Relx LexisNexis

2026-11-03

Please note : This is a Sole Source Notification . • Objective – Sole Source Internet Legal Research Database Tool • Environment – Walker County Public Defender Office • Requirements – o Must be a legal research database tool featuring primary law and legal analytics utilizing a comprehensive collection of caselaw , statutes and regulations o Must be a citator service that utilizes artificial intelligence ( AI ) in its system and be able to give multiple users the ability to perform queries on a wide range of topics in criminal and civil law o Must provide Shephard ’ s Citations Service to assist in determining good law by covering the complete spectrum of editorial analysis , from very negative ( overruled ) through mild negative ( distinguished ) to true positive ( followed ) o Must have a research tool whereby a user can select a specific passage within a case , then the tool lists cases citing the issue o Must be able to support legal research topics by providing reports including definitions ; elements ; links to seminal cases , codes and secondary sources further analyzing the issue ; burden of proof ; and standards of review o System must be able to provide case headnotes containing language directly from court opinions o Must be able to see the citing relationship between cases in the search results and graphically present top results from the search o Must use artificial intelligence ( AI ) approach to interpret searches and mine answers . Query must utilize machine - learning technology to understand query and also have the ability to suggest a natural - language question . Additionally , tool must be able to anticipate research path to assist in providing relevant search results

Alabama

2026-03-27