Choose Your Path

Start your business law studies with basic courses covering areas that consistently arise in modern business practice, including Corporations, 税ation I, 担保交易与就业法. 如果你对知识产权感兴趣, consider taking copyright, patent, and trademark courses. 如果你对公司或公司交易实务感兴趣, 以税务II和证券监管为例.

After you complete the basic courses, 增加你在商业法等特定领域的知识深度, bankruptcy, and securities. 然后通过学习提供实践经验或高级理论学习的高级课程来完成学业. 这些课程主要是为已经学过其他商法课程的3l学生设计的.

 

We recommend that all students seriously consider taking courses in criminal justice. 民事案件的客户通常需要关于某些行为是否可能招致刑事制裁的建议, 使刑法背景对所有律师都有价值. 刑事诉讼是一门基础课程，经常与刑法课程相辅相成. 对刑法感兴趣的学生也应该选修证据课. 刑事司法高级课程包括国际刑法, Mental Health Law, Juvenile Justice Seminar, and National Security Law.

 

All students must fulfill the ABA six-credit Experiential Learning requirement. Numerous courses develop experiential skills in the context of studying substantive law or simulating lawyering activities such as interviewing, negotiation, research, drafting transactional documents, and courtroom advocacy. Most BC Law students will fulfill the ABA six-credit Experiential Learning requirement by taking Law Practice I and the spring 1L Experiential elective.  Those who take a non-experiential 1L elective must take 3 upper-level experiential credits. Students seeking to practice in jurisdictions that require additional Experiential electives (such as New York) will also need to take additional qualifying courses or complete “substitute credits” from a summer work experience.  Courses that satisfy the Experiential Learning requirement are posted on the Course Selection webpage.

Experiential education courses give students the opportunity to work on actual issues in a variety of settings under the supervision of practicing attorneys, judges, and faculty.

During clinical courses, students perform litigation or transactional activities while representing actual clients. In externship courses, students assist practicing lawyers in representing clients or observe judges in litigation.

The Massachusetts student practice rule allows 3L students to represent indigent clients and government agencies in both civil and criminal matters. 2L students are limited to civil representation. The student practice rule requires that a student be currently enrolled in or have successfully completed Evidence or Trial Practice. (We define “successfully completed” as obtaining a grade of C or better.)

Enrollment in all clinical courses is limited. Contact the Center for Experiential Learning for more information on clinical offerings.

If you’re interested in practicing family law, start with the introductory Family Law course. 那就去学习信托和遗产之类的课程, E状态 and Gift 税, Employee Benefits Law, and Family Law Practice. 由于法律援助局处理的很多问题都涉及家庭事务，你也应该考虑到民事诉讼诊所就诊.

You may take up to 12 credits of graduate level, law-related courses and apply those credits toward your degree. Registration for these courses requires permission of each department. Note that although graduate level, law-related courses apply toward the 85 credits needed for graduation, only courses displaying “LAWS” in front of them are included in your official law school GPA.

Contact Student & Academic Services if you are interested in taking a graduate level, law-related course outside of the Law School.

As the increasing importance of technology makes intellectual property part of every business, 对大多数类型的实践感兴趣的学生可以在这些课程中找到有价值的见解. 如果你对技术感兴趣，知识产权尤其有用, entertainment, or publishing.

You’ll build your foundation with our Intellectual Property Survey and basic courses like Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Law. Then proceed to advanced courses, including Patent Litigation, Telecommunications Law, Entertainment Law, Sports Law, and Art Law.

The increasing globalization of society, including the economy, 使国际法知识成为必要. 除了基本的国际法课程之外, 我们在这方面提供许多其他课程, including Foreign Relations, International Trade, European Union Law, International Human Rights, 实习学期:伦敦/国际.

Students interested in an international law practice should also consider participation in one of the law school’s
international exchange programs. Presently, the law school has exchange programs with the following institutions:

• Trinity, Dublin, Ireland (English language program)
• Sorbonne, Paris, France (French language program)
• HEAD, Paris, France (English language program)
• Bucerius, Hamburg, Germany (English language program)

These courses constitute an essential component of legal education and can be extremely practical as dramatic changes to the legal system continue to occur. 你必须至少选修一门涉及道德的课程, philosophical, 以及法律理论背后的文化前提以及如何最好地塑造和应用这些理论来促进一个更公正的社会. 符合这一要求的课程包括美国法律史, American Legal Theory, Jurisprudence, Comparative Law, and Fiduciary Law.

We recommend that all students seriously consider taking Evidence. Students interested in litigation practice can focus on:

• Traditional courses:&这些知识是成为一名出色的诉讼律师所必需的, including case law, statutes, and rules governing litigation. 教学方法主要是在课堂环境中对案例和规则进行分析. Examples include Evidence, Federal Courts, Conflict of Laws, Civil Rights Litigation, and Complex Civil Litigation.
• Simulation courses:&这些课程强调诉讼技巧. 主要的教学方法是模拟练习和角色扮演. Examples include Trial Practice, Appellate Advocacy, Family Law Practice, Civil Motion Practice, 和先进证据:审判异议.

Most lawyers’ careers will include alternative dispute resolution procedures. 我们涵盖这些程序的课程包括仲裁, Dispute Negotiation, International Arbitration, and Mediation.

If you’re interested in land use law and environmental law, consider taking Land Use Planning, Environmental Law, Real E状态 Finance, Administrative Law, and Local Government Law. 我们提供各种各样的选修课, 包括商业租赁课程, regulation of hazardous materials, air and water pollution law, housing law, 为企业客户提供合规咨询.

If you’re interested in e状态 planning, 您可以通过完成信托和遗产，为不动产和个人财产以及财富转移的集中实践做好准备, E状态 and Gift 税, Employee Benefits Law, and E状态 Planning.

The majority of modern legal practice is heavily weighted toward public law. Rules made by local, 状态, federal, 国际政府机构几乎在每一个实践领域主导着今天的大部分职能法.

We recommend that all students pursue sufficient studies in this area to feel comfortable with the processes of how laws are created and implemented in the modern administrative 状态. 至少参加一门课程，让你直接体验如何解释复杂的法规，并将其应用于公司或个人客户.

Courses in these areas include Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Immigration Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Semester in Practice: DC.

Upper-level courses that emphasize research and writing are valuable because they encourage deeper understanding of material and build valuable professional skills.

Find a list of courses satisfying the Upper-Level Writing requirement on the Course Selection webpage.