
New York, NY: Matthew Bender, 1948 -
KF/6289/A2/T235
Lexis: FEDTAX;TAXTEC

Tulane Tax Institute.
New Orleans, 1976 -
KF/6289/A2/T8

Southern Federal Tax Institute.
Atlanta, GA: Southern Federal Tax Institute, Inc., 1965 -
KF/6289/A2/S62

Tax Conference. Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
Williamsburg, 1955 -
KF/6289/A2/T18


SELECTED JOURNALS

Akron Tax Journal
Westlaw: AKRONTJ
Lexis: LAWREV;AKTXJL
Hein Online: PDF Articles

The American Journal of Tax Policy (ceased publication in 1998)
Westlaw: AMJTP
Lexis: LAWREV;AMJTP
Hein Online: PDF Articles

Florida Tax Review
Westlaw: FLTXR
Lexis: LAWREV;FLTREV
Hein Online: PDF Articles

Fordham Finance, Securities & Tax Law Forum
Westlaw: FDMFSTLF
Hein Online: PDF Articles

The Journal of the American Taxation Association
Westlaw: JAMTAXAS

New York University Tax Law Review
Westlaw: TAXLR
Lexis: LAWREV;NYUTAX

The Tax Lawyer
Westlaw: TAXL
Lexis: ABA;TAXLAW
Hein Online: PDF Articles

Virginia Tax Review
Westlaw: VATXR
Lexis: LAWREV;UVATAX
Hein Online: PDF Articles


ONLINE SOURCES

To locate attorneys and firms practicing in area of tax law:

LEXIS
Martindale-Hubbell: MARHUB;USPROF
sample search: practice(tax!) and state(virginia) and law-school(william and mary)
A free version is Martindale-Hubbell is available on the web at
http://www.martindale.com

WESTLAW
West's Legal Directory - Taxation: WLD-TAX
sample search: geo(virginia) and ed("william and mary")


ORGANIZATIONS

American Bar Association Section of Taxation
This organization has more than 40 active committees that cover every conceivable tax area. It sponsors a variety of CLE programs and publishes scholarly as well as a news publication.

American Taxation Association
The ATA promotes excellence in tax education, research, and practice through programs and publications.

Institute for Professionals in Taxation
IPT fosters education of corporate property and sales tax representatives, attorneys, appraisers, consultants, and accountants who represent corporate taxpayers.

National Association of Tax Practitioners
NATP is a nonprofit professional association dedicated to excellence in taxation and financial related services.

National Tax Association
NTA promotes nonpartisan academics, study of taxation by disseminating research through publications and conferences.

Other organizations may be found using:
Associations Unlimited
Comprehensive listing of national organizations and associations. Includes name, address, website, telephone number as well as other appropriate information concerning the organization.
Also on Lexis: Encyclopedia of Associations