Sherri Moore is amazing! This is the only class I have taken where handwriting notes is even possible. Sherri doesn't allow ANY tech in the class (she's super strict on it and she'll throw you out if she sees you're on your phone) but in turn she writes down on the board anything we'd ever need to write in our notes. She also allows a front and back cheat sheet on the midterms (3 pages for the final), which was able to hold every piece of information I needed on the exam. She's a fair grader, and will throw out exam questions that the majority of students do poorly on. Overall she did a great job of making a relatively boring topic interesting and engaging! Highly recommend if you're at all interested in law, even if you don't plan on pursuing it as a career-- most of the information is helpful to everyone!

This class is well worth the hype if you have any interest in law. Professor Moore is such a cool woman, and despite the relatively dry nature of some of her lecture topics, she manages to keep the class interesting by adding personal anecdotes. You don't need to do any work outside of class, but going to lecture each week is imperative because she doesn't post notes if you happen to miss lecture. Lectures typically ended around 20 minutes early, but she flies through them so you have to be paying attention in order to get down all the information needed. Her final lecture is incredibly inspiring and is worth attending even if you aren't enrolled in her class. Exams for the class are pretty straightforward forward and a cheat sheet is allowed, so an A/A- is very attainable if you put in some effort. The weekly quizzes are easy, and don't require any studying outside of class to get an A if you pay attention in lecture and pick up concepts easily.

This is a course I recommend you take if you enjoy energetic professors. Sherri Moore is an excellent lecturer. Her charisma is what saves this class from being very boring since the material is somewhat complicated and dry. I found myself getting lost in my notes since she lecturers quickly.
Not only is there a lot to memorize, but the material itself is a bit abstract, and there is no real application of it besides the numerous court cases and scenarios she briefly touches on. I recommend getting a group of people together to study to fill in any details you may have missed in lecture.

Tell me why this was my lowest grade of the semester and ending up tanking my beautiful gpa... Sherri is undoubtedly a great lecturer but her tests cover soooooo much content. I admit I should've put more effort into the cheat sheets and probably would've done better but the material is so boring and I already got into comm so I lost all motivation. This is a class I would recommend taking only if you're ready to devote an immense amount of time studying for the tests.

Coming from an engineer, take this class. Moore is a great professor and the topics are interesting and in my opinion should be general knowledge for everyone. The class isn't too hard, just make sure to be at lecture and take notes. If you are also an engineer with the business minor, don't even think of any other COMM class, just take this. Outside of test weeks, I quite literally spent 0 time on this class outside of class.

Like other posts say, if you study you'll probably end up with an A-. Even if you're not pre-law or comm, you'll still learn a lot of content applicable to daily life (ex: product warranties, property succession, contracts). No homework other than studying for weekly quizzes. Study for those at least an hour a week and A- average for that section is attainable. Some test questions are fairly tricky but make the study guide and you should get at least a B+ on the tests.
Overall, highly recommend it. If you're not sure about pre-law, I think this class is good to take to solidify your interest. Also, go to the last lecture-- and remember to bring some tissues if you're a cry baby like me.
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Sherri Moore is one of the greatest humans on this planet. Her lectures are super engaging, and the quizzes and tests are very straight forward as long as you attend class. There isn't any homework, and you get to use cheat sheets on the tests. I have no interest in being a lawyer, or studying the law, but this class is by far my favorite I have taken at UVA! Everyone should take it!!

like other comments have said, sherri moore is a great person and prof but this class is definitely overrated and not as easy as everyone makes it out to be. some of the quizzes were trickily worded and so were some questions on the exams. don't take this class if you're looking for something relatively easy because it was kind of intense for me.

Not a pleasant course. Sure, Prof Moore is nice but it is hard to see past all the ways she makes her course harder than it has to be. Need a 95 to get an A (I got a 93), no technology in class bc she wants all attention on her (which is so unnecessary bc writing down everything at the speed she goes is a big ask - and honestly it is self centered), and extra credit is basically fruitless. Would not recommend it

This course is more of an introduction to law course more than anything else, but it is definitely worth a shot, especially if you're a Politics or Commerce major (I'm double-majoring in economics and psychology but still enjoyed taking it). Your grade is comprised of weekly quizzes (20%, one gets dropped at the end of the semester), two midterms (20% each) and a final exam (40%). Prof. Moore is a great lecturer that manages to keep the class engaged, and the content is pretty straightforward. There are no readings for this class, but be warned that Prof. Moore goes through A LOT of content during the lectures and you can't type them out (you have to write it all out by hand), so keeping yourself 100% focused is really important in order to do get a good grade. Quizzes are fairly easy and don't require a lot of prior studying, but make sure to review thoroughly for exams as questions can sometimes be tricky. Overall: Interesting content, great professor and fun lecture. I definitely recommend taking it if you have the chance! #tCFfall2021