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This course aims to place the use of new technologies (specifically the most hyped e.g., “AI” and data science) in the broader context of law and society.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
(1) Possess an introductory understanding of design thinking and its application to the practice of law, esp. in the development of legal tech;
(2) Gain a high-level familiarity with the realm of the possible in legal tech, including a general understanding of data science and machine learning/narrow AI; and
(3) Understand the dangers and roots of algorithmic bias.
And more to the point, they'll learn by doing. It is after all a project-based course.
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We usually have weekly problem sets (mini coding projects), and there is a
final project. How you engage with these depends in part on your background. Are you a non-coder/newbie or coder?
This course is not designed to make you into a production-ready coder. You will likely produce a project or two worthy of public release, but this will come largely from following directions and a lot of support. This is analogous to how most people can “bake” because they can follow a recipe. True bakers, however, know enough to improvise. They can innovate. For the most part, you will be following recipes.
The hope is that after this class you will better appreciate software creation as a skill, not some dark magic, and that this will help prepare you to partner with technologists to create just and useful solutions and ask the right questions. It should help acquaint you with the realm of the possible and provide you with a lay of the land. GOTO:2
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The authoritative and complete version of course policies can be found
here. That being said, here are some highlights.
Your grade will be based primarily on a final project. See
Final Project milestones & rubric. Your performance on weekly problem sets and reading questions will be used as a multiplier such that your final grade will be either more or less than that of your final project. You can find the exact details
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I am open to making adjustments to specific due dates for extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis as long as requests are made prior to the due date with adequate lead time (e.g., not the day something is due). If you are completing work late, you must let me know as I might not notice otherwise, and there are specific limits on how may assignments you can turn in late. See
Grading/Evaluation for more.
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You can see examples of past student work linked off the
course's website. Do you want to view specific assignments?
Would you like to see our book?
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What would you like to know next?
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Do you think there are things about the way lawyers (or the justice system) work that could use improvement?
Then you'd fit right in. We explore how tech can help improve things for practitioners and the justice system.
That being said, what's your comfort level with tech?
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Do you think there are things about the way lawyers (or the justice system) work that could use improvement?
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Do you think there are things about the way lawyers (or the justice system) work that could use improvement?
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Do you think there things about the way lawyers (or the justice system) work that could use improvement?
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Okay... this class might not be for you.
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Coding the Law if for non-programmers and coders a like. It teaches students how to think about thinking machines in the law by having them build their own. It explores the technical, legal, and ethical dimensions behind the use of computer algorithms by legal practitioners and the justice system. What next?
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Yes. It's an open source tool called
QnA Markup, but it's dead simple. You could learn it on your own. Would you like to see a 10 min video primer?
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I don't know, lots of reasons. You could help direct folks to resources based on their answers or collect info to automate documents...
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What's your comfort level with tech?
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It's that text interface you see computer folks using. Anyhow, it's not important. GOTO:8
How about a game of chess?
Your move (works best on a desktop).
Anywho, back to the course... GOTO:8
The only way to win is not to play! Have you actually seen
War Games?
Let's try again. GOTO:11
My apologies. Let me just say, thermonuclear war is the wrong answer.
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Who should take this class
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What the work looks like
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Newbie/Non-coder
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Coder
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Coder
If there's a textbook
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Yes
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No
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Course policies
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Grading
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Can I have cat videos?
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Can I have cat videos?
Late work
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Late work
Thanks, bye
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Can I have cat videos?
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Can I have cat videos?
Do students build "bots" like this?
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Do students build "bots" like this?
Yes
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No
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No
Yes
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Yes
No
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No
Who should take this class
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If there's a textbook
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If there's a textbook
Course policies
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Course policies
Yes
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Yes
I can use Word/Wordperfect
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I can use Word/Wordperfect
Give me a command line.
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Give me a command line.
I'd love to play a game
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I'd love to play a game
Let's learn more about the course
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Let's learn more about the course
What's a command line?
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What's a command line?
No
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Yes.
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Yes.
No.
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No.
Yes
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Yes
No
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No
Yes
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Yes
No
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No
Can I have cat pictures now?
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Can I have cat pictures now?
Bye
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Bye
What do students learn?
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What is the course text?
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What are the course policies?
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Can I have cat videos?
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Can I have cat videos?
Sure
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Sure
No thanks
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No thanks
Why would I use something like this?
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Why would I use something like this?
I can use Word/Wordperfect.
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I can use Word/Wordperfect.
Give me a command line.
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Give me a command line.
I'd love to play a game.
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I'd love to play a game.
Let's learn more about the course.
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Let's learn more about the course.
What's a command line?
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What's a command line?
Sounds good. I love chess
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Sounds good. I love chess
How about thermonuclear war?
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How about thermonuclear war?
Yes
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Yes
No
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No
Actually, let's get back to the course
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Actually, let's get back to the course