CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIC EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY CLINIIMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS CLINIC CRIMINAL LAW CLINIC PROSECUTOR PROGRAM ADULT PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGJUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLINIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIWRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CLINIC AFRICA I-PARLIAMENTS CLINIC LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE PROGRAM MASSACHUSSTATE HOUSE INTERNSHIP AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE CLINIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIP GOVERNMENT LAWYERING EXTERNSHIP HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIP JUDICIAL EXTERLEGAL EXTERNSHIP INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE DEATH PESEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE CONTDRAFTING NEGOTIATION LICENSING LAW AND PRACTICE WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION SIMULATION: SALFAMILY BUSINESS AND RELATED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION SIMULATION: AUCTION AND SALE OF A PRIVATE COMPANY TRANSACTIONAL LAW CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIC EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY CLINIC IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS CLINIC CRIMINAL LAW CLINIC PROSECUTOR PROGRAM ADULT PDEFENDER PROGRAM JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLINIC INTERNATIONAL HRIGHTS CLINIC WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CLINIC AFRICA I-PARLIAMENTS CLINIC LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE PROGMASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE INTERNSHIP AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE CLINIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIP GOVERNMENT LAWYERING EXTERNSHIP HEALTH LAW EXTERJUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP LEGAL EXTERNSHIP INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS SEMESTPRACTICE DEATH PENALTY SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE SEMEIN-PRACTICE CONTRACT DRAFTING NEGOTIATION LICENSING LAW AND PRACTICE WORKSHOPS TRANSASIMULATION: SALE OF A FAMILY BUSINESS AND RELATED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION SIMULATION: AUCTION ANDOF A PRIVATE COMPANY TRANSACTIONAL LAW CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIC EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY CLINIC IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS CLINIC CRIMINAL LAW CLINIC PROSECPROGRAM ADULT PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM HUMAN TRAFFICLINIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CLINIC AFRICA I-PARLIAMENTS CLINILEGISLATIVE PRACTICE PROGRAM MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE INTERNSHIP AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACLINIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIP GOVERNMENT LAWYEXTERNSHIP HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIP JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP LEGAL EXTERNSHIP INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE DEATH PENALTY SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE INDEPENPROPOSAL SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE CONTRACT DRAFTING NEGOTIATION LICELAW AND PRACTICE WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION SIMULATION: SALE OF A FAMILY BUSINESS AND RELATED REAL ESTATTRANSACTION SIMULATION: AUCTION AND SALE OF A PRIVATE COMPANY TRANSACTIONAL LAW CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIC EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY CLINIC IMMIGRRIGHTS CLINIC CRIMINAL LAW CLINIC PROSECUTOR PROGRAM ADULT PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM JUVPUBLIC DEFENDER PRORAM HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLINIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC WRONGCONVICTIONS CLINIC AFRICA I-PARLIAMENTS CLINIC LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE PROGRAM MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE INTERNSHIP AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE CLINIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIP GOVERNMENT LAWYERING EXTERNSHIP HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIP JUDICIAL EXTERLEGAL EXTERNSHIP INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE DEATH PESEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE CONTDRAFTING NEGOTIATION LICENSING LAW AND PRACTICE WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION SIMULATION: SALFAMILY BUSINESS AND RELATED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION SIMULATION: AUCTION AND SALE OF A PRIVATE COMPANY

TRANSACTIONAL LAW CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIC EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY CLINIC IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS CLINIC CRIMINAL LAW CLINIC PROSECUTOR PROGRAM ADULT P

DEFENDER PROGRAM JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLINIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CLINIC AFRICA I-PARLIAMENTS CLINIC LEGISLATIV

PRACTICE PROGRAM MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE INTERNSHIP AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACLINIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIP COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIP GOVERNM

LAWYERING EXTERNSHIP HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIP JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP LEGAL EXTERINDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP HUMAN RIGHTS SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE DEATH PE

SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL SEMESTER-IN-PRACTICE SEMEIN-PRACTICE CONTRACT DRAFTING NEGOTIATION LICENSING LAW AND PRA

WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION SIMULATION: SALE OF A FAMILY BUSINESS AND REREAL ESTATE HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIP TRANSACTION SIMULATION: AUCTION AN

SALE OF A PRIVATE COMPANY TRANSACTIONAL LAW CIVIL LITIGATION CLINIEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CLINIC HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY & DISABILITY

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Prepare toPracticeClinics, externships, and transactional practice courses get you real–world experience for your career in the legal profession.

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Pioneering law is our thing. One of the first law schools in the nation to establish clinical programs super-vised by full-time faculty, BU Law has consistently expanded its hands-on learning opportunities to provide “real-life” training to students with myriad legal interests and career goals. Most recently, BU Law introduced a Transac-tional Law program to provide students with the core skills needed to embark on a transactional practice career.

Not just teaching, mentoring. At BU Law, you will benefit from attentive mentoring by supervising faculty, substantive classroom learning that complements your field experience, and the ability to create the ideal learning experience to advance your pro-fessional and personal goals. The student/faculty ratio in BU Law’s clinical programs is between 4:1 and 8:1.

Strength in numbers. More than 250 students participate annually in BU Law’s clinics, externships, and legislative and semester-in-practice programs, acquiring the tangible skills that the modern legal profession requires. Every student who wants to participate in a clinical program gets the opportunity. Many students partici-pate in more than one clinic or externship under attorney supervision.

Litigating real criminal cases in Boston’s courtrooms;

Grappling with human rights issues at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland;

Providing legal guidance to corporations and nonpro!its in a range of industries;

Drafting legislation at the Massachusetts State House;

Handling employment claims of workplace discrimination and compensation denial;

Delving into the inner workings of the federal government in Washington, DC;

Researching and writing bench memoranda and draft decisions for state and federal judges;

Representing asylum seekers facing deportation; and

Defending victims of international human tra"icking.

As a BU Law student, you could be:

You’ve heard it before—in order to get a job, you need job experience.So, how do you get that experience? Easily, if you’re a part of Boston University School of Law. See, we o!er you a vast selection of clinics, externships, and semester-in-practice placements, where you gain real-world legal experience in courtrooms, law "irms, nonpro"it orga-nizations, companies, and government agencies. It is also the reason for our Transactional Law Program, where you learn contract drafting, transaction analysis and negotiation, and other skills required of transactional practitioners.

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CLINICSWhether you are interested in civil or criminal law, BU Law o!ers a diverse range of clinics where you can pursue your personal interests in the law while learning practical lawyering skills in actual legal settings. You will work on real cases, representing real clients in the greater Boston area.

CRIMINAL CLINICAL PROGRAMWhether representing clients charged with crimes in Boston Municipal and Juvenile Courts or prosecuting defendants in criminal cases in Quincy District Court, you can expect to conduct investigations to formulate trial strategy, !ile pre-trial motions, participate in plea bargaining, try cases before judges, and make sentencing arguments.

CIVIL LITIGATION PROGRAM In partnership with Greater Boston Legal Services and under the supervision of BU Law faculty, you can work on a wide array of civil litigation matters: representing tenants in housing court, claimants in unemployment compensation appeals, parties in divorce and custody proceedings in probate court, claimants in Social Security disability hearings, asylum seekers in deportation hearings, individuals seeking restraining orders, and employees alleging workplace discrimination.

Choose among BU Law’s three civil litigation clinics:

!" Housing, Employment, Family, and Disability Clinic

!" Immigrants’ Rights Clinic

!" Employment Rights Clinic

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLINICIn Boston Immigration Court, you can represent human tra"icking victims facing deportation and/or applying for a T-visa (a special form of immigration relief for tra"icking survivors). You can also collaborate with law enforcement, government o"icials, non-government organizations, and tra"icking survivors to identify solutions to combat this widespread and serious human rights violation.

WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CLINICYou will screen applications to the New England Innocence Project from prisoners claiming innocence by scrutinizing transcripts, forensic evidence, motions, and appeals in the case.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINICAround the globe or at home, you may !ile briefs on international human rights law issues, participate in universal jurisdiction claims, handle appeals in refugee and international human rights cases, and collaborate with non-governmental organizations on international human rights issues.

For more information, visit bu.edu/law/clinics

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MICHELLE MCGRATH

CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYTHE LEGAL AID SOCIETYNEW YORK, NY

Human Tra!icking Clinic (3L) Wrongful Convictions Clinic (3L) Legal Externship (2L)

Participating in three very di!erent clinical programs was an integral part of helping me understand the kind of legal work that empowers me to serve my community. My work in the Human Tra"icking Clinic gave me one-on-one experience with individual clients, whereas my participa-tion in the Semester-in-Practice program at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights focused on broad-based impact litigation. The Wrongful Convictions Clinic provided an opportunity to review a completed case and be the last chance for a potentially innocent incarcerated client. The clinics help you discover your passions, demon-strate your abilities to future employers, and explore new areas of law and ways of lawyering. They were, and remain, an important part of my career. ”

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PROFILE PROFILE

STEPHANIE MILLS#’13$

LITIGATION ASSOCIATE AT UNGARETTI & HARRIS, LLPCHICAGO, IL

Housing, Employment, Family, and Disability Clinic: Civil Litigation (2L)

Working on a lengthy case from beginning to end and handling every step of the process was an amazing and rare experience. And because my clinical work took place alongside my coursework, I could implement what I was learning in class immediately and get feed-back both in the classroom and in court.”

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Stephanie Mills arrived at BU Law committed to helping victims of domestic violence, and to pursuing a career at a law !irm practicing civil litigation. Her work in the Housing, Employment, Family, and Disability Clinic gave her the skills and experience to land the perfect job—as a litigator at a Chicago law !irm with an active pro bono program in domestic violence.

Knowing that Mills had volunteered at the Domestic Violence Institute at BU-a"iliated Boston Medical Center during her !irst year of law school, Professor Constance Browne, her clinical supervising attorney, quickly identi!ied a divorce case involving domestic violence as one that would both draw on Mills’s experience and help her develop important client counseling and litigation skills.

Mills represented the wife in the case, which became increasingly complex. She delivered

several oral arguments at hearings in front of the judge, secured the appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent the children’s interests, prepared and responded to discovery requests, participated in settlement discussions, and drafted a settlement agreement. Mills handled the case through both semesters and even saw it through to completion after her clinic ended, securing a favorable settlement for her client on the eve of trial.

Mills credits her coursework in trial advocacy for teaching her how to strategize about the trajectory of a case as well as the practical skills of interviewing clients, drafting documents, and speaking in court. And she credits her time in the courtroom and her work with her domestic violence case for giving her the con!idence to succeed in a career in litigation.

ASSOCIATE AT WILMERHALEBOSTON, MA

Criminal Law Clinic: Boston Municipal Court, Boston Juvenile Court, Quincy District Court (2L spring, 3L fall)

In a serious juvenile delinquency pros-ecution, I saw how our client’s previous record in#luenced everyone’s perceptions, even though there was little or no concrete evidence against him in the present case. That taught me the critical importance of keeping an open mind and working to discover the full, unbiased facts.”

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In his second semester in the Criminal Law Clinic, Jared Cohen functioned as a defense attorney with full responsibility for representing clients in criminal cases. Drawing on all the resources from his clinical coursework, Cohen learned to be a keen advocate for his clients—which could require vastly di#erent skills and strategies in di#erent circumstances.

Cohen’s experience in the Criminal Law Clinic helped him hone his courtroom skills and explore a potential career path as a prosecutor. He especially appreciated the opportunity to work in three di#erent courts as a junior member of the clinic—for defendants in Boston Municipal and Juvenile Courts, and for the prosecution in Quincy District Court—before settling on defense work in Boston during his senior semester.

Cohen says that his !irst valuable learning experience was seeing how courts really work on a daily basis. The criminal litigation process can be tortuous, and personalities and instinctive biases can often in!luence outcomes. He cites one case in which a young man was facing charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon. While the defendant had an extensive record involving serious crimes and had spent time in a juvenile detention facility, the evidence for this o#ense seemed to clearly exonerate him. Yet it took months of investigation, discovery, in-court compliance dates, and attempts to approach the government before Cohen and his senior colleague were !inally able to persuade an assistant district attorney to review the relevant evidence and dismiss the case.

JARED COHEN#’13$

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EXTERNSHIPSIf you participate in an externship, you will attend a weekly seminar and work in a public interest organization, government agency, judicial chambers of a state or federal judge, or in-house legal department in Boston. You may deal with legal issues that range from a!ordable housing to health law, from crimi-nal prosecution to government regulation.

LEGAL EXTERNSHIP Work at a range of organizations in Boston, such as WGBH (Boston’s public television and radio station), BU’s General Counsel’s O"ice, and the Federal Reserve Bank.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXTERNSHIPIntern at a state, local, or nonpro!it community development organization and experience how various laws, tools, and programs come together to address the challenge of providing a#ordable housing and sustainable community development.

COMMUNITY COURTS EXTERNSHIPWork on pending cases and projects relating to the long-term operation of community courts, as you are mentored by experienced judges sitting in Massachusetts district, probate, juvenile, and housing courts in and around Boston.

GOVERNMENT LAWYERING EXTERNSHIP Learn about being a government lawyer through placements in such o"ices as the US Attorney’s O"ice, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s O"ice, and other federal and state agencies in Boston.

HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIPImmerse yourself in the legal issues facing health care providers, biotech !irms, or health advocacy nonpro!its in Boston.

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP Intern at a trial or appellate court in the Massachusetts or federal court system and explore issues related to the roles of the judge and the judicial intern.

INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIP Receive credit for an externship pursued in conjunction with an independent study project.

Recent Placement Sites !" Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

!" Boston Medical Center

!" Boston University General Counsel’s O"ice

!" Brigham and Women’s Hospital

!" Draper Laboratories

!" Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

!" Massachusetts Attorney General’s O"ice

!" Massachusetts Court of Appeals

!" Massachusetts General Hospital

!" Massachusetts Superior Court

!" Massport (public authority that oversees Boston’s airports and seaports)

!" New England Organ Bank

!" Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)

!" State Street Bank

!" US Attorney’s O"ice for Massachusetts

!" US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

!" US Department of the Interior

!" US District Court

!" US Securities and Exchange Commission

!" WGBH (public television and radio)

> JOHN BALLA #‘13$ LAW CLERK AT US DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN TEXAS, MIDLAND, TEXASJudicial Externship #2L$, Government Lawyering Externship #2L$

“Working in the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, I learned how to spot a bad argument, and my writing improved immensely. I made great professional and personal connections—it was my best law school experience. I received a clerkship with a federal district judge for after graduation in large part because of my experience in the Judicial Externship Program.”

> VIKKI NGUYEN #‘13$ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CLERK AT GUNDERSON DETTMER, NEW YORK, NYLegal Externship #2L$

“Before law school, I worked at a law !irm that specializes in venture capital and early-stage companies, and I’m returning when I graduate. My externship with the general counsel of Charles River Ventures was the perfect !it, and it gave me lots of responsibility and excellent mentoring. My supervisor was a role model in many ways, especially how to be a real counselor in working with clients.”

> LINDSEY PARKER #‘13$ ASSOCIATE AT BALLARD SPAHR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT Independent Proposal Externship #2L$

“BU Law’s externship options gave me the !lexibility to work in the legal department of the Romney for President campaign during the presidential primary race. My main responsibility was examining various states’ rules for delegate selection. I saw !irsthand how di"icult it is to run for o"ice, and how important it is to me to be part of a team working toward a common goal.”

For more information, visit bu.edu/law/externships

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ProfessorSean J. Kealy

MICHAEL LEZAJA#’12$LITIGATION ASSOCIATE AT

ROPES & GRAYWASHINGTON, DC

Semester-in-Practice: US Department of Justice, Division of Antitrust (3L)

An alumnus of Georgetown with an interest in politics and economics, Michael Lezaja was a paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission before law school and always considered returning to the nation’s capital. The Semester-in-Practice, which he pursued during his !inal semester, was an ideal opportunity.

After discussing options with Professor Sean Kealy, Lezaja set his sights on the Department of Justice. His placement was in the National Criminal Enforcement Section of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, which handles international criminal conspiracies, primarily involving price !ixing. In his position, Lezaja was immersed in legal research and writing for cases being prosecuted in district courts all over the country.

“The demands of day-in, day-out legal writing gave me much-needed practice,” he says. “I think that because I was working full-time, I was given better assignments and was able to work more collaboratively with the DOJ sta# attorneys.”

Lezaja, who participated in sta# meetings and trainings on substantive areas of antitrust law, stresses how important it was for him to simply observe lawyers and their interactions with witnesses and one another, and notes that his mentors gave him valuable advice about preparing for his clerkship.

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SEMESTER!IN!PRACTICEWork full-time for credit and gain intensive experience. BU Law’s exciting Semester-in-Practice program o!ers numerous opportunities in Washington, DC, as well as Geneva, Atlanta, or—if you choose an Independent Proposal— virtually anywhere in the world. It’s a great way to pursue your specific academic goals.

GOVERNMENT LAWYERING IN WASHINGTON, DCTake advantage of our many connections in the nation’s capital to further your professional preparation. Recent placements in DC include:

" Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

" Department of Health & Human Resources, O"ice of Counsel to the Inspector General

" Drug Enforcement Agency, O"ice of the Legal Counsel, Diversion Task Force

" Drug Enforcement Agency, O"ice of the Legal Counsel, Civil Litigation Division

" Environmental Protection Agency, O"ice of Administrative Law Judges

" Federal Communications Commission, O"ice of Counsel to the Inspector General

" Department of Homeland Security, General Counsel O"ice

" The White House, Domestic Policy Council, Native American A#airs Department

" Justice Department, Antitrust Division

" US Senate Judiciary Committee, Majority Sta#

" US Senate Permanent Subcommittee of Investigations, Majority Sta#

" UN Development Program, Washington Liaison O"ice

HUMAN RIGHTS EXTERNSHIP, GENEVASpend a semester working for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

DEATH PENALTY EXTERNSHIP, ATLANTAParticipate in a fascinating and rewarding semester with the Southern Center for Human Rights, which represents individuals on death row at trial, on appeal, and in the post-conviction review process.

INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL EXTERNSHIPSPerhaps your interests are better served in other !ields and other places? An Independent Proposal gives you the option to develop your own full-time externship. Students choosing this option have spent their semesters in any number of locales—East Coast, West Coast, and points between. Recent placements include:

" Chief Judge Karen Caldwell, Eastern District of Kentucky

" Sony Entertainment, New York City

" Federal Defenders O"ice, Eastern District of Michigan

" Legal Advocates for Children and Youth, San Jose, CA

" Electus, Los Angeles, CA

For more information, visit bu.edu/law/sip

Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of Government Lawyering Externship program

The Semester-in-Practice is a real capstoneto a BU legal education. We work closely with students to help them !ind the right placements that will enrich their training and help them succeed as lawyers. We !ind that employers welcome our students, both because of BU Law’s reputation, and because they can work full-time. Students like Michael Lezaja have found extraordinary opportunities for growth and career advancement.”

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LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMSOur legislative programs give you the chance to understand the legislative pro-cess at a deeper level by seeing firsthand how laws are drafted, debated, passed, and interpreted. Students in these programs have made real contributions to actual legislation. In both programs, you will work 12 to 20 hours per week in the field and participate in faculty-led seminars.

When Mike Ayzen began the American Legislative Practice Program, he thought he could help get an anti-human tra"icking bill out of committee. Little did he realize that he would do that and much more.

Ayzen identi!ied an additional horri!ic dimen-sion to the practice of human tra"icking. His contribution became part of Massachusetts law when Governor Deval Patrick signed the bill a few months after Ayzen’s graduation.

Beginning his work by conferring with the sta# of Senator Mark Montigny, the author of the legislation, Ayzen realized that the language about sentencing provisions needed to be more speci!ic. He analyzed the bill, comparing it with similar legislation in California and New

York, and called attention to new issues. In this process, Ayzen realized that the bill covered human tra"icking only for the purposes of prostitution and labor—but not for selling organs or body parts. This addition was his unique contribution to the bill, and to the eventual law. By the time of the signing, BU Law student Tashena Nobrega (‘13) was interning for Senator Montigny and helped the conference committee hammer out the !inal language.

Since graduation, Ayzen has been a sta# attorney for the public defender in Spring!ield. He says that his Legislative Program work has helped him better understand and work with new legislation that a#ects his clients.

AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE Through classroom and hands-on experience, this program focuses on teaching you how to apply legal theory to help clients advance a bill or project. The seminar covers subjects that a#ect the legislative process, including: constitutional interpretation by legislatures; theories of representation; legislative organization and rules; lobbying; legislative oversight powers; and legislature-executive agency relationships. As part of the seminar, the class tours the Massachusetts State House and hears from guest speakers practicing law within and related to the legislative system. Choose from two !ieldwork options:

Option 1: In-House Clinic Assuming the role of legislative counsel to your client, who may be a legislator, state executive o"ice, nonpro!it organization, or advocacy group in Massachusetts, you will work to advance your client’s bill or project. Assignments may include:

!" Researching public policies!" Drafting and revising legislation!" Formulating a strategy to guide bills through the legislative process

!" Working to build a coalition to support or defeat a bill

!" Advocating for or against a bill or issue with legislators

!" Testifying at committee hearings!" Compiling and archiving legislative histories

!" Developing strategies for building coalitions

Option 2: Massachusetts State House Internship Intern at the Massachusetts State House for a state senator or representative. In this internship program, you may:

!" Draft legislation!" Evaluate testimony!" Participate in planning meetings with legislators and sta#

!" Research questions of law and fact for proposed legislation

!" Observe legislative strategy sessions and negotiations

!" Attend !loor debates and committee meetings

AFRICA I%PARLIAMENTS CLINICThis program enables you to help strengthen African democracies, working remotely from Boston to draft evidence-based legislation and build capacity in the Africa Parliaments Knowledge Network. Students have worked on a wide range of legislation; two examples are a petroleum bill in Uganda and a basic health care bill in Liberia.

MICHAEL AYZEN#’11$

STAFF ATTORNEY, COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES SPRINGFIELD, MA

American Legislative Practice in-House Clinic (3L)

When I was doing the research for my report on the anti-human tra"icking bill, I grasped the true importance of the legis-lation—its e!ect on real people’s lives. I’m glad I could make a di!erence in the #inal law, which I hope will deter this crime in the future.”

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For more information, visit bu.edu/law/legislative

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TRANSACTIONAL LAW PROGRAMBU Law’s Transactional Law Program addresses an important need in today’s legal environment. Law firms expect their new hires—from the time they start practicing—to increasingly contribute in a meaningful way to the representa-tion of clients. To be prepared, you need a foundational set of practice skills that you can apply on your 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 speci!ic area of legal practice they pursue.

You will receive intensive hands-on training and practice in drafting, analyzing, and negotiating contracts, and in various other practice skills required of transactional practitioners. You may pursue a concentration in transactional practice, or take a few courses in the program. Either way, you will have access to wide-ranging courses and will learn key practice skills taught by our faculty and seasoned transactional practitioners.

TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION, STUDENTS MUST:

Complete the following !ive courses:!" Contract Drafting!" Corporations !" Introduction to Federal Income Taxation !" Corporate Finance or Financial Management or Corporate Financial Management

!" Financial Reporting for Lawyers or Financial Reporting and Control

Complete at least two of the following courses:

!" Antitrust Law !" Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights !" Business Law: Sales !" Business Law: Secured Financial Transactions

!" Business Law: Uniform Commercial Code !" Intellectual Property !" International Business Transactions !" Mergers & Acquisitions !" Mutual Funds (Investment Companies) !" Partnership Tax I and II !" Securities Regulation !" Shareholder Activism !" Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders

Complete at least two of the following courses:

!" Bankruptcy Practice: Chapter 11 Reorganization and Sales of Businesses

!" Health Care Transactions !" International Business Agreements: Negotiating, Structuring, and Drafting

!" Licensing Law and Practice Workshops !" Negotiated Mergers & Acquisitions!" Negotiation !" Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions

!" Transaction Simulation 1: Sale of a Family Business and Related Real Estate

!" Transaction Simulation 2: Auction and Sale of a Private Company

ProfessorKent CoitProfessor of the Practice of Law Director, Transactional Law Program

Kent Coit joined the BU Law faculty after retiring as a partner in the Boston o"ice of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he practiced in the !irm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Department for nearly 30 years.

Law !irms and clients increasingly expect their entry-level attorneys to have a solid foundation in practice skills, as well as an understanding of relevant legal doctrine traditionally taught in law schools. Our Transactional Law Program helps bridge the gap between what students learn in traditional law school classes and what they face when they enter the legal practice arena.

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The foundational course of the program is a one-semester course called Contract Drafting. Students who complete this course are eligible to take one of our “capstone” skills-focused courses. These are structured as an intensive semester-long simulation based on an actual business transaction in which students perform the tasks typically assigned to junior, and even more senior, attorneys at various stages in the transaction. We’ve received very encouraging feedback on the course, both from students, and, importantly, from employers. One employer that agreed to take a couple of our students for a Semester-in-Practice and found out about this program basically said, ‘OK, send us students who’ve taken Contract Drafting; we want to choose from them.’ That’s a nice thing to hear, and we’ve received similar feedback from students and other employers that they can see a di#erence in skill level, which is what the program is all about. That’s what we’re trying to achieve. It’s music to our ears when we hear that.”For more information, visit bu.edu/law/transactional

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