Careers & Professional Development

Our mission is to elevate your future as much as your mind. BU Law ranks among the top 20 schools for large-firm hiring. We offer dedicated professional development and career resources for JD and LLM students across all employment sectors, from public interest to government to corporations.

You’ll have many opportunities to meet with recruiters and prospective employers, build professional connections through a broad range of programs, and tap into an active global network of more than 25,000 alumni. Reach out to us. It’s never too early to prepare for success.

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Employment Sectors

We offer plenty of resources and guidance across all of the major practice sectors so that our students and graduates are fully equipped to explore areas they may wish to pursue.

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Career Success Stories

Our alumni have gone on to successful careers in every state in the nation and more than 100 countries around the world.

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Public Policy

A Safe Bet

Orrick partner Jeremy Kudon (’00), who advocates for his clients in state capitals across the country, has helped pass a slew of laws legalizing sports betting, including in Massachusetts.

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Clerkship

Headed to the High Court

Cesar Lopez-Morales (’14) will clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor starting in July.

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Entertainment Law

The Global Business of Music

As copresident of Warner Music Asia, Jonathan Serbin (’94) helps artists elevate their careers by distributing and promoting their music in their own countries and around the world.

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Information Law

An Innovator of Internet Policy and Law

Kathy Kleiman (’93) helped create the rules that govern internet domain names and continues to fight for fairness and free expression online.

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Alumni

Working the Big Cases

Former state and federal prosecutor Rob Fisher (’01) works criminal cases that often capture the headlines, including the infamous 1990 Gardner Museum heist, which remains unsolved.

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Entertainment Law

Behind the Grammys

Jerry Juste charts the high notes of 25 years in the entertainment industry.

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Major Cases

Championing a Whistleblower—and the Integrity of Sport

Through her work with a former Russian official, Avni Patel (’10) has helped expose large-scale doping schemes in Olympic competitions and pass promising new anti-doping legislation.

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Health Law

A Double Dose of Growth

As deputy general counsel, Shaun Ryan (’01) helped Massachusetts-based Moderna quickly grow from an early-stage biotech firm to a manufacturer of millions of doses of COVID vaccines.

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