AI Rate Professor

Law

Michael Mortimer

LEGAL251 · LEGAL252 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want practical litigation flavor and can tolerate a personality-driven classroom; skip if you need tight online communication.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTrial Lawyer StyleEgo On DisplayPractical Legal FocusMixed CommunicationSparse Homework
  • Experienced trial lawyer who teaches like a law firm and shares practical litigation knowledge.
  • Reviews split between respect for real-world insight and complaints that class is about him and boring.
  • Small old sample makes outcomes hard to predict, especially for communication and structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

One review links a good grade to paying attention, but hard thinking and mixed rigor keep an A from feeling free.

Sparse evidence in both formats; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ratings span easy to hard, and students say he makes you think and work hard like a firm.

In-person comments stress thinking hard; online difficulty comments are thin.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and not clearly required in others.

and not mandatory; in-person evidence is incomplete.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half the and ego complaints.

One older online review strongly recommends; recent online communication complaint pulls down.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

, so leniency stays neutral from limited comments.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

One , while another mentions lots of homework, so overall load looks light-to-moderate.

Format shift

; online tags lots of .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students respect his trial experience and humor, but others say they learned nothing and found him cocky.

Format shift

; online is thinner and more about response time.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and in-class final are explicitly described, with .

Format shift

; online assessment structure is not clearly described.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students either praise hard practical training that mimics a firm or call the class ego-driven with little learning.

Main concern

Personality-heavy delivery and uneven perceived learning value.

What students said

“This professor is an experienced trial lawyer who takes the time to share his knowledge with students so that they will excel in the legal field.”
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“It's all about HIM. I didn't learn a thing in his class.”
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“GREAT TEACHER, Yes it is all about him. he is just showing you want it is like to be a litigation attorney”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and slow email/Canvas replies from a part-time faculty setup.

Main concern

Delayed communication with students online.

What students said

“Professor doesn't communicate with student emails or ”
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“Very good experience. !”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and in-class final; broader proctoring details are not proven.

Take-Home MidtermIn-Class Final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence supports .

Take-Home MidtermIn-Class Final
“ ; in class final. ... EVER!”
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Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor is an experienced trial lawyer who takes the time to share his knowledge with students so that they will excel in the legal field.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (2 online, 3 in person), noting thin sample and mixed personality-versus-practice themes. Credibility rating: Low.

⚖️ Practical Law Firm Vibes

70/100

“the way he teaches class mimics the law firm environment. You learn things that the book won't teach you.”

🎭 Personality Heavy

40/100

“It's all about HIM. I didn't learn a thing in his class.”

📧 Online Communication Lag

30/100

“Professor doesn't communicate with student emails or ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • GREAT TEACHER, Yes it is all about him.
  • Super boring and super cocky.
  • Very good experience. !

Theme 2

📈 About Course Work

  • ; in class final. ... EVER!
  • He require you to think, work hard
  • Lots of homework

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only five reviews spanning 2010-2025 are thin, old-skewed, and contradictory, so confidence stays low.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

LEGAL2523 reviews
LEGAL2512 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values