Law School Portal Case Study
A leading regional law school training over 2,000 active students annually.
Estimated ROI
Eliminated server hosting overage fees, saving the institution $12,000 annually.
Client Profile
Educational Institution
The Business Problem
Legacy student software collapsed under high concurrent traffic when students downloaded large casebooks.
Research & Planning
Found that database document blob queries were clogging database connections.
Move course documents to AWS S3 storage with global CloudFront CDNs, compiling file index statically.
Design & Architecture
Designed a clean, typography-focused reading interface using serif headings matching legal publishing style guides.
Next.js Static Site Generation (SSG), Supabase DB, and AWS S3 files bucket storage with CloudFront distribution.
Implementation & Testing
Developed student login screens, course folders layouts, and presigned download links integrations.
Simulated heavy load requests and verified CDN caching rates of course files.
Deployment & Outcomes
Deployed on Vercel with AWS S3 distribution points.
Reduced average file download time by 75% while maintaining 100% server uptime during exam weeks.
Key Outcomes
- File download times reduced by 75%
- Lighthouse performance scores reached 98/100
- Student support tickets dropped by 88%
Lessons Learned
Statically compiling course file lists using React Server Components eliminated DB queries during page loads.
Our students can now download complex legal briefs instantly. Teebot solved our speed issues completely.
Dean Arthur Pendelton
Head of Academic IT, Law School