{"id":83328,"date":"2021-09-07T04:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=83328"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:42:34","slug":"welcome-back-bu-law","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2021\/welcome-back-bu-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back, BU Law!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-left-top has-text-position-x-center has-primary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Students socialize in the BU Law Butler atrium\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/orientation-atrium-2021-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Photos by Kimberly Miragliuolo and Lauren Eckenroth<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Student Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome Back, BU Law!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Photos from orientation events show the law school buzzing with activity after a year of hybrid and remote learning.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 7, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/lauren-eckenroth\/\">Lauren Eckenroth<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>After more than a year of quiet halls and mostly empty classrooms BU Law is again bustling with activity. Events throughout orientation week introduced the LLM Class of 2022 and the JD Class of 2024 to the BU Law community. In addition, the JD Class of 2023, forced into hybrid and remote classes for their 1L year, gathered in person for the first time at events that celebrated their resilience and formally welcomed them to campus and to the legal profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay record-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-s-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig at a podium, welcomes the JD Class of 2024\" class=\"wp-image-83478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-661x826.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-546x682.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-826x1032.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-1057x1321.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-275x344.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-423x529.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-550x688.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-846x1058.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-1091x1364.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-AOW-welcome-2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Alissa Leonard welcomes the JD Class of 2024\" class=\"wp-image-83487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-636x509.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1033x826.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-853x682.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1290x1032.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-430x344.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-661x529.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-860x688.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1323x1058.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021-1250x1000.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-leonard-welcome-2021.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig and Assistant Dean for Admissions &amp; Financial Aid Alissa Leonard greet the 1L class to kick-off orientation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay record-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-s-s-s\">\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The 2L JD class gathered in person for the first time at a BBQ\" class=\"wp-image-83481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-661x826.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-546x682.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-826x1032.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-1057x1321.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-275x344.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-423x529.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-550x688.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-846x1058.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-1091x1364.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2L students at a BBQ with the law tower in the background\" class=\"wp-image-83480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-661x826.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-546x682.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-826x1032.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-1057x1321.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-275x344.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-423x529.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-550x688.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-846x1058.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-1091x1364.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-2-2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig with her family\" class=\"wp-image-83482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-661x826.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-546x682.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-826x1032.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-1057x1321.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-275x344.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-423x529.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-550x688.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-846x1058.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-1091x1364.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/2L-welcome-AOW-and-family-2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">The JD Class of 2023 enjoyed an opportunity to gather in person together, for some students for the first time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay record-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"A group of BU Law students in front of a colorful mural in the law tower\" class=\"wp-image-83484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-636x279.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-2048x899.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1200x527.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-992x435.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1500x658.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1920x843.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-500x219.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1000x439.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1984x871.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/BYO-2021-1628x714.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">Be Yourself Orientation, a series of events organized by student affinity groups and the Student Affairs Office, welcomed new students who identify as black, indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay record-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"LLM students in a BU Law classroom\" class=\"wp-image-83494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/LLM-orientation-skills-class-2021.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"JD students in a BU Law classroom\" class=\"wp-image-83488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-orientation-skill-class-2021.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">JD and LLM students learn about classroom expectations and lawyering skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"JD students signed the BU Law Student Roll, welcoming them to the legal profession\" class=\"wp-image-83489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-student-roll-2021.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">Students were welcomed to the legal profession with the traditional signing of the BU Law Student Roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay record-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-1-2-1\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-853x1024.jpg\" alt=\"JD students socialize at a BBQ\" class=\"wp-image-83493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-530x636.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-688x826.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-568x682.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-860x1032.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-287x344.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-441x529.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-573x688.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-882x1058.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004-833x1000.jpg 833w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-004.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"JD students socialize at a BBQ\" class=\"wp-image-83492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-003.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig with students and faculty at a BBQ\" class=\"wp-image-83491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-466x636.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-606x826.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-500x682.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-757x1032.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-969x1321.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-252x344.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-388x529.jpg 388w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-505x688.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-776x1058.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-1000x1364.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002-733x1000.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-welcome-2021-002.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024.jpg\" alt=\"The JD Class of 2024 in the Butler Atrium\" class=\"wp-image-83486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2021\/09\/JD-Class-of-2024-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\">The JD Class of 2024 gathers in the Butler atrium<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories is-style-card has-three record-block-editorial-relatedstories\">\n\t\t<h3 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