Draft contracts, negotiate deals, and counsel clients.

Today, clients expect their attorneys to contribute high quality, cost effective services from day one. The principal goal of our Transactional Law Program is to give our students a basic foundation of transactional practice skills they will need as they enter legal practice.

Develop skills in contract drafting and analysis, negotiation, client counseling, and structuring and closing transactions. Learn from seasoned transactional practitioners through intensive, hands-on training and practice. Acquire key practice skills that will help you stand out as you launch your legal career.

You may take a few of these skills courses as part of a well-rounded JD or LLM curriculum. Or, as a JD student, you may want to earn a concentration in transactional practice by fulfilling the core business, elective, and skills courses requirements.

The Transactional Law Program complements BU Law’s excellent business and finance doctrinal course offerings. Sample courses include:

LAW JD 788

Contract Drafting

3 credits


FALL 2026: LAW JD 788 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 John F. Cohan LAW 513
FALL 2026: LAW JD 788 B1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 8:30 am 10:30 am 3 Yael D. DeCapo LAW 513
FALL 2026: LAW JD 788 C1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 2:10 pm 4:10 pm 3 Alexander Lloyd LAW 513
FALL 2026: LAW JD 788 D1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Thu 10:40 am 12:40 pm 3 Cecily Banks LAW 513
SPRG 2027: LAW JD 788 A2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 8:30 am 10:30 am 3 Elizabeth Brody Gluck
SPRG 2027: LAW JD 788 B2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 John F. Cohan
SPRG 2027: LAW JD 788 C2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 Dauchez
SPRG 2027: LAW JD 788 D2, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Thu 10:40 am 12:40 pm 3 Cecily Banks
LAW JD 985

Corporate Finance

3 credits


SPRG 2027: LAW JD 985 A1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon,Wed 4:30 pm 5:55 pm 3 Joseph Basile
LAW JD 998

Health Care Transactions

3 credits


FALL 2026: LAW JD 998 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 Dianne McCarthyAdria Warren LAW 702
LAW JD 842

International Business Transactions

3 credits


FALL 2026: LAW JD 842 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Thu 4:20 pm 7:20 pm 3 Maya Steinitz LAW 203
LAW JD 988

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

3 credits


FALL 2026: LAW JD 988 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon,Wed 4:20 pm 5:45 pm 3 Joseph Basile LAW 416
LAW JD 883

SECURITIES REGULATION

4 credits


SPRG 2027: LAW JD 883 A1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon,Wed 10:40 am 12:40 pm 4 David H. Webber
LAW JD 812

Transaction Simulation: Pharma/Biotech Collaboration for Drug Development

3 credits


SPRG 2027: LAW JD 812 A1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Mon 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 Laurie Burlingame
LAW JD 789

Transaction Simulation: Forming and Financing a Start-Up Business

3 credits


SPRG 2027: LAW JD 789 A1, Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 6:30 pm 8:30 pm 3 Dinesh MelwaniPerkins
LAW JD 774

Transaction Simulation: Public Company Go-Private

3 credits


FALL 2026: LAW JD 774 A1, Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 SullivanGoldstein LAW 513