Every time you take an exam for professor Moore you'll have to fight the urge to scream "she never taught us about this" because that's exactly what happens. She goes through material so quickly that it's overwhelming and of course all notes must be handwritten or you'll be kicked out of class. Every exam the primary problem I had was not knowing what on earth the question was talking about. Sometimes exams will have like five questions about something she spent 2.5 seconds discussing in class. It's awful. Sometimes exams will test you on things that she didn't even write on the board or in the class outline. Obviously, don't take this class for fun (because it's not). The material is interesting but the way you get assessed on it is so irritating. again, DONT take this class unless you have to.

What can I say that hasn't been said? Sherri is an amazing teacher and lawyer and will have your back as such; she is willing to take student questions on real law concepts, and has been a champion in helping me understand valuable rights I have. I will say the structure of the lectures, in my opinion was slightly disappointing; I didn't love having my head down taking notes the entire class start to finish. And that is what you need to do as the tests are a lot of basic material and you can use cheat sheets. Overall, valuable content, incredible teacher, and a decent class structure make this a very good class.

Everyone says this is a top course at UVA, and for good reason. Sherri Moore is a phenomenal professor, in the sense that she connects with students in a friendly manner, but no one would ever cross her and respects her highly. My strategy for this class was to take good notes in class, then rewrite them in a separate notebook on Wednesday nights (Thursday quizzes). Before the test, make or find quizlets, review scenarios, and make a legible cheat sheet. I probably sunk 2 hours a week, plus an extra 5-6 the week of exams, and pulled an A- no sweat. The A is tough because it is a 95, but doable. Great class, not too hard, and the material is fascinating and very relevant; you learn so much about the legal system.

As everyone below me has mentioned and as anyone at this university will tell you, Sherri Moore is incredible. She is so funny and very wise and will be so real and open with her students. Definitely get to know Sherri Moore whether you take the class or not. However, I would agree with some of the reviews below me in that the class itself is a little overrated. Unless you are interested in law, you are likely to be pretty bored in the course. While Sherri tries to give interesting examples, some of the content is just extremely dry. Also, the class itself moves very fast and you have to hand-write notes extremely quickly (you are not allowed to have laptops out in class), and your hand will likely hurt by the end of class. It's also really difficult to catch every detail that she says because she moves so quickly and can be kind of unorganized. With that, I would also say that the exams are pretty tricky and detail-oriented. You HAVE to know all the small details and little exceptions to the laws, and how to apply them to real-world examples. The final exam was also one of the hardest exams I have taken at UVA. This is not an easy A class. If you study, you will probably get an A-. Don't think that you don't have to try to get an A in here. There are also weekly quizzes, which can be kind of annoying to study for and can be pretty specific. The class itself just was not my favorite, and I did not enjoy it nearly as much as everyone told me that I would. I would say that you should really question how much you are interested in the law before you take the class. But get to know Sherri Moore! She rocks!

Overrated. I wouldn’t take this class if you don’t have to. Sherri Moore is a wealth of knowledge, but her lectures take a great deal of effort. All notes must be handwritten and are very hard to keep up with, especially because of how much you will have to write each class. Weekly quizzes are extremely meticulous and do require you to study for them. Tests are also VERY detail oriented. I took this class because of all the great past recommendations, but things seemed much stricter and unnecessarily difficult this semester compared to what I heard about previous semesters.

sherri is easily the best professor on grounds, all of the learning is done in lecture so if you attend class and pay attention then you will most likely do well.

I highly recommend this class. The material is generally interesting and absolutely carries over to real life. Sherri Moore is a fantastic, and fun, lecturer and knows the material very well. This class requires very little work: go to every class, take good notes, study 30 minutes before the weekly quiz. Other than that, you will spend a few hours making a cheat sheet for the exams but that is it. If you go to class and put in the minimal effort to learn the material before exams, this class is not hard to get an A in.

Okay, let me start with this: I agree with all the reviews below. Yup. Every single one of them. Professor Moore is great and the class is interesting and it's more of an intro law class not a commercial law class but it's fun nonetheless yadayadayada. But I do take issue with people saying its a tough A. No it's not. Check the chart. It shows that 20% of the class gets an A. Not bad in my opinion. Advice to get an A is just pay attention in class. Most people zone out and that's how you get burned on the tests. Any minute detail can and will show up on one of the tests so just pay attention and you'll do fine. Dilly Dilly

Sherri Moore is super sweet and a very knowledgeable Professor. Like the reviewers before me, I will say it is tough to get an A. I pulled off an A this semester but it's hard because the cutoff is a 95. However, it is very manageable to get an A-. The class is entirely lecture based and everyone must take handwritten notes. At first it was annoying because I couldn't write as fast as she spoke but once I got used to it, I actually liked it. It's nice because every thing you have to study is in your notebook. You don't have to buy a textbook or refer to any homework. If you focus completely on what she says the entire time, you will do well. That being said, she does ask a few nuanced/specific questions on her tests which can seem unfair. You have to pay very close attention to random details and that can be the difference between an A and an A-. But if you get the overall information, you'll be fine. Also, she lets you do extra credit which makes your lowest quiz grade a 100 which is helpful. In regards to the material, it is more focused on civil law and there isn't a lot of commerce involved. However, it is a great introduction to the US legal system. There were many non-Comm students in my class. Also, Professor Moore is fairly easy to follow in class and she usually writes out tough concepts on the board. I definitely recommend taking this class! Also, go to the last lecture!

IMO this class is overrated. Professor Moore is extremely engaging and passionate about law, but she can be a bit disorganized when her lecture diverts from the outlines. I am also not a fan of the structure of this course; no readings or anything to engage students more with the subject beyond 1 quiz you study for a week. I also think the "extra credit" policy- attending either one mock trial or writing 2 article response papers to make up at best 2% of your grade- is quite unreasonable for the amount of time you have to spend on such a small percentage of your grade. On the matter of grades, don't take this class if you expect to get an A, as the cutoff for that is a 95, and then an A- is 90-95. Do go to her last lecture though, it was very inspiring.