Brooke Arlington

Brooke Arlington

Lecturer


BA, magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame
JD, cum laude, New England Law Boston


Biography

Brooke Arlington received her B.A. magna cum laude in psychology from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.  She then moved to Tsu City, Japan to teach at a private English conversation school for one year.  She taught students of all ages and abilities and travelled extensively within the country.  Upon returning to her hometown in Pennsylvania, she served as an outreach educator for Victims Resource Center, a non-profit crime victim advocacy organization.

She moved to Boston in 2005 to attend New England Law Boston.  She graduated cum laude and was recognized for her achievements in Disability Law. She received her license to practice in Massachusetts before returning to teaching. She then earned her Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate from Boston Academy of English in 2010. In addition to teaching general ESL and Business English, she tutored international lawyers in Legal English at ESL schools throughout Boston. She then developed and taught a year-long Legal English course for The Language Company, Boston.  She also served as a writing instructor in the Legal English Institute at Suffolk University School of Law.

Before joining BU Law in July 2018, she taught legal writing and provided academic support for LL.M. students at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.

Activities & Engagements

No upcoming activities or engagements.

Courses

LAW LE 662

International Contracts & Negotiations

2 credits

English is predominantly the language of international legal practice and its importance to lawyers cannot be over-emphasized. The way in which one uses legal English can therefore be crucial to professional success. This course provides students with the opportunity to build on language skills in the professional context through realistic legal scenarios and materials prepared by qualified lawyers. After completing this class, students will feel more confident in their ability to negotiate and draft formal international business agreements in English. They will also gain a working knowledge of 'real-life' business law and practice - all in the context of improving one's ability to use legal business English.


SPRG 2026: LAW LE 662 A1, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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Thu 2:10 pm 4:10 pm 2 Brooke Arlington
LAW LE 653

LEGAL REASONING

6 credits

This course will assist students in developing legal reasoning and analysis skills necessary to succeed in BU Law's LL.M. programs. Students will learn how language works in legal decisions; how to read and interpret those judicial decisions and apply them to complex hypotheticals using analogical and rule-based reasoning. Through this process students will develop academic and legal vocabulary, conversation and presentation skills, and strengthen reading comprehension. Students will also build skills for taking notes and writing summaries of readings and lectures, writing clearly, making arguments, and using appropriate word choice, grammar, style and format for American law school assignments.


SPRG 2026: LAW LE 653 A1, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 10:40 am 12:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Tue,Thu 9:00 am 10:25 am 6 Brooke Arlington
Mon 2:40 pm 4:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
SPRG 2026: LAW LE 653 A2, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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Wed 12:25 pm 1:50 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Tue,Thu 10:40 am 12:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Mon 4:20 pm 5:45 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
LAW AM 704

Research and Writing Seminar (LLM)

2 credits

This two-credit Legal Research and Writing seminar is required for LL.M. students in the American Law program and optional for students in the LL.M. programs in Banking and Financial Law and Taxation. It is specifically designed to introduce foreign lawyers to the basic principles of American legal writing. In small class settings and individual conferences, students receive guidance on drafting and editing memoranda and agreements. Their work is critiqued and rewritten. The research component of the seminar trains students to locate cases, statutes and secondary material through indexing systems and the latest computer technology. Research assignments are integrated into writing assignments -- exposing students to the methods of US legal analyses -- so that by the end of the term, students obtain the skills needed to write memoranda appropriate for submission to US law firms.


FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 A1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Wed 9:00 am 10:15 am 2 Nadine Nasser Donovan LAW 418
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 B1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Wed 9:00 am 10:15 am 2 Benjamin Shorey LAW 204
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 C1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Wed 2:10 pm 3:25 pm 2 Niles LAW 419
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 D1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Wed 4:30 pm 5:45 pm 2 Christina R. Schaper LAW 418
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 G1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 8:30 am 9:45 am 2 Hoerner LAW 417
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 H1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 10:50 am 12:05 pm 2 Maureen T. Leo LAW 410
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 I1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 11:00 am 12:15 pm 2 Jason Klumb LAW 417
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 J1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 11:15 am 12:30 pm 2 Liliana Mangiafico LAW 416
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 K1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 2:10 pm 3:25 pm 2 Brooke Arlington LAW 417
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 L1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 6:30 pm 7:45 pm 2 Sean Ahern LAW 204
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 M1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Thu 6:30 pm 7:45 pm 2 Jin-Ho King LAW 513
FALL 2025: LAW AM 704 Y3, Sep 2nd to Dec 4th 2025
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Thu 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 2 Liliana Mangiafico
SPRG 2026: LAW AM 704 A2, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 2
SPRG 2026: LAW AM 704 B2, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 2
SPRG 2026: LAW AM 704 Y1, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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Wed 2:10 pm 3:25 pm 2 Liliana Mangiafico
SPRG 2026: LAW AM 704 Y2, Jan 12th to Apr 22nd 2026
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Wed 3:45 pm 5:00 pm 2 Liliana Mangiafico
LAW LE 650

US LEGAL DISCOURSE

6 credits

This course will assist students in developing the communication skills necessary to succeed in BU Law's LLM programs and international legal practice. Students in the course will acquire effective reading strategies, enhance vocabulary skills, practice listening, write persuasively using appropriate grammar and revise work based on instructor feedback, and develop oral fluency and accuracy and hone pronunciation. Students will work on expanding general skills using course materials that cover many topics including current policy and legal issues in the U.S., the American legal system, and how history and social issues have shaped the American legal system. Students will also be challenged to think critically, a key skill for future law students and lawyers.


FALL 2025: LAW LE 650 A1, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Wed 10:40 am 12:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Tue,Thu 9:00 am 10:25 am 6 Brooke Arlington
Mon 2:40 pm 4:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
FALL 2025: LAW LE 650 A2, Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
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Wed 12:25 pm 1:50 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Tue,Thu 10:40 am 12:05 pm 6 Brooke Arlington
Mon 4:20 pm 5:45 pm 6 Brooke Arlington