Coding the LawSuffolk Law School: Fall 2017

Student Work

The following is a showcase of student work. See something you like? That's the students. Something you dislike? That's me (@Colarusso). I'm busy tweaking next year's offering to do a better job. For a look at some of my favorite projects, check out this thread. Also relevant: our syllabus and reading/work schedule. Individual project rubrics linked below.

Expert Systems and Document Automation

Challenge: For a given jurisdiction, create a "chatbot" to determine if someone is eligible for appointed counsel, fee waivers, or the like. The bot should provide users with a set of action items to obtain any such aid, including copies of any applicable court forms pre-filled with data obtained from interaction with the bot.

Student Projects

• California (Bot, Notebook)
• Connecticut (Bot, Notebook)
• Florida (Bot, Notebook)
• Georgia (Bot, Notebook)
• Illinois (Bot, Notebook)
• Maine (Bot, Notebook)
• Maryland (Bot, Notebook)
• Massachusetts (Bot, Notebook)
• New Hampshire (Bot, Notebook)
• New Jersey (Bot, Notebook)
• New York (Bot, Notebook)
• North Carolina (Bot, Notebook)
• Ohio (Bot, Notebook)
• Rhode Island (Bot, Notebook)
• Texas (Bot, Notebook)
• Vermont (Bot, Notebook)
• Virginia (Bot, Notebook)

Web scraping, API's, and Twitter Bots

Challenge: Create a bot that monitors information on the Web and tweets in response to changes in that information.

Student Projects

• Insurance Law News (@InsureLawNews, Notebook)
• BostonMedMal (@Boston_MedMal, Notebook)
• North Korea News (@NKNewsBot, Notebook)
• MA Most Popular (@MAmostpopular, Notebook)
• Sunny Beantown! (@Christo47726466, Notebook)
• Weather Wiki Bot (@weatherwiki_bot, Notebook)
• Abominable Snowman (@itsFreezingIn, Notebook)
• RightToSparkMA (@RightToSparkMA1, Notebook)
• This Day in History (@ThisDayHist, Notebook)
• Rock the Vote (@RightRockVote, Notebook)
• Speech Bot (@bcrockett3, Notebook)
• Law Quotes (@LawQuotes2, Notebook)
• AnimalSaverBOT (@AnimalSaverBOT1, Notebook)
• Merry Meeting Lake (@MMLakeLevels, Notebook)
• EO BOT! (@mmckeown76, Notebook)
• Flag Alerts (@Flag_Alerts, Notebook)
• EPA Watch (@EPA_Reg_Watch, Notebook)

Modeling for Insight, Classification, and Prediction (Data Science)

Challenge: Create and evaluate a statistical/machine learning model using one of the algorithms discussed in class.

Student Projects

• Tomorrow's Weather in Boston (Notebook)
• Overdose: Connecticut (Notebook)
• Anyone home? (Notebook)
• Likelihood of Pregnancy based on Race and Age (Notebook)
• Winning the flight game in December (Notebook)
• MBTA Delays (Notebook)
• How up to code is this restaurant? (Notebook)
• Immigration-CPI correlation? (Notebook)
• Age my abalone, please. (Notebook)
• MLB Hall of Fame Calculator (Notebook)
• Are You In The Money? (Notebook)
• Recidivism (Notebook)
• Ever wonder whether weather sways stocks? (Notebook)
• 911 Dispatch (Notebook)
• Are Hurricanes in the Southeast Getting Worse? (Notebook)
• Property Value - Cambridge (Notebook)

Making a Difference, Final Projects

Challenge: Partner with an external party to create a technical solution using some combination of the above technologies. This solution must solve a real-world problem.

Student Projects

• Mass Health Made Easier (Notebook)
• SimpleForm: Legal Document Generation (Notebook)
• Patent Portfolio Evaluator (Notebook)
• Homeline Tenant Assistance (Notebook)
• ATASK Data Collection & Document Automation (Notebook)
• Appointment of Counsel Request Bot (Notebook)
• Palace Law Intake Data Analysis (Notebook)
• Property Law Assistance (Notebook)
• Patent Term Expiration (Notebook)
• Law Office Intake (Notebook)
• Homeline Tenant Assistance (Notebook)
• Daisy Debt Information Collection (Notebook)
• U.S. Air Force Medical Discharge Assistant (Notebook)
• Legal Entity Determiner (Notebook)
• Firm Connect: The First Step for Toxic Tort Victims (Notebook)
• Georgia Sale of Property - Seller Information (Notebook)