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Practical Law
✅ Founded in the UK, acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2013. Built as a legal knowledge ֱ that has gradually added technology components.
LexisNexis
✅ 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.
❓ 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
✅ 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 ֱs
✅ Document review capabilities provided through CoCounsel
❓ Provides contract review capabilities through Lexis+ AI, but primarily focused on legal research rather than contract workflows
✅ 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
❌ Limited real-time collaboration features, no native editor with Google Docs-like functionality
❓ Limited native real-time collaboration features compared to modern document editors
❓ Workflow capabilities available subject to subscription levels and certain products.
❓ Some workflow capabilities but primarily through separate products like CounselLink
❓ Requires integration with separate Thomson Reuters products
❓ Available through CounselLink but requires separate subscription and implementation
✅ Comprehensive usage analytics and reporting for enterprise clients
✅ Comprehensive legal analytics through Lex Machina and other specialized tools
✅ 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
✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available
✅ Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available
✅ Native Microsoft Word Add in through CoCounsel Drafting
✅ Integration with Microsoft Word through various add-ins
✅ .Integration with iManage, Netdocs, SharePoint (some at extra cost)
❓ Some integration capabilities but primarily focused on its own ecosystem
✅ Integrates with Thomson Reuters ecosystem but limited third-party integrations
✅ Integration with various legal tools and practice management systems
✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting
✅ Supports complex legal styling and formatting
✅ 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
✅ 24/7 support via phone, email, and chat for enterprise clients
✅ 24/7 support via phone, email, and chat for enterprise clients
❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation
❓ Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation
Pilot: ❓ Formal pilot process requiring significant commitment of time and resourcesImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
Pilot: ❓ Formal pilot process requiring significant commitment of time and resourcesImplementation Timeline: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
❓ 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
Self-serve: ❌ No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
Self-serve: ❌ No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: ❓ Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
❓ High cost, steep learning curve, and complex implementation process
❓ High cost, complex interface, steep learning curve, and implementation challenges
❓ Metrics focus on research efficiency rather than drafting and negotiation time savings
❓ Metrics focus primarily on research efficiency rather than holistic document workflow improvements


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