CoCounsel Core Sole-Source IL DOC 6.10.24.pdf

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Sruthi Koneru Sr. Client Executive 610 Opperman Drive Eagan, MN 55123 Phone: 763.326.4262 sruthi.koneru@tr.com

June 10, 2024

James Deen and Sandy Robinson Illinois Department of Corrections

RE: Sole Source Designation – Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Core

Dear Mr. Deen and Mr. Robinson, Thomson Reuters is pleased to provide you with information concerning Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Core. The purpose of this letter is to confirm that Thomson Reuters is the sole source provider for the exclusive features and services listed herein.

West Publishing Corporation, a Thomson Reuters business, is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market and has been providing research materials to the legal and professional community for more than 150 years.

CoCounsel Core, built specifically for attorneys and trained on legal concepts and terms, is a groundbreaking addition to the Thomson Reuters suite of legal products. It combines industry-proven technology from Thomson Reuters with best-in-class artificial intelligence. CoCounsel Core reads, analyzes, and writes at a postgraduate level, performing time-consuming legal tasks both accurately and rapidly. Professionals are empowered to act and advise with confidence, mitigate risks, and accomplish more in less time.

CoCounsel Core offers a comprehensive legal AI toolkit, tailored specifically to the rigorous standards of the legal field. The platform, including its four patented technologies, provides access to the following exclusive features and services, which contribute to the solution’s unique functionality.

• Prepare for a Deposition—Rapidly identify topics and questions to prepare for upcoming depositions and other investigative projects. Input a sentence or two about an upcoming deposition or interview, and CoCounsel Core generates topics and questions based on your description and its underlying legal training data.

• Search a Database—Pinpoint the exact documents you need from a large set of files ranging from contract templates to emails. Patented technology enables CoCounsel Core to conduct a comprehensive search of documents in your database and share the most relevant results.

• Review Documents—Ask complex questions about a batch of documents—CoCounsel Core processes every word and then extracts answers from your documents to organize a table of answers complete with appropriate citations. CoCounsel Core understands legal concepts, subtle

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• Summarize—Choose between brief, detailed, or comprehensive summaries for any type of document, and CoCounsel Core—built specifically for attorneys and trained on legal concepts and terms—turns long and complex language into a concise, jargon-free overview.

• Extract Contract Data— CoCounsel Core uses its clause parsing technology and training in contractual language to offer attorneys quick answers and pinpoint pertinent clauses in contracts regarding deal terms, monetary values, dates, and more.

• Contract Policy Compliance—Upload contracts and enter policies for CoCounsel Core to review, identify non-compliant clauses, and offer redlining edits to align the documents with policy requirements. After analyzing the contracts against the stated policies, CoCounsel provides an updated version as a downloadable Microsoft Word document, with tracked changes for clarity.

• Draft Correspondence—Rapidly draft letters and emails with CoCounsel Core, which was built specifically for attorneys and trained on legal concepts and language. Specify your topic, tone, word choices, and the recipient, such as legal assistants, colleagues, or lawmakers. Once created, the customized correspondence can be easily edited, copied, or downloaded.

• Timeline—Generate clear and consistent chronologies of events based on a set of documents.

CoCounsel Core offers an intuitive chat interface and doesn’t just search for keywords—it reads entire documents to thoroughly search for the most relevant information. With flexible filtering and the ability to easily refine output, Timeline helps attorneys establish narratives hidden in complex documents.

At Thomson Reuters, we continue to advance our AI technology strategy and transform how legal professionals work. CoCounsel Core serves as an indispensable AI-enabled solution that empowers users with insights and enables more productive and efficient operations. I would be happy to further discuss the capabilities of CoCounsel Core with you. If you have any questions concerning this document or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely, Sruthi Koneru Thomson Reuters Sr. Client Executive

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