Law
-
Fighting Malfeasance with Pen, Not Sword
When Professor George Brown writes about corruption, even Supreme Court justices listen.
-
Making International Tax Laws Just
Professor Diane Ring gives voice to the concerns of emerging nations.
-
Hashimoto Investigates Opioid Crisis
Our lawyer-scientist's research shapes national guidelines on overuse.
-
Throwing the Book at Federal Regulators
Professor Patricia McCoy's pivotal role in righting the mortgate market.
-
Novel Theory Gets Its Day in Court
Professor Kent Greenfield's research has real impact in Hershey case.
“ Boston College Law School has earned a national reputation for educational excellence, academic rigor and the highest standards of professionalism. ”
BC Law: Impact
What’s With All The Latin? A Retracing of Our Legal Language
Prior to law school, I had been forewarned that to be a fluent reader of American case law, you must be a bilingual speaker of both English and Legalese. Despite this warning,...
November 13, 2025
The Hardest Part of 1L (It’s Not the Readings)
Arriving at BC Law this past August brought a rush of excitement. I’d known I wanted to be a lawyer all of my life, and had been building toward this step for just as long. Af...
November 12, 2025
West Coast, Best Coast? Finding Home at BC Law
I recently asked one of my friends here at BC if he ever gets homesick and he responded with a definitive “no.” While I do think he was being purposefully facetious just to ir...
November 10, 2025
