Field Placements

Students work in a variety of legal settings under the supervision of an experienced attorney mentor. Placements are arranged in three ways:

  • Some placements are competitive (e.g. the Securities and Exchange Commission), and students must apply directly to the placement site for consideration along with students from other area schools.
  • A number of placements are committed to taking Boston University Law School students each semester (e.g. the U.S. Attorney’s Office). Upon acceptance to the program, students interested in these placements meet with Professor Knight who assists in arranging these placements.
  • Some students who have particular substantive or practice interests arrange a placement on their own after consultation with Prof. Knight. The placements available offer exposure to a variety of legal practices including civil and criminal litigation, environmental, civil rights and health care, among others.

Students must work a total of 200 hours over the course of the semester (approximately 16 hours per week). Students are supervised in their legal work by an experienced attorney mentor.

Previous Placements

Spring 2008

  • Boston Medical Center
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project
  • Suffolk Country Juvenile Court
  • Tufts Medical Center
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Civil Division
    • Political Corruption Unit in the Criminal Division
  • US District Court (4)

Fall 2007

  • Boston Medical Center
  • Department of Labor
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Life Insurance Asociation of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Superior Court
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Civil Division (2)
  • US District Court (2)
  • WGBH

Spring 2007

  • BMC HealthNet
  • Boston University, Office of the General Counsel (2)
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Massachusetts Advocates for Children
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Public Corruption Unit
  • US District Court (2)

Fall 2006

  • Boston University, Office of the General Counsel
  • EdLaw Project
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Massachusetts Appeals Court
  • Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Suffolk County Juvenile Court
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Economic Crimes Unit
    • Public Corruption Unit (3)
  • US District Court

Spring 2006

  • Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Inc.
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
  • Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
  • Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
    • Environmental Protection Unit
  • New England Patriots
  • Tufts-New England Medical Center
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Health Care Fraud Unit
    • Major Crimes Unit

Fall 2005

  • Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Inc. (CareGroup)
  • Boston Law Collaborative, LLC
  • Boston University, Office of the General Counsel
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Greater Boston Legal Services
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
    • Trial Division
  • Mass General Health, Corporate Sponsored Research & Licensing
  • Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
  • US Attorney's Office
    • Civil Division
    • Economic Crimes Unit
  • WGBH