The largest of Boston College's graduate schools, Boston College Law School's orientation reflects its Jesuit roots--human rights and social justice are a particular focus for the school, which operates the Center on Human Rights and International Justice. The school also invests heavily in a loan repayment system that encourages graduates to take public interest jobs by forgiving a portion of their education-incurred debts. In the law community, BC Law is known for its collegial atmosphere, undercutting the competitive nature of law school through a dedicated academic support program that assigns each first-year student a faculty facilitator.

BC Law's curriculum shifted from a system with an extended first-year fall semester and a shortened second semester to standard-length semester structure in 2007. The school also added criminal law to the slate of 1L requirements. BC Law also boasts a well-regarded legal writing program and offers certification in environmental and land use law and international law. Graduates are in demand in Boston and 50 percent stick around New England, with the other half spread across the country.

About a quarter of all law students live in BC's graduate housing, and the rest find accommodation throughout Boston. The law school's campus is in a residential area about two miles away from BC's main campus in Chestnut Hill, so law students can focus on their studies without the distractions of BC's undergraduate student body.