TRANSACTIONAL LAW PROGRAM Boston University School of Law’s Transactional Law Program addresses an important need in today’s legal marketplace. Law firms and other legal employers increasingly expect their new hires—from the time they start practicing—to be real contributors in providing high-quality legal services on a cost-effective basis. This requires that students leave law school with not only an understanding of relevant core legal doctrine, but also a solid foundation of essential practice skills they can use starting their first day on the job. The principal goal of our TRANSACTIONAL LAW PROGRAM is to provide these skills to students seeking a career in transactional practice and to those who will need these skills at some point in their careers, regardless of the specific area of legal practice they pursue. The program includes intensive hands-on training and practice in drafting, analyzing, and negotiating contracts, and in various other practice skills required of transactional practitioners. Students may pursue a concentration in Transactional Practice, or take a few courses in the Transactional Law Program. Either way, they have access to a broad array of courses and learn key practice skills taught by our faculty, including seasoned transactional practitioners. TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION, STUDENTS MUST: Complete the following five courses: ȖȖContract Drafting ȖȖCorporations ȖȖIntroduction to Federal Income Taxation ȖȖCorporate Finance or Financial Management or Corporate Financial Management ȖȖFinancial Reporting for Lawyers or Financial Reporting and Control
Complete at least two of the following courses: ȖȖAntitrust Law ȖȖBankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights ȖȖBusiness Law: Secured Financing Transactions ȖȖIntellectual Property ȖȖInternational Business Transactions ȖȖMergers & Acquisitions ȖȖMutual Funds (Investment Companies) ȖȖPartnership Tax I and II ȖȖSecurities Regulation ȖȖShareholder Activism ȖȖTaxation of Corporations and Shareholders Complete at least two of the following courses*: ȖȖBankruptcy Practice: Chapter 11 Reorganization and Sales of Businesses ȖȖHealth Care Transactions ȖȖInternational Business Agreements: Negotiating, Structuring, and Drafting ȖȖNegotiated Mergers & Acquisitions ȖȖNegotiation ȖȖPrivate Equity and Venture Capital Transactions ȖȖRepresenting Life Sciences Companies: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Devices ȖȖTransaction Simulation: Sale of a Family Business and Related Real Estate ȖȖTransaction Simulation: Auction and Sale of a Private Company ȖȖTransaction Simulation: International Business Collaboration * Commencing with the Class of 2017, one must be a transaction simulation.