BU Law partners with Legora to prepare students for AI-driven legal practice
BU Law is one of nine schools to join Legora’s Legal AI Scholars Program, designed to integrate professional-grade legal AI into the curricula and prepare graduates for a legal landscape where AI proficiency is essential.
Boston University School of Law Hosts AALS President and Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle Conway for a Fireside Chat
Before an eager audience of BU Law students, faculty, and staff, Dean Conway reflected on her career, offering advice on how to navigate difficult career choices, be an effective and engaging leader, and stay committed to one’s beliefs in the face of adversity.
BU Law Students and Programs Partner on a Comment to the FDA
The Boston University Program on Reproductive Justice (BUPRJ), Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Program, and Racial Justice and Movement Lawyering Clinic have collaborated to jointly submit a comment urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safeguard and expand access to abortion medication and telehealth services. The comment, which was submitted on October 11, 2025, advocated in favor of several citizen petitions seeking to protect the continued ability to obtain mifepristone and requested that the FDA not take any action that would reduce patient access to […]
BU Law to launch AI certificate program in fall 2026
The Daily Free Press highlighted Boston University School of Law’s plans to launch an AI certificate program in fall 2026, with courses now in development as part of a broader ethical AI initiative.
Mandie LeBeau is Appointed as a Boston Bar Association Council Member
Boston University School of Law is thrilled to congratulate Mandie LeBeau, assistant dean for career development & public service, on her recent appointment to the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Council. This past fall, five new officers and nine new council members, including LeBeau, joined the BBA’s leadership team to support the organization’s mission of “building a stronger, more inclusive legal community, expanding access to justice, and serving Boston with integrity […]
New AI Program Keeps BU School of Law Students on the Cutting Edge
BU Today featured an initiative led by LAW’s Timothy Duncan focused on equipping students with the curriculum, training, and tools to use artificial intelligence skillfully.
Boston University School of Law at the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting
A number of BU Law faculty and staff will head to New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 6 to 9 for the 2026 Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting. BU Law will be prominently represented across the conference, with our scholars and leaders featured as commentators, speakers, moderators, and panelists on a number of sessions, as well as both presenters and recipients of awards. Their contributions span an impressive range of fields—from labor relations and employment law to institutional advancement, education law to evidence, internet and computer law to international human rights, and more—showcasing the breadth and impact of their expertise.
Boston University School of Law’s Health Law Program Is Rated A+ by The National Jurist
This top grade ranks BU Law among the top 17 health law programs included in the list and affirms BU Law’s longstanding leadership in the field. The National Jurist determines its honor roll ratings by evaluating the breadth and depth of each law school’s curricular offerings.
Boston University School of Law To Launch Certificate in AI for Law Practice
BU Law is pleased to announce the launch of a new Certificate in AI for Law Practice, designed to prepare graduates for success in a rapidly evolving legal landscape transformed by AI technologies.
The Honorable Rebeca Carrillo Martinez (’92, Hon.’25) and Dr. Clarence B. Jones (’59) Receive 2025 Best of BU Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Boston University Alumni Association (BUAA) gives these annual awards in recognition of exceptional leadership in the alumni’s respective field. The Distinguished Alumni Awards and Young Alumni Award are the highest honors bestowed upon alumni by the University.