drewskidang / westlaw

Tools to automate docket sweeps on Westlaw.

Westlaw

The following scripts automates a process in the legal field for keeping tabs on key cases. Traditionally, the process has been to have someone, usually a paralegal, click through different case dockets and pull recent filings. These scripts use Selenium to automate this and turn an hour long task into a couple of minutes.

Getting Started

1. Download and install Anaconda
2. Open Anaconda Navigator and under Environments click on the option to Import
3. A modal should appear to create a new environment where you can enter details.
   • Enter a relevant name (i.e. westlaw)
   • Use environment.yml for the Specification File
4. Click the play button for the environment and select the option to open terminal.
5. In the terminal shell, cd into the project directory
   • i.e. Documents\GitHub\Westlaw
6. Enter python ./westlaw.py and run