Like everyone else has said, this is a great class; I would definitely recommend to people even if they aren't going into the comm school. Prof. Moore's lectures are super engaging. The one downside is she goes very fast, so I would recommend sitting near the front of the room so you can see what she's writing on the board. There are weekly quizzes, which were pretty easy and there were extra credit opportunities to replace them. The two exams and final were more application based and therefore more difficult than the quizzes, but still doable. The grade breakdown is 20% quizzes, 40% tests, and 40% final.

This is by far the most overrated class I've taken at UVA, which is a shame because I was really looking forward to it based on earlier reviews.

I'll start by discussing the mixed aspects of the class. All in all, it's not really based on business law; it's more accurately described as a general overview of the legal system. Granted we did go over contracts in a few lectures, which of course have many business ramifications. Yet the vast majority of the class did not delve into commercial topics. From this observation, if you plan from the get-go to attend law school - and only if you definitely intend on following up with such plans - you may find this class to be somewhat useful.

Now for the bad. Sadly, notes do not get posted online often, so if you miss one lecture, you will definitely fall behind, and it can pay once you take your weekly quiz. When I say definitely, I legitimately mean it considering the weight the quizzes have on your final grade. Not to mention the fact that lectures go by very, and I mean very, quickly, and plenty of times we were let out twenty minutes ahead of schedule. If anything, I think this did us a major disservice by not spending additional time going into detail on interesting topics or clarifying some more complicated questions. I felt like many of the quizzes and tests' questions were poorly worded and vague, so if you miss one tiny and meticulous detail that may seem insignificant from lecture, you could end up losing points easily. At the same time, I wish we were given some type of textbook or homework to reinforce our knowledge of the material between classes. It just seemed like an unnecessarily difficult class based on the ludicrous amount of detail to memorize, including those that might not even seem applicable to typical legal cases.

Like I said, I had high hopes for this class at the start of the semester based on what other people have said about it. Yet upon reflection I now know it receives way too much hype, and is definitely not the best class that UVA offers. If you must take it as preparation for law school, under the condition you know you will attend later, feel free to do so. If not, it will be an unnecessary drain on your grade that you'll have to pay for later.

Sherri has been doing this for a long time and knows what she’s doing. She is a very dynamic lecturer and makes going to class fun. Be prepared to take notes fast because she can talk quickly, but her exams are always straightforward. An A might be hard to achieve, but an A- is very doable. Requires very little time outside of class and does give you a nice overview of American jurisprudence.

Don't get me wrong. Sherri is a badass queen who is amazing to talk to and get advice from. She is extremely positive and her jokes are hilarious. I love her as a person but do not love her class. Her weekly quizzes are extremely meticulous and can be very confusing. Exam questions are often worded very tricky and are often super specific topics she mentioned once in the class. The class is basically weekly quizzes and exams. I wouldn't recommend unless you need to take it. It is not an easy A and is challenging. Overall, I have a much better understanding of the law and various things such as contracts. Sherri is super inspiring! However, the structure of the class is not something I am fond of :)

Nothing I can really say that hasn't already been said. One of the best classes & professors at UVA. There's no work outside of class, just make sure you show up to all the lectures and take good notes! Quizzes and exams are very straightforward and you'll be totally fine if you're paying attention.

Let me start by saying Professor Moore is a very genuine and kind person. However, I have no idea why everyone thinks this is THE BEST course at UVA. It is simply overrated and there are so many problems and policies that just do not make any sense. For one, no laptops are allowed in class. Now I am usually the type of person to hand write my notes anyway, so I never expected this to be a problem but Professor Moore does NOT use a mic, writes in very small and illegible handwriting and talks VERY fast. In addition, she does not allow you to record the lecture so it is nearly impossible to catch all of the information, which of course will be on the quiz/test. In my honest opinion, I think the class is designed to impair your ability to fully learn the content so that grades are weakened enough to fit a normal distribution. If you gave students the tools to learn this stuff, everyone would have an A, and I guess that looks bad in the eyes of the UVA administration, so instead you will probably spend more time trying to read your notes, than actually studying them. I am sorry to say that this is NOT the best course at UVA, and I would not recommend taking unless you have to.

Apparently you can be UVA's most hyped professor by making TRIN and BOYLAN jokes. This class is incredibly overrated which isn't to say it is bad, it's just okay. This class is worth taking but don't expect Professor Moore to teach at a consistent pace. You have to spend the whole class furiously writing (and there is no opportunity to come back and take better notes if you miss them the first time), only to be let out of class 15 minutes early.

This is by far the most wildly overrated class at UVA. To be a likable professor at UVA, as you can tell based off the other comments, you just have to have a sense of humor, be nice and energetic. In this class, she doesn’t post any PowerPoints or notes on online so if you miss class you are completely screwed. When you are in class, she will fly through the material so fast that you have to rely on the person sitting next to you to make sure you got everything. Does she need to go that fast? No. I hate to break it to you Sherri, but acting like you are doing students a favor by letting them out 20 minutes early for a class that ends at 1:45 is doing nobody any good. Of course this resonates with students (getting out 20 minutes early), but in reality you could get a much thorough explanation of the topics if she wanted to stay there and teach class for the allotted time. To get an A on the exams you need to have a true mastery of the content which is by all means fair. However, there are numerous questions that are poorly worded and vague. As for the TAs, they must feel great about themselves. I got news for you TAs, you are absolutely horrible at your job. For those that didn’t know, numerous people’s midterms were graded with the wrong key. You could have got a 94 in Collab and a 72 in reality without knowing until you went to review your exam (and vice versa). For that to happen in a COMM school class, much less happen at any class at UVA is a total joke. The TAs should be absolutely ashamed of themselves and Professor Moore should take a portion of that responsibility (they are her TAs and handpicked). Overall, a very disappointing course.

She was, no joke, the best professor I've ever had. She was wonderful, knowledgable, hilarious, and just plain cheerful and kind. She's one of the professors that I feel like I'll remember when I'm old and still think back to her final lecture. She really taught me a valuable lesson in that class and, spoiler alert, wasn't about comm law.

Definitely, recommend this class! Easy and fun to learn. However, beware of the exams as they are pretty detailed but its super easy to get a grade between B to A- on the exams. The first two exams are fairly easy but the final which is 100 questions can be a game changer. They offer many extra credit opportunities and make sure to do them early and get them out of the way because the cutoff for an A is so low anything which can help you tip over to the A grade is great. I didn't do the extra credit opportunities as I waited till the end and I ended up with an A- when I was really close to an A