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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Practical Law is Thomson Reuters' legal know-how platform, providing practice notes, standard documents, and checklists to help lawyers streamline their legal work.

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What is

LexisNexis

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LexisNexis provides legal research software, analytics, and content management solutions for law firms and legal professionals, combining legal databases with AI-powered search and analysis tools.

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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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✅ AI-powered tools like Westlaw Edge AI, Fast Draft, and Drafting Assistant

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✅ AI-powered search and analytics, but not AI-assisted drafting like Genie

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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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✅ Automated contract drafting with Fast Draft and Drafting Assistant

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❌ No AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities, unlike Genie

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Contract Review

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

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✅ AI-assisted contract review with Westlaw Edge AI

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❌ No AI-driven contract analysis or clause-level reviews, unlike Genie

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Document Assembly

✅ AI-powered document assembly

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✅ Document assembly capabilities with Practical Law's resources

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❌ No AI-powered document assembly, unlike Genie

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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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❌ Limited AI-powered document editing features compared to Genie

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❌ No AI-powered document editing capabilities, unlike Genie's market-leading feature

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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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✅ Seamless integration with Westlaw and other legal research tools

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✅ Comprehensive legal research capabilities, more advanced than Genie's top-level AI legal research

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Negotiation Support

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

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❌ No specific negotiation support tools unlike Genie

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❌ No specific negotiation support tools, unlike Genie

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Data Extraction and OCR

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

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❌ Limited data extraction and OCR capabilities compared to specialized tools

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✅ Advanced data extraction and OCR capabilities for legal documents

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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 compared to Genie

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❌ Limited collaboration features compared to Genie's real-time collaboration

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Workflow and Approval Management

✅ Agentic workflow

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❌ Limited workflow automation features compared to specialized tools

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✅ Some workflow automation capabilities for legal research and analytics

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Contract Management

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

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❌ No comprehensive contract management capabilities unlike Genie

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❌ No comprehensive contract management features, unlike Genie

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Reporting and Analytics

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

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✅ Robust reporting and analytics features for legal research

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✅ Extensive reporting and analytics features for legal research

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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 manage private clause libraries

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❌ No private clause library feature, unlike Genie's upcoming feature

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Community Template Library

✅ Community template library available to create modular contracts

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❌ No community-driven template library unlike Genie

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❌ No community template library, unlike Genie

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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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✅ Ability to create and manage private template libraries

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❌ No private template library feature, unlike Genie

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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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✅ Seamless integration with Microsoft Word and other Office tools

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✅ Supports Microsoft Word documents for legal research and analytics

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Integration with Storage (Google Drive, Dropbox)

❓Coming soon (request this feature)

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❌ No direct integration with third-party file storage services

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✅ Integrates with various file storage solutions

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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 various Thomson Reuters tools and platforms

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✅ Integrates with various legal and business tools

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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 in documents

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❌ Limited support for complex legal styling and formatting, unlike Genie

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Security & compliance
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End-to-end Encryption

✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place

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✅ Robust data encryption measures, unlike Genie

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✅ Enterprise-grade security measures in place, similar to Genie

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Security Certifications

✅ Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2

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✅ Compliant with ISO27001, SOC2, and other industry standards

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✅ Compliant with major security standards, including ISO27001, like Genie

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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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✅ Strict data privacy and sovereignty policies in place

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✅ Operates in compliance with data sovereignty regulations

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Authentication Methods

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

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✅ Supports various authentication methods, including SSO

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✅ Supports various authentication methods, including SSO

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Permissions & Access Control

✅ Granular access control features

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✅ Granular user permissions and access control features

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✅ Granular access control features available

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Compliance Standards

✅ Compliant with GDPR standards

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✅ Compliant with GDPR and other data privacy regulations

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✅ Compliant with GDPR and other data privacy standards, like Genie

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Customer Support Options

✅ Multiple support channels available

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✅ Multiple support channels, including phone, email, and online resources

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

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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 onboarding and training resources available

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✅ Guided onboarding and training available, but may take longer than Genie's 3-day setup for custom plans

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Training & Resources

✅ 1-2 weeks from agreement 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, with annual licenses starting at $6,000 per user

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❌ Pricing not publicly available, estimated at $10,000+ per annual company license, following a multi-week discussion with their sales team, unlike Genie's transparent pricing tiers

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SALES PROCESS
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USER FEEDBACK
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Common Complaints

✅ Generally positive reviews, specific issues may vary

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✅ Generally positive reviews, with some reported issues in specific areas

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✅ Generally positive reviews, with some mentions of a learning curve for advanced features

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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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