The interdisciplinary field of forensic linguistics plays an important role in multilingual societies, and South Africa is a classic example of such a society. Although the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is at the forefront of advocating and advancing studies in forensic linguistics in higher education, research in course design, development and academic offerings in this area is scanty. The BA Law programme at UWC was launched in January 2024 where Forensic and General linguistics (or FGL) is offered as an elective at undergraduate level. Alongside core law modules students have the opportunity to chose FGL as an elective to complement their course. Based on an autoethnographic approach, the present chapter is a critical reflection, with a particular emphasis on students’ feedback, on the delivery and utility of forensic linguistics as an essential course offering for law students at UWC. The data comprises course evaluations which were obtained through Google forms from the first cohort in 2024. These evaluations included topics related to course content, lecturer feedback (which include guest lecturers and tutors) and overall satisfaction of the course. While the study reveals the growing need of forensic linguistics in the domain of law and legal practice, the role and necessity of student feedback in course evaluation and improvement cannot be overemphasised.