Boston College Law School

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History
Founded in 1929, Boston College Law School has grown into an internationally-known leader in legal education.

BC Law at a Glance
Get the latest admission, career services and student body statistics.

Curriculum and Courses
Learn more about the academic programs at BC Law, including our course listings, advocacy and clinical programs, our top 10 Legal Reasoning, Research and Writing program, dual degrees, and independent study options.

Admission & Financial Aid
Want to get a feel for the application process for J.D. and LL.M. students? Are you a transfer or visiting student?

Campus Life
Read profiles of students and faculty, take a virtual tour of campus, and learn what it's like to be a student at BC Law.

Living in Boston
Helpful links to city attractions, housing information and more.

Diversity at BC Law
Learn more about the diversity among our faculty and student groups.


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Message from the Dean
Dean Garvey
  Dean John H. Garvey welcomes you to Boston College Law School.
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Admitted Students
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  All the latest information, including documents and deadlines.
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Visiting the Law School
Law School Administrative building
  Directions, maps and more.
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LL.M. Program
Law School LLM Program
  Find out more about BC Law's new one-year program.
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Features


Repetti Gives Inaugural Kenealy Lecture

10/19/2009--Boston College Law School Professor James Repetti, the first holder of the William J. Kenealy, S.J. Professorship, gave his inaugural lecture on October 9, 2009.   more »

BC Law Makes Princeton Review's Top Ten Lists

10/9/09--Boston College Law School is listed as one of the nation's top law schools, and appears in the top ten for both Career Prospects, as well as for the category "Professors Rock (Legally Speaking)" in The Princeton Review's newly released 2010 edition of its "Best 172 Law Schools."
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Celio ('05), Orkand ('07) Named 'Up and Coming' Leaders

10/6/09--Continuing a tradition of grooming tomorrow’s leaders of the bar and the community, the Boston Bar Association today named Kathleen Celio, a 2005 BC Law graduate, and Seth Orkand, a 2007 graduate, as two of fifteen lawyers to the 2009-2010 BBA Public Interest Leadership Program.    more »

Students Aid in Overturning Lowell Curfew Law

10/2/09--Two Boston College Law School students were a part of the legal muscle behind a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision to overturn a law that allowed criminal sanctions for minors who broke curfew in the city of Lowell.   more »