A Tradition of Leadership. A commitment to justice. Boston College Law School is among the nation’s best law schools. Our success is based on a tradition of educating lawyers through theory and practice, shaping leaders prepared to grapple with society's most important moral and ethical questions. Those who earn our degree of Juris Doctor are well-versed in courtroom procedure and in legal history, and are as well-prepared to practice law as they are to discuss its theoretical underpinnings.