Genie AI vs LeanLaw

✅ AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review

✅ Deep QuickBooks Online integration, comprehensive trust accounting, automated LEDES e-billing, and real-time financial reporting

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

❓ Limited AI implementation focused on specific automation of financial workflows rather than comprehensive AI-driven legal solutions

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

✅ Bank-level encryption and security measures

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

✅ SOC 2 compliant

✅ You own the IP of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.

✅ Strong data protection policies with transparent data handling practices

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

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✅ Multi-factor authentication options

✅ Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)

✅ Role-based access controls for financial data

✅ Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations

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✅ GDPR compliant and meets legal accounting standards

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

❌ No contract drafting capabilities

✅ 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)

✅ Collaboration features for financial workflows and time tracking between team members

✅ Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)

❌ No contract review capabilities

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

✅ Deep QuickBooks Online integration, comprehensive trust accounting, automated LEDES e-billing, and real-time financial reporting

❓ No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025

✅ Strong workflow capabilities for financial approvals, billing review, and trust account management

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

❌ Not applicable as not focused on legal document creation

❓ Not integrated with legal and business tools beyond full .docx compatibility. If you can use a word doc with it, you can use Genie with it.

✅ Deep integration with QuickBooks Online, plus integrations with Clio, Microsoft 365, and various payment processors

❓ Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)

❓ Limited e-signature support for financial documents only

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

✅ Comprehensive financial reporting and analytics with real-time dashboards

✅ AI-powered document assembly

❌ Does not offer 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.

❌ No AI document editing capabilities

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

❌ No legal research capabilities

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

❌ No negotiation support tools

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

✅ Basic data extraction for invoices and financial documents

✅ Mobile-optimised Web App

✅ Mobile-friendly interface for time tracking and basic financial functions

❓ Coming soon (request this feature)

❓ Limited integration primarily for financial document storage

✅ Community clause library available for creating modular contracts

❌ No clause library available

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

❌ No clause library capabilities

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

❌ No community template library

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

❓ Limited to financial document templates

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

❌ No direct Microsoft Word integration

✅ No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)

✅ Generally positive user feedback on financial document formatting

✅ Generally positive reviews

❓ Some users report limitations with complex matter structures and occasional syncing issues with QuickBooks

✅ Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat

✅ Email, chat, and phone support available

✅ Available with our custom plans

✅ Available for larger firms

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

✅ Structured onboarding with training sessions and implementation support

✅ Established AI-focused legal tech company

✅ 2016 - Focused on modernizing legal accounting

✅ Founded in 2017, deep AI integration from inception. A thick layer built with AI specialists and senior lawyers to ensure the models produce high quality legally customised outputs

✅ Cloud-based platform with QuickBooks Online integration

✅ Our AI models are built using proprietary intelligence and research supported by UCL, Imperial College London and Oxford University. Rigorous testing process to ensure the outputs are accurate

✅ Over 110,000 companies have registered to use the Genie platform in total, including 11 FTSE100 firms, 20 Global200 firms, a number of top US banks, and two of the ‘big four’ UK supermarket chains.

✅ Growing user base among small to mid-sized law firms, particularly those using QuickBooks Online

✅ 3rd party and proprietary AI models

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✅ Cloud-based (SaaS)

✅ Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs

✅ Small to mid-sized law firms (typically 1-25 attorneys)

✅ Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.

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✅ Legal industry with focus on firms using QuickBooks Online

✅ 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.

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✅ Primarily North America (US and Canada)

✅ Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.

✅ Subscription-based pricing with tiered plans starting at approximately $40/user/month for small firms, with custom pricing for larger organizations

✅ Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public

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✅ 99.9% uptime guarantee

✅ Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;

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There's also an active Slack community (join now)

Community & events: ✅ Regular webinars, training sessions, and legal accounting resources; active blog with industry insightsTraining: ✅ Comprehensive knowledge base, tutorial videos, and regular webinarsPrompt Training: ❌ No AI prompt training as not focused on AI document creation

Self-Serve: ✅ 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales: ✅ 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption

Self-serve: ✅ Quick setup process with self-guided implementation optionsSales: ✅ Typically 1-2 weeks from purchase to operational usage

✅ Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360° assessment

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation

Pilot: ✅ Straightforward trial process with optional guided setupImplementation Timeline: ✅ 1-2 weeks typical implementation timeline

✅ Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling

✅ Consultative approach focused on firm-specific financial workflows

✅ Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person

✅ Numerous case studies showing firms reducing billing time by 50-75% and improving collections by 15-20%

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

✅ Specific metrics on billing efficiency, collection rates, and accounting time savings