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LL.M Skills 864 | 2 credit hours

Students will work under the supervision of IRS tax professionals in a research and writing project, the ultimate objective of which is to create a textbook that the IRS will use to train young IRS professionals specializing in the benefits area. Students will be expected to devote an average of 10 hours per week to the project for 11 weeks during the Spring Semester. Students participating in this program will receive two academic credits, and their work will be graded pass/fail.

The program is open to (1) all students enrolled for the Employee Benefits Certificate and (2) Tax LLM students who take at least one employee-benefits course this semester and are enrolled in at least one employee-benefits course next semester. Both full-time and part-time students are welcome to apply.

The program is only open to (1) LL.M. students enrolled for the Employee Benefits Certificate and (2) Tax LLM students who take at least one employee-benefits course in Fall 2011 and are enrolled in at least one employee-benefits course in Spring 2012.