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✅ Founded by Brian Lee, Brian Liu, and Edward Hartman to democratize access to legal services. Public company (NASDAQ: LZ) focused on self-service legal solutions for consumers and small businesses.
✅ Founded by Charley Moore with the mission of making legal services affordable and simple. Backed by investors including Google Ventures and August Capital.
✅ Affordable DIY legal document templates; easy business formation services; access to attorney consultations at additional cost
✅ Affordable legal services, document creation with e-signature, and "ask a lawyer" feature for quick legal consultations.
❓ Basic document assembly functionality with limited AI capabilities; recently introduced some AI features for document creation
❓ Basic document automation with some AI elements, but not built as an AI-native platform
✅ Standard encryption for data protection
✅ Secure document handling with encryption
❓ Standard security measures but limited public information about certifications
❓ Limited public information about security certifications
✅ Data stored in US; privacy policy outlines data usage
✅ Privacy policy states they don't sell personal information
❓ Basic username/password authentication; lacks advanced options
❓ Basic authentication with limited advanced options
❌ Limited access controls
❓ Basic sharing controls but limited granular permissions
✅ Compliant with applicable US regulations
✅ GDPR and CCPA compliant
❓ Template-based document creation with minimal customization options; lacks sophisticated AI drafting capabilities
✅ Template-based document creation with guided Q&A interface
❌ Limited collaboration features; primarily single-user focused
❓ Basic sharing capabilities but limited real-time collaboration
❌ No AI-powered contract review capabilities
❌ No AI-powered contract review capabilities
❓ Basic document storage but lacks comprehensive contract lifecycle management
❓ Basic document storage but limited contract lifecycle management
❌ No workflow or approval management capabilities
❌ No sophisticated workflow or approval processes
❌ Basic formatting only; lacks support for complex legal styling
❌ Basic document formatting only
❓ Limited integrations with accounting software and some business tools
❓ Limited integrations with third-party tools
✅ Basic e-signature capabilities for certain documents
✅ Integrated e-signature through Rocket Sign
❌ No significant reporting or analytics capabilities
❌ Limited reporting and analytics capabilities
✅ Basic template-based document assembly with guided questionnaires
✅ Basic document assembly via guided interview process
❌ No AI-powered document editing capabilities
❌ No AI-powered document editing capabilities
❌ No legal research capabilities
❌ No integrated legal research capabilities
❌ No negotiation support tools
❌ No specialized negotiation tools
❌ No data extraction or OCR capabilities
❌ No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities
✅ Mobile-optimized website and app
✅ Mobile-responsive website and mobile app available
❌ No direct integration with cloud storage solutions
❓ Limited cloud storage integrations
❌ No community clause library
❌ No community clause library
❌ No private clause library capabilities
❌ No private clause library functionality
❓ Pre-defined templates available but not community-driven
❌ No community template library
❌ No ability to create or maintain private template libraries
❓ Can save customized documents but limited template management
✅ Documents can be downloaded in Word format
❓ Documents can be downloaded as Word files but limited integration with Word
❓ Templates have limited customization options; may require reformatting for professional use
❓ Users report issues with complex formatting and customization limitations
❓ Upselling tactics, limited customization options, and additional costs for attorney assistance
❓ Some users report issues with cancellation process and limitations in document customization
✅ Phone, email, and chat support available
✅ Email, phone, and chat support
❌ Not available for standard packages
❌ Not available for standard subscriptions
✅ Self-guided; minimal onboarding required
✅ Self-guided with minimal setup required
✅ Self-guided; minimal onboarding required
✅ Self-guided with minimal setup required
✅Established legal services company founded in 2001
✅Established legal services company founded in 2008
✅ 2001 - Pioneer in online legal services for consumers and small businesses
✅ 2008 - Established player in online legal services
❌AI accuracy and transparency not highlighted as a key focus
❌Limited information on AI accuracy and transparency unlike Genie
✅ Over 4 million customers served; popular among small businesses and startups
✅ Claims to have helped over 25 million individuals and businesses with legal services
✅ Web-based platform with document downloads (not a plugin)
✅ Web-based platform with native document editor
✅Cloud-based (SaaS)
✅Cloud-based (SaaS)
✅ Consumers, entrepreneurs, and small to medium-sized businesses
✅ Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and consumers seeking affordable legal solutions
✅ General business formation, intellectual property, estate planning
❓ Generalist approach, covering common legal needs across industries but limited depth in specialized areas
✅ United States, with some international services (UK and select countries)
✅ US, UK, France, Spain, Netherlands, and Germany
✅ Pay-per-document or subscription options starting at $89/year for basic business legal forms; additional fees for specific services like business formation ($149-$349)
✅ Consumer: $39.99/month or $329.99/year. Business: $69.99/month or $589.99/year. All plans include document creation, e-signatures, and discounted attorney services.
❓ No published uptime guarantee
❓ No published uptime guarantee
Genie saves me time, gives me confidence in handling legal matters, and produces clear, customizable agreements. It's extremely easy to export for signing with a tool like Docusign, and I’ve already recommended it to others!
I use Genie for document review, which has significantly improved my workflow. When I found it, I was struggling with efficiently catching typos and inaccuracies in legal documents. Since using Genie, I've noticed a marked improvement in the quality of my reviews. I save about 2 hours per contract, and I can finalize agreements much faster.
Genie's template library and smart AI has saved us so much time and headache in getting our contracts drafted and improved. It's incredibly impactful for fast-growing companies like us who have to quickly get on top of contracts in employment, sales, partnerships, etc.
The cost of drafting high-quality legal drafting for start-ups can be substantial. When searching for a solution to this problem, I thought of Genie. They offer an excellent, user-friendly platform that allows us to draft, review, and create contracts with just the click of a button. The team is always available to address any issues that arise, and I don’t think I’ve ever talked about a product as much as Genie.
I don't trust standard AI for any legal work, but with Genie, I have a lot of confidence! I love the interface, how easy it is to use and all the many improvements that have been made since I first started using it.
Great tool for start ups looking to get legal documents done quickly.
It’s simple and the interface is easy to engage with. I'd say it's made my practice possible and I'm not exaggerating.
Now that I’m using Genie for drafting documents, I’m saving 12-15 hours of my time a week and I’m saving €20,000 a year on legal fees.
WIth Genie I'm saving time, meaning that more work can be taken care of by my own self rather than depending upon others.
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I was bogged down with manual reviews, constantly battling with consistency or missing a small but key detail. Their AI document review feature has been a game changer. I keep coming back to them time and time again.
Before Genie, it would take 2-3 hours to tailor boilerplate templates to my needs even if they're straightforward. By the time I've done that, even if it's easy, I've used a whole morning. Genie can now do the heavy lifting of creating that viable first draft for me, which is automatically tailored to my key requirements, and I can then refine. It’s a massive time saver.
I was trying to create an NDA for a contractor service and needed someone or an AI to help me do that and also to proof read the document to be sure all details were there, then I stumbled on Genie AI and tried it out and to my surprise it actually worked well!
As a freelancer, I can now prepare proper long-form legal contracts for and with my clients, using AI
Generating trustworthy documents that are governed by the correct country law, and drafted using plain English terms, combined with legalese would otherwise be held up on lawyers desks for months! Genie makes it possible to move forward promptly on projects.
I use Genie for creating contracts for software development, it's better than the LLMs, but not perfect yet. I still need a lawyer to finish things off.
Given my time constraints, I like the support that Genie offers, compared to LexisNexis
Not many tools have a clause library, based on substantiated data. Genie does!
I am happy to see the level of security employed by this site. As some of the information they hold through documents we create is sensitive it is imperative that security is at the forefront of Genie's considerations. I would not want this information to be available to anyone, especially competitors.
Genie AI has streamlined the legal review process and improved overall efficiency. Couldn't recommend it enough.
Genie was so intuitive, and easy to use, allowed me to not only review but adjust my document so that my clients and me were protected and expectations were clear.
Speed and productivity are massively enhanced with Genie, alongside tools like Docusign and Grammarly
Easy to use and no customer support needed. Which was a surprise, since I had never used AI documents or the Genie applications.
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