LAWS 2120 Civil Procedure

Using the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this course introduces rules governing the conduct of litigation. After an overview of the entire sequence of events from commencement to final disposition of a lawsuit, specific topics are considered in detail.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
4
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
742 responses
Instructor rating
4.20 / 5 · Very Good
742 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Andrea Olson4.95.05.04.94.94.94.94.910+ hrs/week64 of 73
Fall 2025Marco Basile4.84.94.94.94.74.84.84.77–9 hrs/week70 of 74
Fall 2025Mark Brodin3.74.03.84.24.84.14.44.27–9 hrs/week67 of 74
Fall 2024Andrea Olson4.74.94.84.84.94.74.94.810+ hrs/week71 of 75
Fall 2024Mark Brodin3.84.04.24.24.64.24.64.17–9 hrs/week73 of 74
Fall 2024Sergio Campos4.54.64.34.64.84.54.84.7—71 of 73
Fall 2023Mark Brodin3.43.53.53.64.63.94.53.77–9 hrs/week62 of 69
Fall 2022Mark Brodin4.24.54.34.44.84.54.64.57–9 hrs/week65 of 73
Fall 2022Mark Spiegel3.53.64.04.24.64.24.44.27–9 hrs/week61 of 70
Fall 2021Mark Brodin3.84.13.74.04.44.04.54.07–9 hrs/week46 of 89
Fall 2021Mark Spiegel3.03.33.43.84.54.04.04.07–9 hrs/week51 of 88
Fall 2021Robert Bloom3.03.22.83.24.54.04.24.14–6 hrs/week41 of 87

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors