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View all collectionsBeginning in 1981 and continuing into the mid-1990s, The Alledger was the student newspaper of the Boston College Law School. The Alledger published both serious and satirical articles on topics related to student life at the law school. Frequent topics include the arrival and departure of faculty m...
Boston College Law Review is Boston College Law School's flagship scholarly publication. The Review, ranked in the top 25 law journals by Washington & Lee, publishes eight issues each year featuring articles and essays by prominent authors addressing legal issues of national interest. In addit...
Boston College Law Library collects the publications of Law School faculty, and, when possible, makes them available through this collection. Organized by year and tagged with authors and subject areas, this resource reflects the school and the library’s commitment to open access while at the same t...
Begun as part of the Black History at BC Law project, this collection seeks to document the history of Black BC Law students and alumni, particularly highlighting events held by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and Black Alumni Network (BAN). The photos below come from a variety of sourc...
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View all additionsFinal paper for American Legal Education, Spring 2003. Boston College Law School's reputation has continued to improve on the nation's list of top institutions of legal education. Likewise, BCLS's marketing strategy has transformed, as those involved in selling the school have developed new ways to...
Final paper for American Legal Education, Spring 2000. Ingrid Hillinger, a commercial law and bankruptcy specialist, is consistently ranked by the students of BCLS as one of the best teachers at the school. Moreover, as Hillinger herself is the first to note, she prioritizes teaching over scholarsh...
Final paper for American Legal Education, Spring 2001. I was fortunate enough to hear and record the stories of two impressive alumnae of Boston College Law School. Ruby A. Wharton and Florence A. Wood are two of the first black women to graduate from the Law School. Ruby (then Ruby Roy) graduated ...
Final paper for American Legal Education, Spring 2003. Little archival information exists that might provide insight into the minds of the founders of BCLS to determine how they envisioned the Jesuit tradition of Boston College influencing the law school. In some ways, though, it is not surprisin...
Final paper for American Legal Education, Fall 2004. The Law School recognizes its commitment to social and economic justice, and strives to advance this commitment both through its curricular offerings and in the extracurricular projects that it supports. We encourage our students to develop the...
Final paper for American Legal Education, Spring 2017. The ever-burgeoning student debt is an accepted part of contemporary society. Parallels between the 2008 housing crisis and the current student debt bubble beg the question of how much longer this can continue. Much of the academic work on stud...