WELCOME. YOU’RE ADMITTED! CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Meet Our Students MeetMeet OurOur AlumniAlumni Hannah, JD’18, is an Kevin, JD’17, Kristen Kuliga, E. Macey Russell, evening student who is the lead articles JD’94, is one of JD’83, is a partner at works during the day editor for the Moot the top sports Choate, Hall & Stewart as a legislative aide Court Honor Board. agents in the NFL, in Boston and chairman at the Massachusetts He interned for representing about of the Massachusetts State House. She a Massachusetts 10 active players Judicial Nominating interned at Tufts trial judge after his each year. She Commission. He also Medical Center and first year, and this also is an adjunct is actively involved in the Massachusetts fall, he is working professor at Suffolk furthering diversity Commission Against at the Securities Law and remains efforts in legal Discrimination. and Exchange active in the Suffolk education and law Before law school, Commission's Law Sports & practice. He practices Hannah was a four- Enforcement Division. Entertainment Law in the area of corporate time world bronze He also joined the Association. litigation. medalist figure Black Law Students skater for Team USA. Association. Justin, JD’19, Leila, JD’18, Daniel Conley, Mary Murray, is a Marine Corps is an evening JD’83, is the JD’02, is a patent veteran and president student and vice Suffolk County prosecutor at of the Suffolk Law president of the district attorney, Boston-based Veterans. He was Latin American Law the chief law Hamilton Brook a student attorney School Association enforcement Smith Reynolds. in the Juvenile and the Immigration officer for She was running Defenders Clinic and Law Association. Boston and its a molecular a judicial intern in During the day, she surrounding cities. biology lab at Tufts U.S. District Court in works as a full-time University Medical Boston. This summer, law clerk for the School when she he is an associate at City of Boston’s Law began her studies Holland & Knight Department. She in Suffolk Law’s in Boston. is also a student evening division. attorney in Suffolk’s Immigration Clinic. What is it like to attend Suffolk Law? What is the benefit of being in the heart of Boston? Read on to find out, or visit suffolk.edu/admittedtolaw LOCATION MATTERS: BOSTON IS THE HUB OF NEW ENGLAND Courthouses Twelve courthouses are within one mile, including the First Circuit Court Cultural Hub The symphony, theater, ballet, Business Hub With 12 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Boston, this is a Massachusetts State House The State House sits of Appeals (above), affording our students numerous judicial internship opportunities opera, and world-class museums are all just a thriving business and financial community offering our students a wealth of job atop Beacon Hill, a mere block from Suffolk Law, each summer. One-fourth of Massachusetts judges are Suffolk Law alumni. short stroll from campus. opportunities at places like GE, Liberty Mutual, Raytheon, and Reebok. and is the workplace of many Suffolk Law alumni. Live in the City America's first subway system, the "T," makes Boston's entertainment and Cradle of Liberty Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and has a rich nightlife accessible. Catch an outdoor concert in the Seaport District, then take a water colonial history. Many key events that sparked the American Revolution occurred just taxi to the historic North End for Italian food. steps from Suffolk Law School. Coastal Living Boston's location on the Atlantic Ocean comes with perks like whale- Hit the Slopes The best snowboarding and skiing Title Town Boston loves sports and is home to national champion teams in baseball, watching, fishing, and a harbor full of scenic island parks. And you can reach the beaches in the East are a two-hour drive from Boston. football, basketball, and hockey. Many Suffolk Law grads work in sports law for of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard by car, train, or boat. Explore the slopes of New England on your own organizations like the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. or with the Suffolk Law Ski Club. STUDY, JOIN, AND PRACTICE STUDENT GROUPS Suffolk Law hosts more than 50 student organizations, including the Student Bar Association (SBA), honor boards, and more than a dozen affinity groups. Here’s what some of our students have to say about their involvement in student groups: AREAS OF FOCUS CLINICS • Bankruptcy • Family Advocacy Clinic • Civil Litigation • Health Law Clinic • Civil Rights & Human Rights Law • Immigration Clinic “My favorite part of being involved in the many affinity • Corporate Finance, Small Business, Non-Profit, • Indigenous Peoples' Rights Clinic groups here was having the opportunity to learn about Representing Businesses & Other Private • Innocence Project Clinic different cultures and perspectives. It is important to Sector Organizations me to be able to empathize with others and meet new • Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic • Criminal Law people. Furthermore, as the president of LALSA, I hoped • Juvenile Defenders Clinic to mentor new students to encourage them and ensure • Dispute Resolution • Suffolk Defenders Program they are the best law students they can be with their • Environmental & Energy Law abilities, so they do not get lost in the crowd.” • Suffolk Prosecutors Program • Immigration Law —Gary Prado, JD’16 • Juvenile & Family Law STUDY & PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES President, Latin American Law Students Association Member, Black Law Students Association • Labor & Employment Law • Accelerator-to-Practice Program • Law & Public Service • Children’s Advocacy Internship • Patent Law • Civil & Judicial Internships • Personal Injury Law • Clinical Innovation & Tech Fellow Program • Real Estate & Land Use • First-Year Summer Judicial Internship • Taxation • Housing Discrimination Testing Program CONCENTRATIONS • Institute on Legal Technology & Innovation “I joined SBA because I wanted to be the voice of • International and Comparative Law & our affinity groups on campus. I wanted to have the • Business Law & Financial Services Legal Practice Fellowship opportunity to not only be a liaison, but to but bring • Health & Biomedical Law • Legal Practice Skills Program everyone together by bridging the gap within our campus community. Coming from an HBCU (Historically • Intellectual Property • Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project Black Colleges and Universities), I wanted to join an • International Law • Semester in Practice organization that promoted and supported the needs of • Legal Technology & Innovation • Summer Global Internship the Black legal community, and BLSA did just that. I felt • Trial & Appellate Advocacy • University of Ireland–Galway Internship right at home!” — Shirbrea Ponder, JD’18 JOURNALS Executive Board, Black Law Students Association • Suffolk University Law Review Director of Diversity & Inclusion, • Journal of Health & Biomedical Law JD, Accelerated JD, and dual Student Bar Association • Journal of High Technology Law degree options • Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy • Transnational Law Review “I joined Suffolk Law’s student groups to find study partners Six Programs Ranked by and network with peers. I ended up with so much more, U.S. News & World Report from in-depth discussions of current events to meeting 23,000 alumni in 50 states Clinical Programs friends I will have the rest of my life.” , Dispute Resolution 23000 — Cherie M. Ching, JD’16 and 20 countries Intellectual Property President, Asian Pacific American TOPLegal Writing 50 Law Students Association Trial Advocacy ALUMNI Part-Time Program NOTE: These are sample schedules. Each student’s actual 1L schedule will vary. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9 a.m. Legal Writing Constitutional Law 10 a.m. Contracts Constitutional Law 11 a.m. Property Constitutional Law 12 p.m. Torts Constitutional Law Torts Property Contracts 1 p.m. Torts Civil Procedure Torts Contracts 2 p.m. Legal Writing SAMPLE 1L DAY SCHEDULE SAMPLE 1L EVENING SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6 p.m. Torts Contracts Torts 7 p.m. Torts Contracts Torts 8 p.m. Contracts Civil Procedure Legal Writing 9 p.m. Civil Procedure Legal Writing FIRST–YEAR REQUIRED COURSES LEGAL PRACTICE SKILLS The Legal Practice Skills Program is a two-semester, five-credit program for first-year students. It includes practice in issue analysis and the writing of legal memoranda, preparation of legal briefs and oral arguments, and an introduction to computerized legal research systems. The first-year curriculum introduces students to legal reasoning and case analysis, and The program is designed to prepare students for the writing and research work expected of emphasizes close analysis of judicial decisions. Day students take five required courses the modern practitioner. in each of the two semesters of their first year. Evening students take four courses each semester, typically completing the required courses within the first four semesters. PROPERTY CIVIL PROCEDURE This course is a study of the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of property —both personal This course studies the process of civil litigation from the commencement of a lawsuit through and real—and includes an analysis of ownership concepts, rights of possession, donative final judgment, with an emphasis on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. transactions, future interests, concurrent interests, landlord and tenant issues, land transactions,