Business Law

GRADING CODES

Please refer to this list to translate the letter codes written on your paper.

CODE MEANING

AS Analyze separately. Each theory should be separately analyzed for each party.

C Contradiction. If a number follows the “C”, then this point contradicts something you said on that page. C5 means you are contradicting something you said on p. 5.

DCF Don’t change the facts.

DCL Don’t change law. There’s an error in the statement of law.

DCQ Don’t change the question. You are answering a different question than the one I asked.

DOE Don’t omit an element. Be sure to discuss each necessary element. For example, “DOE – causation” means you forgot to discuss causation.

DMS Doesn’t make sense as written.

DSF Don’t summarize facts. USE facts, but don’t just summarize them.

E Expand. Need more or deeper analysis on this point of law.

FD Follow directions exactly. Don’t change the instructions I gave you and don’t add extraneous information.

GLA Good Legal Analysis. Thoughtful application of law to facts.

GP Give proof. You stated a conclusion but have not backed it up.

GT Good thinking. Insightful point.

NR Not relevant. Stick to discussion which relates to the analysis.

OB Omit background information.

PR Proofread your paper. There are errors relating to grammar, spelling, punctuation or paragraph formation.

R Repetitive. You’ve already discussed this. If a number follows the “R”, you’ve already discussed this on that page. R5 means you’ve already discussed this on p.5.

S/B Should be. “S/B negligence” means that negligence should replace what you wrote.

ULA Use Legal Analysis. Identify the legal theory involved; state the applicable rule of law; break the rule down into elements; apply each element systematically to the fact pattern; draw a conclusion.