{"id":712,"date":"2025-08-21T21:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T01:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/celop\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=712"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:34:52","slug":"legal-english-foundations-of-the-us-legal-system","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/celop\/degree-program\/professional-english\/legal-english-foundations-of-the-us-legal-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal English &amp; Foundations of the US Legal System"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-list bu-testimonial-count-1 \">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"bu-testimonial id-391\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-photo\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"340\" height=\"272\" src=\"\/celop\/files\/2025\/07\/Miguel-Villazon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bu-testimonial-thumb size-bu-testimonial-thumb\" alt=\"Image of Miguel Villaz\u00f3n CELOP Student\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"bu-testimonial-quote\">\n\t\t<p>Thanks to my CELOP experience, I was accepted to the LL.M. programs at Suffolk, BU, and BC. 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