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It is home to 1,700 students pursuing J.D.. LL.M. and J.S.D. degrees. Richard Revesz is the school's dean. J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called Doctor of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years of post-graduate law study. The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority. NYU Law is particularly strong in criminal law, environmental law, international law and tax law. and offers many courses in these areas. It also offers a well-respected LL.M in taxation. A great deal of top tax attorneys and professors hold NYU degrees. NYU publishes eight student-edited law journals. which are, in order of their founding: Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes. A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, published by an organization of students at a law school.
There are also four faculty-edited journals, and the law school's moot court board also publishes a well-regarded moot court casebook. A casebook is a type of textbook used primarily by students in law schools.
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