Online Master of Legal Studies in Taxation

Study Under WashU Law Tax Experts

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Program Benefits

Highly ranked tax law education at an exceptional value
100% online MLS with optional in-person opportunities
Become your organization’s tax law expert
Graduate in as little as 12 months

Become the Specialized Tax Expert Your Organization Needs

Tax professionals who are serious about their field often run into a ceiling. The technical knowledge is there. What’s missing is the legal framework underneath it: the statutes, the procedural rules, the policy logic behind why the law works the way it does.

WashU Law’s online Master of Legal Studies in Taxation is built for tax professionals without a JD who want the legal foundation their work demands. The program covers federal and state tax law at the depth the profession actually requires, taught by practitioners who work in it every day.

In as little as one year, you’ll earn a competitive, comprehensive degree from a top-ranked law school — 100% online.

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WashU Law is ranked #13 in Best Law Schools by U.S. News & World Report

A Curriculum Built for Serious Tax Professionals

The MLS in Taxation opens with the foundational requirements shared across WashU Law’s online programs before moving into the substance of federal and state tax law.

The curriculum is demanding in the way that good legal education always is: it changes how you read a statute, how you assess risk and how you engage with the legal dimensions of the work you do every day.

The program covers the areas that define serious tax practice, including:

Federal income taxation
Corporate taxation
State and local taxation
Federal tax procedure
International taxation

Students also have the option to pursue supervised research in tax law or a legal externship, putting the curriculum to work in real professional contexts.

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Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the online Master of Legal Studies in Taxation program will be ready to:

Apply foundational and advanced principles of tax in real-world professional contexts
Analyze tax statutes, regulations and guidance to support informed decision-making
Evaluate legal and policy implications of tax planning strategies
Communicate complex tax concepts clearly and effectively to stakeholders

Seeking a more general legal studies degree? Consider pursuing an online MLS.

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The WashU Law Online Classroom Experience

Students complete asynchronous coursework on their own schedule, then join live evening sessions (CST) once per week. Classes are kept intentionally small, just 10 to 15 students, so every participant is part of the conversation.

The online Master of Legal Studies in Taxation is taught by WashU Law’s distinguished faculty and expert practitioners. They teach the law and they work in it, which means the curriculum reflects both the legal frameworks and the professional realities students encounter in practice.

Lasting Connections and Career Benefits

WashU Law’s alumni network spans the globe, and online students can connect with it and the wider WashU Law community from day one through virtual events.

The WashU Center for Career Engagement is where that network becomes something you can act on. Advisers work one-on-one with students on resumes, cover letters and interview preparation, with employer connections built around tax and legal careers at non-profits, Big 4 firms and Fortune 500 companies. That support continues well after graduation.

Students can also deepen their experience through optional on-campus immersions held each spring in St. Louis, as well as supervised research projects and legal externships.

About WashU Law

WashU Law drives legal excellence.

For more than 150 years, our law school has provided outstanding legal education in an environment where intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving transforms business outcomes and legal practice.

Our mission is to equip students with knowledge and skills to ethically and effectively use their legal expertise to advance their careers and positively impact the world in a dynamic and globally interconnected environment.

We strive to foster a vibrant intellectual culture characterized by rigorous exchange of views and the production and dissemination of influential research. Our law school cultivates a collaborative and supportive community of students, faculty, staff and alumni that values connection to, and service in, broader civic and professional communities.

WashU Law has proven that excellence is the standard. We regularly receive top-50 and top-20 rankings, as well as specialized rankings in international law, tax law and our ability to provide a best-value education.

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