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Commissioners approve $35,000 Westlaw AI add-on for county law department amid public cautions
Summary
Hudson County commissioners approved adding a $35,000 Westlaw ‘CoCounsel’ subscription for the county law department, while residents and some commissioners urged caution about data sharing, accuracy and staff impacts and one commissioner abstained on the item.
Hudson County commissioners approved an amendment to a law-department contract that adds a $35,000 West Publishing subscription to provide Westlaw’s AI-assisted feature called “CoCounsel,” an official said. The amendment covers the subscription through June 30, 2027.
County law-department representative (speaker 11) told the board the tool is an add-on feature intended to summarize large volumes of legal documents and speed legal research: “it allows summarizing … it also allows templates to be generated,” and the use is limited to legal matters and organized to comply with American Bar Association guidance, the representative said. He added the tool is “approved…
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