Resources · Legal open source
A shortlist reviewed from Legal OSS and the primary repositories. Each is a candidate for a teaching example or exercise — described honestly, with its licence and its limits.
Not endorsements. Listing shows teaching relevance, not regulatory suitability or production readiness.
Not installed or audited. Nothing here runs on this site, and no project has been security-tested against the lawv stack.
Honest status. Each entry shows whether it is reference material, a candidate, or a prepared exercise.
What it is
Shared legal classification facets for matters and work types.
Proposed exercise
Map a small subset of facets to a fictional firm vocabulary.
Classroom boundary
A taxonomy alone is not a complete matter ontology; it needs explicit mapping into the SurrealDB schema.
What it is
Guided interviews and automated document assembly.
Proposed exercise
Design a short client intake interview that assembles a first draft.
Classroom boundary
Separate Python/YAML runtime; outputs need legal review for England and Wales.
What it is
Structured extraction from documents with source references.
Proposed exercise
Extract defined fields from a fictional contract and keep the cited passage.
Classroom boundary
Needs a dedicated Bedrock adapter; not assumed compatible out of the box.
What it is
Read-only UK statute and citation retrieval over the Model Context Protocol.
Proposed exercise
Demonstrate one read-only connector and a denied tool call.
Classroom boundary
Third-party connector; tool calls through Bedrock need server-side contract enforcement.
What it is
Document execution and signing.
Proposed exercise
Record a signing event against a fictional matter.
Classroom boundary
Check AGPL obligations and Pro feature limits before any private deployment.
What it is
Evaluation harnesses, task rubrics and verification patterns.
Proposed exercise
Compare a workflow against a baseline and an answer set.
Classroom boundary
General benchmark scores do not equal regulatory compliance.
What it is
Backend for Civil Legal Advice: cases, users, assignments and eligibility.
Proposed exercise
Study operational records, roles and triage rules as a UK case study.
Classroom boundary
Architectural reference only; not a ready-made private practice system.
What it is
Legal workspace for matter overview and document review.
Proposed exercise
Comparative UX study of matter and review screens.
Classroom boundary
Beta software; a comparison study, not part of the LAWV core stack.
What it is
Permission-aware knowledge graph with versioned retrieval.
Proposed exercise
Advanced discussion of permissions and versioning in firm knowledge.
Classroom boundary
Discussion material; does not replace the LAWV SurrealDB graph.
Declared licences as shown on each repository at last review (2026-10-20). Always check the current licence yourself.
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