Neota Logic in Universities
Rapid development of AI applications, professionals, and access-to-justice
Neota Logic collaborates with universities -- including those listed below -- to teach students how to use the Neota Logic software development platform to create AI applications that automate advice, intelligent workflow, and document creation -- commonly on behalf nonprofit organizations.
Replicating the Thinking & Actions of Experts through AI Applications
Specifically, students learn to replicate the thinking and actions of experts by designing and building applications that...
- Intelligently gather information
- Conduct analysis based on experts' rules
- Provide tailored guidance
- Generate customized documents
The course runs for one semester and students don't need prior technical training to enroll.
As shown above, the course commonly ends with a spirited competition in which student teams present their applications to a panel of judges who select the best based on criteria including effectiveness and creativity. After the course, the applications are deployed to leverage the students' work to address real-world legal challenges over and over again on behalf of the nonprofit clients.
Preparing Students for 21st Century Professions
Georgetown Law School Dean, William Treanor, describes the value of the course in the first minute of this video, which shows the Spring 2016 "Iron Tech Lawyer Competition."
Melbourne Law School Dean, Carolyn Evans, explains how the course serves Melbourne students and the public at large in the first four minutes of this video, which shows the "Law Apps Bake Off" at Melbourne Law School in the Spring of 2016.
University of Technology Sydney Dean of Faculty of Law, Lesley Hitchens, describes the goals of UTS in making Neota Logic a key element in the eduction of UTS law students in 2017 and beyond. Her overview of the Neota Logic collaboration occurs in the first five minutes of this video.
Leveraging the Expertise of Nonprofits, Systematically
During the course, students are grouped in small teams and work with nonprofit organizations to design and build applications that meet specifications defined by the organizations.
Example Application Types and Topics
Support-Applications for Professionals that assist with case analysis:
- What risks does the client face? And how should we address each?
- How should we respond to the suspected threat?
- What should we do in this case?
- Can we legally transfer the requested data?
- Does the client appear to be a victim of wage theft?
Self-Help Applications for Public that provide preliminary guidance:
- Which type of legal entity is right for the new venture?
- Do you qualify for paid time-off?
Intake & Assessment Applications that perform triage and expedite service:
- Do you qualify for services from Legal Aid?
- Behind on mortgage? Find out if we can help.
Teaching the Professional's New Craft: Building Systems
This article, Learning the 21st-Century Lawyer's Craft by Designing Applications, by Neota Logic's Kevin Mulcahy and Georgetown Law's Tanina Rostain summarizes the value of teaching law students to build software applications. (Winter 2016 edition of ILTA's Peer-to-Peer Magazine for legal technology professionals.)
Empowering Students with AI Development Skills: Student Response
 | Typically, the course is oversubscribed and has a waiting list of students hoping to enroll. Student comments include these: - "Absolutely amazing. I’m so glad I took this course."
- "What I’ve learned in this class is going to serve me for decades."
- "This course has made me much more excited about my career."
- "Every student should be required to take this course."
- "The best course I’ve taken in law school, by far."
- "This course was amazing. Once this is done, can we talk about how we can possibly give feedback to expand this program? Our experience has been incredible."
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Professors' comments include these:
"Software is the future of professional services and Neota Logic is enabling our students to quickly learn how to create great software and succeed in that future."
Katie Sykes, Assistant Professor of Law - Thompson River University Law School - Spring, 2017
"The training materials for the students are brilliant. Easy-to-understand, well-paced, and great for novices and experienced authors well."
Jack Graves, Professor of Law & Director of Digital Legal Education - Summer, 2017
Links to Example Applications
Click here to go to the Neota Logic Student Application Showcase and RUN the example student applications shown here:
Also, most of the applications available here were designed and built by students in the course.
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Training Resources: Enabling Students to Learn AI Development on Their Own
Neota Logic provides training resources for students, which (1) enable students to learn application design and building skills efficiently on their own and (2) relieves instructors from needing to have extensive authoring skills. Below is a sampling of Neota Logic training resources:
Main Menu of Training Center
Project Plans for Machines that Think
At-a-Glance Diagrams in the User Manual
Students with no technical experience can learn to author in Neota Logic due to it's no-code, drag-and-drop interface:
More Examples of Neota Logic Training Resources
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More Information
For more information on Neota Logic's offerings for universities, contact:
Kevin G Mulcahy
Director of Education, Neota Logic
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
mulcahy@neotalogic.com
O: 646.402.6215 M: 917.392.1968 www.neotalogic.com
