A newly awarded multi-year contract with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will provide the Federal Judiciary, including the Supreme Court of the United States and all U.S. circuit, district and bankruptcy courts, as well as federal public defenders, with access to Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel, ‘now with GenAI’ Practical Law, and CoCounsel. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed.
While AO has a longstanding relationship with Thomson Reuters and the Courts have long used Westlaw, it is significant milestone that the Courts will now be using TR’s generative AI offerings. TR has long argued that the right GenAI assistant can streamline court operations and ease the burden on legal teams.
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While the terms of the deal are not disclosed, and it’s difficult to say what commercial arrangement was reached, one US head of knowledge observed to us that what these sorts of deals have traditionally done, is put pressure on lawyers coming before the Courts to have access to the same software.
“We work alongside our customers to pursue justice, truth and transparency, and are delighted to continue our relationship with the AO and the U.S. Courts in their efforts to advance the rule of law,” said Raghu Ramanathan, president of Legal Professionals. “We are honored that the AO continues to trust our legal research solutions.”
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