New England School of Law

Print this page

Information About Boston

Statue of Gen. WashingtonBoston is a city that visitors and new residents quickly learn to love. Steeped in history, it is nonetheless a thoroughly modern and youthful city, a center of contemporary culture, and home to nearly three dozen colleges, Beacon Hill Neighborhooduniversities, and professional schools. It has been called the most European of American cities, and it combines the elegant skyscrapers of the financial district with the charming brick row houses of Back Bay, the fashionable shopping along Newbury Street with the bustling ethnic neighborhoods of the Italian North End and Chinatown, broad boulevards like Commonwealth Avenue with the steep, narrow lanes of Beacon Hill.

Boston features one of the nation's first urban indoor shopping areas, Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Parks and squares are woven into its fabric, many designed or inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who created the city's Emerald Necklace, which links the Public Garden and Boston Common and stretches from the Esplanade along the Charles River through the Back Bay Fens to the Arnold Arboretum and Franklin Park.

Newbury Street

A good public transportation system enables students to get around the city easily, and the region's highways provide access to New England's beautiful coast and lovely mountains.

Boston is well known for its historic sites, such as the Freedom Trail, the Paul Revere House, and the Old North Church. It also boasts an array of fine cultural institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the John F. Kennedy Library, the Museum of Science, and the Aquarium. The city is home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the Boston Ballet. Newbury Street Those in search of night life can visit clubs that feature disk jockeys and live performances of rhythm & blues, alternative, techno, and jazz.

Boston's diversity is reflected in its neighborhoods and in institutions and events that celebrate its varied population: the Black Heritage Trail, the Museum of Afro-American History, St. Anthony's Festival, Chinese New Year festivities, the Puerto Rican Festival, the Caribbean-American Carnival, and the Gay Pride March.

For sports fans, Boston offers professional teams in baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. The Red Sox play at Fenway Park, and the Celtics and Bruins compete in the city's new sports arena, the Fleet Center. The New England Patriots are based in nearby Foxboro. The Head of the Charles Regatta is an annual rowing festival, and tennis tournaments are featured at the Longwood Cricket Club.

New England School of Law- in the heart of the "Hub"

New England School of Law is located in the heart of the city's theater district, an area that also boasts a variety of restaurants. The school is just one block from the Public Garden, with its formal flower gardens and charming Swan Boats.

Boylston Street Besides its multitude of entertainment offerings, Boston is also a center of professional activity in law and business. The law school's two buildings are within walking distance of the State House, state and federal courthouses, and the offices of the attorney general, district attorney, public defender, and a wide range of state and federal administrative agencies, such as the Federal Reserve, Environment Protection Agency, Justice Department, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission.

The offices of many prominent Boston law firms are also nearby. Not only does that place students in an environment where law is being practiced and activities of interest to lawyers are numerous, but it also opens up extensive possibilities for clinical placements, clerkships, part-time employment, and research.

Boston Entertainment & News

NESL Homepage — Copyright ©2007 New England School of Law — Contact NESL