LAWS2150 · Law
Boston College Law School
All 1L students in their first semester will be enrolled in this course for which they will receive 3 credits toward satisfaction of the requirement in ABA Standard 303 for 6 experiential course credits. The curriculum will introduce students to the role of the lawyer through legal problem solving in a simulated client context. Students will be provided with instruction in: research and analysis of binding authority; identification of legally significant facts from documents, interviews, etc.; guided instruction in how to read and synthesize the law, the presentation of analysis of the law and application of the analysis to the problem facts; and preparation of office memoranda. The course involves classroom instruction and discussion, group work, and intensive individual feedback and conferencing.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.4 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.5 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.5 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.4 / 5
4.3 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.7 / 5
4.5 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.7 / 5
4.4 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.7 / 5
4.4 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.8 / 5
4.7 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2024
6 sectionsFall 2023
6 sectionsFall 2022
6 sectionsFall 2021
8 sectionsFall 2020
6 sections