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Contract - Internet Based Legal Research Services
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Brown, Attorney’s Office, Assistant County Attorney, 704-283-3776
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager's discretion.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Union County Attorney’s Office has utilized West Publishing Corporation for its internet based legal research services since 2015. The current contract expires in October 2025. To evaluate current offerings, the County Attorney’s Office participated in trials with three different providers of internet based legal research services. Following the trials, the County Attorney’s Office decided that Westlaw Precision was its preferred internet based legal research product. The Union County Attorney’s Office seeks to enter into a three-year contract with West Publishing Corporation (Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH).
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The contract amount for the entire term is $127,876.10 with anticipated first-year costs of $25,509.05. Funding is available in the adopted FY2026 budget with future expenditures subject to annual BOCC budget appropriation.