Practical Law vs LexisNexis

✅ Comprehensive legal resources, know-how, and precedents maintained by 650+ attorney editors

✅ Comprehensive legal research database with millions of documents, advanced search capabilities, and analytics tools like Lex Machina for litigation insights

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

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

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

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

✅ ISO27001, SOC2, and other major security certifications

✅ ISO27001, SOC2, and other major security certifications

✅ Strong data sovereignty controls with regional data centers

✅ Regional data centers and strong data sovereignty controls

✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO

✅ Multiple authentication options including SSO and multi-factor authentication

✅ Granular user permissions and access controls

✅ Granular user permissions and access controls

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

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

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

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

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

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

✅ Document review capabilities provided through CoCounsel

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

❓ Requires integration with separate Thomson Reuters products

❓ Available through CounselLink but requires separate subscription and implementation

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

❓ Some workflow capabilities but primarily through separate products like CounselLink

✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting

✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting

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

✅ Integration with various legal tools and practice management systems

❓ No native e-signature capabilities, but offers intergrations with popular providers

❓ Limited native e-signature capabilities, typically requires third-party integration

✅ Comprehensive usage analytics and reporting for enterprise clients

✅ Comprehensive legal analytics through Lex Machina and other specialized tools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

❓ Limited native negotiation support tools compared to specialized contract platforms

❓ Limited capabilities compared to specialized tools

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

❓ Mobile-optimized interface, but full functionality requires desktop

✅ Mobile apps available, but full functionality best experienced on desktop

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

❓ Some integration capabilities but primarily focused on its own ecosystem

❌ No community-driven clause library

❌ No community-driven clause library for collaborative improvement

✅ Ability to create and maintain private clause libraries

✅ Ability to create and maintain private clause libraries

❌ No community template library

❌ No community template library

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

✅ Extensive professionally-drafted templates and forms across practice areas

✅ Native Microsoft Word Add in through CoCounsel Drafting

✅ Integration with Microsoft Word through various add-ins

❓ Some users report formatting inconsistencies when moving between systems

❓ Some users report formatting challenges when moving between systems

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

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

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

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

✅ Available for Enterprise clients

✅ Available for enterprise clients and larger organizations

❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation

✅ Established legal tech company with a long history of innovation

✅ Well-established legal research and analytics company with a long history

✅ 1990 - Pioneer in providing digital legal know-how

✅ 1970s - Pioneer in computerized legal research

✅ Transparent about AI capabilities and limitations

✅ Uses proprietary AI models for legal research and analytics, but less transparent than Genie's AI supported by academic institutions

✅ Used by 90% of AmLaw 200 firms and thousands of in-house teams globally

✅ Used by majority of AmLaw 200 firms, thousands of corporate legal departments, and government agencies worldwide

❓ Primarily web-based platform with some plugins for Microsoft Word

❓ Primarily web-based platform with some integrations for Microsoft Word

✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available

✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available

✅ Law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies

✅ Law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and academic institutions

✅ Comprehensive coverage across most practice areas and industries

✅ Comprehensive coverage across most legal practice areas and industries

✅ Strong coverage of US, UK, Australia, Canada, and other major jurisdictions

✅ Extensive global coverage including US, UK, Canada, Australia, and over 150 countries worldwide

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

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

✅ 99.9% uptime guarantee for enterprise clients

✅ 99.9% uptime guarantee for enterprise clients