Experiential Education at Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law offers a range of experiential learning opportunities, including clinics, externships, practicums, and simulation-based courses. These hands-on experiences provide students with practical skills and real-world legal experience under the guidance of skilled practitioners. Through these courses, students integrate legal theory, doctrine, skills, and ethics to develop their professional abilities.
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Experiential Education at Boston University School of Law March 2, 2020
Clinics/ Externships/ Practicums/ Simulation blocks Intellectual Property Tax Building Blocks Criminal Procedure Corporations Evidence
Experiential classes offer ways of putting into practice what you have studied in foundational and seminar classes. What do experiential classes add?
Experiential Learning provides the opportunity to gain practical skills under the guidance of a skilled practitioner. What is Experiential Learning? Experiential Courses include: Clinics, Externships, Practicums, and Simulation Based Courses.
What can I expect to gain from experiential classes? Each experiential course integrates doctrine, theory, skills, and legal ethics. Experiential courses will push you to develop your legal and professional skills.
Clinics provide students with an opportunity to develop legal skills and experience working with clients with direct supervision from a clinical faculty member. Clinics
BU/MIT Clinics Start-up Law Clinic Technology Law Clinic Civil Litigation and Justice Program Access to Justice Clinic Employment Rights Clinic Individual Rights Litigation Clinic Compliance Policy Clinic Clinics available AY 2020/2021 Criminal Law Clinic International Human Rights Clinic Immigrants Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic Legislative Drafting Clinic
Externships provide students with the opportunity to develop legal skills in the community (at a corporation, government agency [federal, state, or local], non-profit, or legal service organization), supervised by a practicing attorney and a faculty member through an accompanying seminar. Externships
Part-time placement seminars: Corporate Counsel Externship Seminar- In-house and compliance placements Criminal Law Theory and Practice Externship Seminar- placements at District Attorney Offices, CPCS, Prisoners Legal Services State and Local Tax Externship Seminar- placements at MA Department of Revenue Health Law Externship Seminar- health law placements Judicial Externship Seminar- judicial placements Learning From Practice Seminar- all placement types Externship Seminars available Fall 2020 Full-time placement seminar: Semester in Practice- all full-time placements
Part-time placement seminars: Cannabis Law Externship Seminar- placements in law firms and state and local agencies Corporate Counsel Externship Seminar- in-house and compliance placements Judicial Externship Seminar- judicial placements Learning From Practice Seminar- all placement types Spring 2021 Externships (fall application) Full-time placement seminar: Semester in Practice- all full-time placements
Gain experience working alongside a practicing attorney on cases related to a specific subject matter, typically in collaboration with a non-profit or government agency. Practicums
Consumer Debt Practicum Compassionate Release Practicum Practicums available AY 2020/2021 Environmental Law Practicum Sex Crimes Practicum Wrongful Conviction Practicum
Clinic Open House: March 19, 12:45- 2:00pm Upcoming events and deadlines Externship Information Session: March 23, 1:00- 2:00pm Open Advising Sessions: March 19- March 27 Clinic and Externship Application Deadline: March 27, 5:00 pm
