BU Law Large Firm Brochure

Challenge-ready smarts.

Practice-ready skills.

GRADUATES WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND ENERGY TO MOVE FORWARD.

A program designed for success.

Boston University School of Law ranks in the Top 25 law schools for large law firm hires, according to National Law Journal, and 12th for alumni who are partners in the 100 largest law firms.

Not by accident.

Our students learn from a faculty who ­consistently rank at or near the top of Princeton Review’s Best Professors list. And, in addition to the rigorous curriculum, our clinics, externships, concentrations, and an intensive writing program help students develop critical legal skills and provide them with real-world e­ xperience.

So our students are well prepared, experienced, and ready. That’s good news for you.

Knowledge Meets ­ Know-How. TRAINING EXCELLENT STUDENTS TO BE EXCEPTIONAL LAWYERS. Our students are bright, dedicated, and innovative thinkers, with a broad cross-section of cultural, professional, and educational backgrounds. Here are a few of the ways we prepare that exceptional talent to be exceptional lawyers: ȖȖ

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Our unique Transactional Law Program gives students in-depth training in essential transactional skills like drafting, analysis, and structuring and negotiating contracts through both coursework and practicum experiences.

Our Top 10-ranked intellectual property and health law programs, as well as our leading tax courses, ensure our graduates master the key components of these complex practice areas and arrive ready to contribute.

Our multi-year writing course, which includes many advanced electives, such as International Business Agreements, Negotiating, Structuring & Drafting, and the Judicial Writing Seminar, hones students’ writing skills so they are concise, insightful, and their written work is on point for you and for your clients.

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BU Law’s numerous clinics and externships provide practical exposure to a variety of professional settings, including law firms, businesses, government agencies, courts, and nonprofits.

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Our Semester-in-Practice program offers students a unique immersive experience working full-time outside Boston at designated legal employers.

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BU Law’s one-of-a-kind Lawyering Lab, a mandatory one-week course, gives all 1Ls an intensive introduction to “realworld” lawyering skills such as client counseling, negotiation, legal analysis, and agreement drafting.

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Our mandatory Business Fundamentals online course means all our students— even those without prior business background—graduate with basic foundations in fundamental business concepts such as capital markets, financial accounting, and corporate finance.

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Our students sharpen their research and oral and written presentation skills through our intramural moot court, negotiation, and client counseling competitions, and through representing BU Law at national competitions.

Recruit from BU Law’s deep talent pool.

Class of 2017 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS REPRESENTED:

208 119 33 % 36 25 % 74 17 % 36 12:1 81% JD CLASS SIZE:

STUDENTS OF COLOR:

NUMBER OF ADVANCED DEGREES:

INCLUDING:

BROWN UNIVERSITY

US STATES REPRESENTED:

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

STUDENTS WITH 1+ YEARS OF POSTGRAD EXPERIENCE:

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY UC BERKELEY

UC LOS ANGELES

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

PLUS PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTRIES REPRESENTED:

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNC CHAPEL HILL

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE TUFTS UNIVERSITY

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

STUDENTS WITH 3+ YEARS OF POSTGRAD EXPERIENCE:

YALE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY–STUDENT RATIO:

2L STUDENTS WHO P ­ ARTICIPATED IN ON-CAMPUS ­I NTERVIEWING 2013–2014:

BU Law integrates academic rigor with real-world training to develop the brightest legal minds to tackle the biggest legal challenges.

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Let’s work ­together to get our ­students working for you.

To learn more about hiring our students and ­g raduates, please contact the Career Development & Public Service Office at lawhire@bu.edu or call 617-353-3141. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions you have about our program and our students, and to partner with you to identify the talent that will best help your ­organization move forward.

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