Legal Research Platform

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a comprehensive, cloud-based legal research platform to support federal, state, and administrative legal authorities, as well as related tools that enhance legal practice. The platform should provide reliable access to primary and secondary legal resources, improve efficiency and usability, and deliver clear value over the contract term. The selected vendor will provide subscription-based access to the platform, including licensing, configuration, testing, implementation, training, customer support, and ongoing maintenance. The contract term is expected to be three years, with the option for two additional one-year terms. Some key features of the platform should include: • Jurisdictional coverage of federal, state, and administrative legal authorities • Citator functionality to validate case law and statutes • Availability of secondary sources, such as treatises, practice materials, and legal periodicals • Capabilities for improving research efficiency, accuracy, and validation • Support for drafting legal documents, including integration of research content and drafting assistance tools • Litigation and practice intelligence, including analytics and support for litigation strategy and early case assessment • Resource toolkits and practice guides, including curated practice resources and practical guidance materials • News, alerts, and monitoring capabilities, including legal news and current awareness • Public records and investigative research tools • Artificial intelligence-powered research tools, including natural language querying and summarization of legal authorities.