Boston University School of Law offers exceptional opportunities for experiential learning in our wide array of clinics and practicums. No matter where your passions lie, you can fuel them with hands-on, real-world experience in a setting that aligns with your interests and career aspirations.
Under the supervision and mentorship of our expert clinical faculty, you will serve as primary legal representative and advocate for your clients, engage in complex litigation or transactional law cases, or drive legal reform. BU Law guarantees every interested JD student at least one clinical opportunity during their second or third year.
Contact the Clinical & Experiential Programs Office (Suite 1304) at 617-353-3131 or email lclinic2@bu.edu .
FULL YEAR – In this 12-credit clinic, students actively analyze and address the intersections of the legal system with the multiple systemic barriers faced by their clients living in poverty. Students will learn how identity, justice, and the legal system intersect.
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ONE SEMESTER – This practicum will train students in the traditions of community and movement lawyering, providing real-world opportunities to support racial justice projects in collaboration with community partners.
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FULL YEAR – In the Appellate Clinic, students litigate complex, public-interest cases in courts of appeals and the Supreme Court. Our clients are individuals and entities unlikely to obtain quality representation without the clinic’s assistance.
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FULL YEAR – The BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic (SILC) is a free and confidential legal service for students at MIT and BU who seek legal assistance related to their research, advocacy, and creative projects.
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FULL YEAR – Students take the lead representing individuals and families living in poverty in civil legal matters related to housing, family law, discrimination, wage-theft, unemployment benefits, or other poverty law issues.
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ONE SEMESTER – In this practicum, students will engage in the direct representation of terminally ill and/or permanently incapacitated prisoners not otherwise entitled to counsel.
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ONE SEMESTER – Explore the impact of legal and regulatory compliance on business operations, legal norms underlying compliance, and the role of ethics in regulatory and compliance practice.
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FULL YEAR – A 12-credit clinic in which students learn substantive consumer law and develop key litigation skills through client representation over two semesters.
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FULL YEAR – Learn first-hand what it means to be a criminal law attorney by formulating trial strategy, filing pretrial motions, participating in plea bargaining, trying cases and making sentencing arguments.
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ONE SEMESTER – Complete an environmental-law related legal project for a Boston-based environmental law organization, with topics such as clean energy, water regulation, and environmental justice.
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ONE SEMESTER – Health Justice Practicum students will address the interplay of law, policy, health systems, social identity, and health inequities.
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FULL YEAR – Students learn practical legal skills while providing pro bono representation to vulnerable non-citizens facing deportation and survivors of human trafficking.
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FULL YEAR – Work for global and regional human rights while representing non-governmental organizations and group clients from all parts of the world.
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ONE SEMESTER – During this one-semester program, students learn the theoretical and practical aspects of law-making bodies through a combination of classwork and fieldwork.
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ONE SEMESTER – The Mental Health Litigation Practicum provides representation for persons allegedly living with mental illness who are facing commitment and involuntary treatment petitions.
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ONE SEMESTER – Students have an opportunity to help individuals who claim an unjust result after either a trial or guilty plea, and who need assistance from the legal community in investigating and developing their claims for presentation in the courts.
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