Law in a Global Context

Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, Germany)

Bucerius Law School is Germany’s leading private law school, and offers current BC students an English language exchange program in International and Comparative Business Law during the fall semester. It also offers BC graduates a joint JD/LLM degree. 布塞留斯法学硕士课程在第三年的最后一个学期向BC学生以及最近的BC法律毕业生开放申请.

1. Semester or Year (Non-Degree Exchange): The program is taught in English to a group of 90 students from all over the world. Students with sufficient knowledge of German may take courses in the school's regular curriculum. A preliminary course list can be found on Bucerius' Course Catalog. BC Law students apply through nomination from the BC Office of International Programs, as described here.  For more information on the Bucerius Program, see the fact sheet here. 
2. 布塞留斯法学博士/法学硕士课程:这个法律和商业联合学位课程将英语课程与顶级商业或商业法律实习相结合. Students enter the Bucerius LLM program after successful graduation from BC Law. The program offers both a tuition discount and expedited review of applications from BC Law graduates, and scholarships for significantly discounted LLM degree tuition are available. For more information about the program and its requirements, see here. 

ESADE Semester or Degree Program (Barcelona, Spain) 

The ESADE program is taught in English during the fall semester. During that time there are also some courses offered in Spanish. During the spring semester courses are taught mainly in Spanish. A Spanish language certificate with a minimum of a B2 level is required for non-native Spanish speakers. View their fact sheet.

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana was founded in 1623 and is one of the most prestigious universities in Colombia, and the oldest Jesuit University in the Americas. Instruction is given in Spanish. The University contains a diversity of law courses available to students. Further information is included in this fact sheet and information relating to living expenses is available here. 

Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)

Trinity is Ireland’s oldest and most internationally renowned law school, established in 1740. Trinity also offers a broad range of law courses, from its advanced graduate offerings across law subjects in the international, EU and Irish law spheres. More information on the course modules can be found on Trinity's LLM website, from which BC students can take courses. JD exchange students are permitted to take modules on the LLM Programme in TrinityCollege Dublin. The duration of a non-degree exchange is one semester (Fall or Spring) and the duration of an LLM degree is both semesters. You can also find more information about the program on the Trinity Fact Sheet.

Semester in Practice (Dublin, Ireland) 

In addition to academic semesters abroad, BC法律提供国际实习学期计划:一种身临其境的体验，为学生提供与国际律师工作和合作的比较法律机会. Currently, the primary recurring opportunity is for a unique semester in practice program in Dublin, Ireland. The Program is based in the Boston College satellite campus in Ireland. For our international Semester-in-Practice externship program, students are selected during Fall to work as legal externs in Dublin during the following Spring semester, and are placed in private businesses, law firms, and public organizations. Students also participate in a weekly seminar. Beyond Dublin, the program also offers externships throughout Europe, where students use video-conferencing to participate in the seminar. ​

Students spend 35-40 hours per week at their externship placement and maintain journals relating to their research, writing and observations. These are discussed at weekly seminars led by a member of the BC Law faculty.​ This clinical program is led by BC faculty each Spring and administered by The Law School’s Center for Experiential Learning.

Sorbonne Pantheon JD/LLM Program (Concurrent graduation or Post-JD extension)

University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne is one of the most prestigious universities and law schools in the world. BC Law sends up to four students per academic year to take advantage of a range of offerings. 

1. 硕士课程:两个席位分配给法语授课的全年硕士课程(也可以作为仅限秋季的非学位交换课程终止)，两个席位分配给商业法英语授课的硕士课程(同样可以作为一学期的非学位课程进行). Preference is given to applicants who are able to complete the full-year, degree-granting programs. 
2. The Sorbonne JD/ LL.M. 该计划为法律系学生提供深入了解法国和欧洲法律的复杂性，同时学习法国学术传统和民法方法技术. There is an externship opportunity offered during the spring term, which places students in French law firms, businesses, and nonprofits, giving students real-world experience in the practice of foreign law. 

Upon completion of all requirements at the end of their third year, Boston College J.D. students who enroll in the Sorbonne Program will receive both the Boston College Law J.D. degree and the Sorbonne LL.M. 该计划向电子游戏软件法学院的学生开放，他们的法语流利(口语和书面)，并在电子游戏软件法学院完成了四个学期的住宿. Students must complete all Boston College Law School graduation requirements by the end of their second year of J.D. studies.

For more information, see: LLM Overview Brochure, LLM in Business Law)

Renmin University Law School 

Renmin University Law School was the first law school founded after the formation of the People’s Republic of China. BC Law students are nominated through the BC Law International Programs Office. Students are able to take graduate level courses in the English language program on Chinese Law, or, if the student is fluent in Mandarin, they may take regular graduate-level law courses taught in Chinese. Renmin offers discounted tuition or partial scholarships toward an LLM degree to BC Law graduates. You can find further information about Renmin University's law program here. 

Paris Nanterre University

Each year, BC Law sends two full-year law students (or four one-semester law students) to Paris Nanterre University, one of France’s largest and most prestigious universities located on the western edge of Paris. Students enrolled in the program may take classes on a non-degree basis, or in pursuit of an LLM degree. The program is open to all students in their 2L or 3L years that maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with nominations granted through the BC Law International Programs Office. Classes are available in English and French (registration requires B2 certification in French). For more information, please see here.

Haute Etudes Appliquées Du Droit (Paris, France) 

Post-Grad Only: The Haute Etudes Appliquées du Droit (HEAD) is located in Paris, France. The LL.M.s that are offered are Business Contracts Law, International Tax law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor & Employment Law, and Law and Business HEAD. LLMs can be followed entirely in English, but French speakers may choose to enroll in courses taught in French.