Given my time constraints, I like the support that Genie offers, compared to LexisNexis

Genie AI is a secure intelligent platform that streamlines contract drafting, reviewing, and editing with cutting-edge, AI-powered tools.
Developed by Google DeepMind (formerly Google AI and DeepMind), representing Google's most advanced AI system and competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT
Developed by OpenAI, initially a non-profit AI research lab founded in 2015 that later created a for-profit arm. Backed by Microsoft with over $13 billion in investment.
✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform
✅ State-of-the-art multimodal large language model (LLM) capabilities with advanced reasoning, but not specifically trained on legal content
✅ State-of-the-art large language models with multimodal capabilities; regular model updates with improved reasoning and knowledge
✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)
❓ Can draft basic contracts but lacks specialized legal templates and clause libraries
❓ Can draft basic contracts and clauses but lacks legal-specific training, templates, and proper legal formatting
✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause
❓ Can review contracts at a basic level but lacks specialized legal risk detection and playbook comparison
❓ Can identify basic issues but lacks specialized legal risk analysis, playbook checking, and legal-specific flagging systems
✅ AI-powered document assembly
❓ Basic document assembly capabilities but not optimized for legal document creation workflows
❓ Can help create document structures but lacks template libraries and proper legal document assembly features
✅ Market-leading AI-powered document editing: Ask Genie to edit your styling, reformat a table, or suggestion new clause text. As tracked changes, and private per party. Genie assists with and automates entire workflows, it doesn't just produce text responses.
✅ Strong document editing capabilities, especially when integrated with Google Docs
✅ Strong natural language editing capabilities, but limited formatting controls within the platform
❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)
❓ Can perform general research but lacks integration with specific legal databases and case law repositories
❓ Has general legal knowledge but lacks access to current case law, statutes, or specialized legal databases
✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements
❌ No specialized tools for contract negotiation or clause-by-clause agreement
❌ No specialized negotiation tools or multi-party collaboration features
❓No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)
✅ Advanced capabilities for extracting data from images and documents
✅ Advanced data extraction from uploaded PDFs and images, with vision capabilities in GPT-4 and newer models
✅ Built-in real-time collaboration features just like Office365 or Google Docs (No need to download your red-lined version, and make it editable, then send it on - it's all doable within Genie)
✅ Excellent integration with Google Workspace collaboration features
❌ No native collaboration features for team editing or review
✅ Agentic workflow
❌ No specialized legal workflow or approval management processes
❌ No workflow capabilities or approval processes
✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library
❌ No dedicated contract lifecycle management features
❌ No contract management functionality
✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)
❓ Basic analytics on Gemini usage but no specialized legal analytics
❓ Basic conversation history but no specialized legal analytics or usage reporting
✅ Coming soon - A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team
❌ No capabilities to create or maintain private clause libraries
❌ No private clause library functionality
✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts
❌ No community template library
❌ No template library
✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie
❌ No dedicated features for creating or maintaining private template libraries
❌ No private template management
✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)
❌No information on deployment options, unlike Genie's Cloud-based (SaaS)
✅ Cloud-based solution accessed through web interface
✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility
❓ Limited integration with Microsoft Word compared to Google Docs
❓ Can generate content for Word but no direct integration or plugin
❓Coming soon (request this feature)
✅ Native integration with Google Drive; limited support for other storage platforms
❓ Limited through plugins but no native integration
❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx and PDF compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.
✅ Strong integration with Google ecosystem; growing third-party integrations
✅ Growing ecosystem of plugins and API integration capabilities with ChatGPT Enterprise
✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)
❓ Basic styling and formatting capabilities but not specialized for legal documents
❌ Cannot produce properly formatted legal documents with correct numbering, styling, and cross-references
✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place
✅ Enterprise-grade security with encryption in transit and at rest
✅ Enterprise-grade security with data encryption
✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2
✅ Complies with major security frameworks as part of Google Cloud
✅ SOC 2 compliance for ChatGPT Enterprise
✅ We don't train our models on your data or share any confidential information with our 3rd party LLMs
❓ Data privacy controls available but some concerns about data being used for model training
❓ Data retention policies vary by plan; training data usage can be opted out for Enterprise customers
❓Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)
✅ Multiple authentication options including Google Workspace SSO
✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO for enterprise users
✅ Granular access control features
✅ Enterprise-grade access controls through Google Workspace
❓ Basic permissions in Team and Enterprise plans, but not designed for legal document access control
✅ Compliant with GDPR standards
✅ Compliant with major regulations including GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO certifications
✅ GDPR compliant with additional enterprise privacy controls
✅ Multiple support channels available
✅ Support available through Google Cloud and Workspace channels
❓ Limited support channels (primarily email) except for Enterprise customers
✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan
❓ Self-service onboarding with limited guided implementation for legal-specific use cases
✅ Minimal onboarding required for basic use; enterprise onboarding available
✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation
Pilot: ❓ Standard Google Workspace trial and implementation process, not specialized for legal use casesImplementation Timeline: ✅ Immediate technical implementation; customization for legal workflows takes longer
Pilot: ✅ No formal pilot required; can test with free tier before upgradingImplementation Timeline: ✅ Immediate self-serve implementation; Enterprise setup within days
✅ A range of subscription plans to suit different needs. Pricing tiers based on use for optimum ROI.
✅ Gemini Advanced: $19.99/month individual; For Google Workspace: $30/user/month for Business add-on
✅ Free tier available; Plus: $20/month; Team: $30/user/month; Enterprise: Custom pricing
Self-serve: ✅ Immediate access with Google accountSales: ❓ Immediate technical access but requires time to develop legal-specific workflows
Self-serve: ✅ Immediate access with free tier availableSales: ✅ Enterprise plans typically implemented within days
✅ Generally positive reviews, specific issues may vary
❓ Lacks industry-specific features; occasional reasoning errors; privacy concerns about data usage
❓ Knowledge cutoff dates; hallucinations; lack of specialized legal features; no document collaboration
✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost
❓ General productivity metrics available (time savings, response quality) but limited legal-specific metrics
❓ General productivity metrics but no legal-specific metrics like contract turnaround time or review cycle reduction
Can’t find the right template? Create the bespoke agreement in minutes by conversing with our AI and tailoring to your needs
Ask Genie to edit your document in the same way you’d ask a paralegal. Genie makes track changes, and explains its thinking just like a junior lawyer would.
Can’t find the right template? Create the bespoke agreement in minutes by conversing with our AI and tailoring to your needs