LAWS2155 · Law
Boston College Law School
In their second semester, all 1L students will be enrolled in this 2-credit course in satisfaction of the requirement in ABA Standard 303(a)(2) for a rigorous writing experience in the first year which is faculty supervised. Building on the research, analysis and writing experiences in Law Practice I, students will prepare documents, primarily in the context of advocacy, which involve more complex legal problems than those presented in Law Practice I. The emphasis will be on improving clarity, precision and effectiveness of these communications for a designated audience and purpose in a simulation, with continued attention paid to a lawyers ethical and professional responsibilities to the client and the legal system. 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
4.6 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 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
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.6 / 5
4.3 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.4 / 5
4.2 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.8 / 5
4.6 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.9 / 5
4.7 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.1 / 5
3.7 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
6 sectionsSpring 2024
6 sectionsSpring 2023
6 sectionsSpring 2022
8 sectionsSpring 2021
6 sectionsSpring 2020
5 sections