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Class record · LAWS · LAW

LAWS 8472

Advocacy Competitions · 1 instructor on record · 11 sections

What the course score is made of
55BC evaluations11 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
0thMore challenging than 0% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
65BC — “Intellectually Challenging”11 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
33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
48BC — “Workload”11 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 is the companion class to the national moot court teams. Enrollment and attendance in this class is mandatory for all members of a national team. The goal of the class is to help prepare students for not only for their individual competitions but also for litigation practice. The class is divided into three parts: overview of the moot court experience, appellate written advocacy and oral advocacy. The class will meet formally during the Fall semester until Oct 15. The class will reconvene in the first half of the Spring with their team coaches for oral advocacy/moot sessions until the competitions are complete. Students should expect an "incomplete" grade until they have completed their moot court experience (February/March).

The only instructor on record

11 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Rosemary DalyLaw6411 records33rd0th

There is no ranking to read here: Rosemary Daly is the only instructor with evaluation records for LAWS 8472, so the number is a record, not a position.

Other LAWS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
LAWS 2110Critical Perspectives: Law, Context, and Professional Identity3080 records66
LAWS 8667Legal Practice Externship251 records91
LAWS 2150Law Practice 11032 records84
LAWS 2155Law Practice II1032 records83
LAWS 8130Advanced Legal Research829 records92
LAWS 2190Professional Responsibility926 records74

The line

All 13 items · means across 11 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
711st pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
815th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
742nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
741st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
641st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
702nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
762nd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
620th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8216th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
808th 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.
4833rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
650th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
621st 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

11 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Rosemary DalySpring 202601
Rosemary DalySpring 202602696760
Rosemary DalyFall 202501584840
Rosemary DalySpring 2025025360
Rosemary DalyFall 202401624440
Rosemary DalySpring 2024017057100
Rosemary DalyFall 202302735640
Rosemary DalySpring 2023016067
Rosemary DalyFall 202201605040
Rosemary DalySpring 202201605020
Rosemary DalyFall 202101715640

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.