Practical Law vs LexisNexis

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What is Genie AI?

Genie AI is a secure intelligent platform that streamlines contract drafting, reviewing, and editing with cutting-edge, AI-powered tools.

What is

Practical Law

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Founded in the UK, acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2013. Built as a legal knowledge solution that has gradually added technology components.

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What is

LexisNexis

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Originally founded as a legal research service, now part of RELX Group. Has expanded through acquisitions into a global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.

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CORE CAPABILITIES
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AI and Machine Learning Capabilities

✅ Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform

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❓ Traditional legal content with some AI features added through acquisitions (CaseText, CoCounsel), but not built as an AI-native platform

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❓ Has added AI capabilities through Lexis+ AI, but not built as an AI-native platform from the ground up

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Contract Drafting

✅ Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)

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✅ Document automation through Fast Draft and Contract Express. AI powered Drafting provided through CoCounsel and CoCounsel Drafting,

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❓ Offers Lexis Legal Drafting with templates and some AI assistance, but not as intuitive as AI-native solutions

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Contract Review

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause

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✅ Document review capabilities provided through CoCounsel

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❓ Provides contract review capabilities through Lexis+ AI, but primarily focused on legal research rather than contract workflows

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Document Assembly

✅ AI-powered document assembly

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✅ Precedent to template document creation, and template filling with AI assistance

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✅ Document assembly capabilities through Lexis Legal Drafting with templates and clause libraries

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AI Document Editing

✅ 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.

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✅ AI-powered document editing with tracked changes in MS Word provided by CoCounsel Drafting.

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❓ AI assistance for document editing available but not as comprehensive as AI-native platforms

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Legal Research Integration

❓ Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)

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✅ Exceptional legal research capabilities through integration with Westlaw and other Thomson Reuters products

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✅ Industry-leading legal research capabilities with extensive case law, statutes, regulations, and secondary sources

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Negotiation Support

✅ Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements

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✅ AI-powered negotiation tools for clause-by-clause agreement provided in CoCounsel Drafting

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❓ Limited native negotiation support tools compared to specialized contract platforms

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Data Extraction and OCR

❓No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)

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❓ Limited capabilities compared to specialized tools

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✅ Advanced data extraction capabilities across legal documents through Lexis+ AI

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COLLABORATION & WORKFLOW
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Collaboration Tools

✅ 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)

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❌ Limited real-time collaboration features, no native editor with Google Docs-like functionality

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❓ Limited native real-time collaboration features compared to modern document editors

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Workflow and Approval Management

✅ Agentic workflow

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❓ Workflow capabilities available subject to subscription levels and certain products.

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❓ Some workflow capabilities but primarily through separate products like CounselLink

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Contract Management

✅ Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library

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❓ Requires integration with separate Thomson Reuters products

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❓ Available through CounselLink but requires separate subscription and implementation

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Reporting and Analytics

✅ Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)

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✅ Comprehensive usage analytics and reporting for enterprise clients

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✅ Comprehensive legal analytics through Lex Machina and other specialized tools

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LIBRARIES & TEMPLATES
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Private Clause Library

✅ Coming soon - A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team

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✅ Ability to create and maintain private clause libraries

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✅ Ability to create and maintain private clause libraries

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Community Template Library

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

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❌ No community template library

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❌ No community template library

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Private Template Library

✅ Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie

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✅ Extensive professionally-drafted templates and ability to create private libraries

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✅ Extensive professionally-drafted templates and forms across practice areas

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TECHNICAL ASPECTS
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Platform Type (Native vs Plugin)

✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

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✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available

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✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available

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Microsoft Word Compatibility

✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility

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✅ Native Microsoft Word Add in through CoCounsel Drafting

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✅ Integration with Microsoft Word through various add-ins

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Integration with Storage (Google Drive, Dropbox)

❓Coming soon (request this feature)

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✅ .Integration with iManage, Netdocs, SharePoint (some at extra cost)

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❓ Some integration capabilities but primarily focused on its own ecosystem

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Integration with Other Tools

❓ 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.

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✅ Integrates with Thomson Reuters ecosystem but limited third-party integrations

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✅ Integration with various legal tools and practice management systems

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Complex Legal Styling and Formatting

✅ Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)

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✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting

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✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting

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Security & compliance
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End-to-end Encryption

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

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✅ Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption

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✅ Enterprise-grade security with encryption for data in transit and at rest

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Security Certifications

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

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✅ ISO27001, SOC2, and other major security certifications

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✅ ISO27001, SOC2, and other major security certifications

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Data Sovereignty & Privacy

✅ We don't train our models on your data or share any confidential information with our 3rd party LLMs

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✅ Strong data sovereignty controls with regional data centers

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✅ Regional data centers and strong data sovereignty controls

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Authentication Methods

❓Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)

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✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO

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✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO and multi-factor authentication

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Permissions & Access Control

✅ Granular access control features

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✅ Granular user permissions and access controls

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✅ Granular user permissions and access controls

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Compliance Standards

✅ Compliant with GDPR standards

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✅ Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other major privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other major privacy regulations

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Customer Support Options

✅ Multiple support channels available

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✅ 24/7 support via phone, email, and chat for enterprise clients

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✅ 24/7 support via phone, email, and chat for enterprise clients

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Onboarding Process

✅ For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan

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❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

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❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

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Training & Resources

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

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Pilot: ❓ Formal pilot process requiring significant commitment of time and resourcesImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation

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Pilot: ❓ Formal pilot process requiring significant commitment of time and resourcesImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation

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PRICING & ROI
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Pricing Model

✅ A range of subscription plans to suit different needs. Pricing tiers based on use for optimum ROI.

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❓ Subscription-based pricing starting at approximately $5,000-$10,000 annually per user for core services, with additional costs for specialized modules

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❓ Subscription-based pricing starting at approximately $3,000-$8,000 annually per user for core services, with additional costs for specialized modules

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SALES PROCESS
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Implementation Timeline

Self-serve: ❌ No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation

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Self-serve: ❌ No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation

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USER FEEDBACK
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Common Complaints

✅ Generally positive reviews, specific issues may vary

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❓ High cost, steep learning curve, and complex implementation process

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❓ High cost, complex interface, steep learning curve, and implementation challenges

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Case Study Metrics Available

✅ Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost

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❓ Metrics focus on research efficiency rather than drafting and negotiation time savings

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❓ Metrics focus primarily on research efficiency rather than holistic document workflow improvements

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