[8][9] BC Law's founder, John B. Creeden SJ, formerly president of Georgetown University, served as its first regent and alumnus Dennis A. Dooley as its first dean.

[10] On September 26, 1929, BC Law opened its doors in the 11-story Lawyer's Building on Beacon Street opposite the Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

Today, the law campus includes Stuart House, an administrative building; lecture halls; seminar spaces; a dining hall; conference space; and a law library that includes the Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room.

It endeavors to publish high-quality pieces written by students and scholars on a wide variety of legal issues.

In addition to articles written by outside academics, BCLR prints the work of its student staff, many of whom publish notes during their third year.

[18] The Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest is published by Matthew Bender & Company, a division of LexisNexis.

It provides annotations on numerous cases relating to the Uniform Commercial Code, thereby serving as a helpful research tool.

[20] Opened in 1996 at a cost of $11.7 million, the 84,500-square-foot Law Library building was designed by the Boston firm of Earl R. Flansburgh & Associates and contains four levels organized in four wings around a unifying central atrium.

[5] According to BC Law's 2023 American Bar Association (ABA)-required disclosures, 86.82% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e., as attorneys) ten months after graduation.