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BSLW 1021

Law I--Introduction to Law and Legal Process · 12 instructors on record · 108 sections

What the course score is made of

88BC evaluations108 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

55thMore challenging than 55% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”108 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

41stMore work than 41% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

53BC — “Workload”108 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course introduces students to the legal system and the social, legal, and regulatory environment of business. In addition to learning how the legal system works, students study substantive areas of business law including antitrust law, securities regulation, environmental law, employment law, international business, and intellectual property rights. The course includes an examination of the law of contracts from formation requirements to remedies for breach.

The board

12 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 12Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 12 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Thomas WesnerProfessor of the Practice · Business Law and Society	9720 records	78th	76th	9621 ratings · all classes
2	Rachel SpoonerBusiness Law	9420 records	46th	58th	9015 ratings · all classes
3	Elizabeth HendlerBusiness Law fewer records	953 records	25th	22nd	9810 ratings · all classes
4	Teresa CellaBusiness Law	943 records	25th	49th	1001 rating · all classes
5	Michael FinucaneBusiness Law	9310 records	25th	30th	1003 ratings · all classes
6	Stephanie GreeneBusiness Law	923 records	39th	41st	1003 ratings · all classes
7	Ashly ScheufeleAssistant Professor of the Practice · Business Law and Society	9112 records	78th	79th	9018 ratings · all classes
8	Kevin ConwayBusiness Law	8810 records	29th	29th	9013 ratings · all classes
9	David CervenyAssistant Professor of the Practice · Business Law and Society fewer records	866 records	46th	53rd	801 rating · all classes
10	Paul PellegrinoBusiness Law	879 records	47th	65th	867 ratings · all classes
11	David TwomeyBusiness Law	8610 records	25th	33rd	8830 ratings · all classes
12	Margaret McleanBusiness Law Provisional	732 records	—	24th	—no page

All 12 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 1 of 12 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 108 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9450th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9238th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9452nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9556th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9148th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9253rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9356th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9041st pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9044th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9039th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5341st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9155th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9147th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

108 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Rachel Spooner	Spring 2026	01	90	86	60
Rachel Spooner	Spring 2026	02	98	96	60
Thomas Wesner	Spring 2026	03	97	93	60
David Cerveny	Spring 2026	04	94	87	40
Kevin Conway	Spring 2026	05	89	85	40
David Cerveny	Spring 2026	06	88	81	60
Thomas Wesner	Spring 2026	07	98	96	60
Michael Finucane	Spring 2026	08	90	90	40
Ashly Scheufele	Spring 2026	10	91	88	60
Ashly Scheufele	Spring 2026	11	94	88	60
David Cerveny	Spring 2026	12	93	88	—
Kevin Conway	Fall 2025	01	83	79	60
Rachel Spooner	Fall 2025	02	96	92	60
Rachel Spooner	Fall 2025	03	96	92	60
David Cerveny	Fall 2025	04	76	69	60
David Cerveny	Fall 2025	05	82	78	60
Ashly Scheufele	Fall 2025	06	95	90	60
Michael Finucane	Fall 2025	07	94	90	40
Thomas Wesner	Fall 2025	08	95	92	60
Thomas Wesner	Fall 2025	09	98	96	60
David Cerveny	Fall 2025	10	85	79	60
Paul Pellegrino	Fall 2025	11	89	85	60
Ashly Scheufele	Fall 2025	12	94	82	60
Ashly Scheufele	Fall 2025	13	97	90	60
Rachel Spooner	Spring 2025	01	95	93	60

Showing the first 25.

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.