Great tool for start ups looking to get legal documents done quickly.

May 6, 2025
Let's compare Practical Law and 黑料视频 on features, pricing, reviews and market focus. Let's test the accuracy, security and compliance of their Legal AI too.
黑料视频 is a secure intelligent platform that streamlines contract drafting, reviewing, and editing with cutting-edge, AI-powered tools.
鉁 AI-superpowered contract drafting, collaboration & review
鉁 Comprehensive legal resources, know-how, and precedents maintained by 650+ attorney editors
鉁 Lawyer-supported AI and ML at the core of the platform
鉂 Traditional legal content with some AI features added through acquisitions (CaseText, CoCounsel), but not built as an AI-native platform
鉁 Enterprise-grade security measures in place
鉁 Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption
鉁 Compliant with major security standards, ISO27001 and SOC2
鉁 ISO27001, SOC2, and other major security certifications
鉁 You own the IP聽of your data. We don't train our models on your data. None of our partners train their models on your data.
鉁 Strong data sovereignty controls with regional data centers
鉂 Multiple authentication options (coming soon) (request this feature)
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鉁 Multiple authentication options including SSO
鉁 Granular user permissions and access control features (document level, project level, organization level, party level)
鉁 Granular user permissions and access controls
鉁 Compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations
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鉁 Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other major privacy regulations
鉁 Industry-leading AI-assisted contract drafting capabilities (all expected provisions and sections over 20 pages)
鉁 Document automation through Fast Draft and Contract Express. AI powered Drafting provided through CoCounsel and CoCounsel Drafting,
鉁 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)
鉂 Limited real-time collaboration features, no native editor with Google Docs-like functionality
鉁 Powerful AI-driven contract analysis, red/amber/green flag reviews every clause (industry-leading improvements coming in 2025)
鉁 Document review capabilities provided through CoCounsel
鉁 Manage your projects and organise your own template and clause library
鉁 Comprehensive legal resources, know-how, and precedents maintained by 650+ attorney editors
鉂 No 'dumb' automated workflows. Agentic workflows coming in 2025
鉂 Workflow capabilities available subject to subscription levels and certain products.
鉁 Full numbering support + AI auto-styling and formatting (coming soon)
鉁 Supports complex legal styling and formatting
鉂 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.
鉁 Integrates with Thomson Reuters ecosystem but limited third-party integrations
鉂 Just export to .docx and use your existing provider (request this feature)
鉂 No native e-signature capabilities, but offers intergrations with popular providers
鉁 Company and user level reporting and analytics (on request)
鉁 Comprehensive usage analytics and reporting for enterprise clients
鉁 AI-powered document assembly
鉁 Precedent to template document creation, and template filling with AI assistance
鉁 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.
鉁 AI-powered document editing with tracked changes in MS Word provided by CoCounsel Drafting.
鉂 Top-level AI Legal Research available as AI chat within the legal document, some prompting required (request this feature)
鉁 Exceptional legal research capabilities through integration with Westlaw and other Thomson Reuters products
鉁 Negotiation tools for multi-party clause-by-clause agreements
鉁 AI-powered negotiation tools for clause-by-clause agreement provided in CoCounsel Drafting
鉂 No advanced data extraction or OCR capabilities (request this feature)
鉂 Limited capabilities compared to specialized tools
鉁 Mobile-optimised Web App
鉂 Mobile-optimized interface, but full functionality requires desktop
鉂 Coming soon (request this feature)
鉁 .Integration with iManage, Netdocs, SharePoint (some at extra cost)
鉁 Community clause library available for creating modular contracts
鉂 No community-driven clause library
Coming soon - 鉁 A library of your private clauses usable only by your legal team
鉁 Ability to create and maintain private clause libraries
鉁 Community template library available to create modular contracts
鉂 No community template library
鉁 Bring your own library of private templates usable only by your legal team, within Genie
鉁 Extensive professionally-drafted templates and ability to create private libraries
鉁 Seamless integration with Microsoft Word, full styling, tables, formatting compatibility
鉁 Native Microsoft Word Add in through CoCounsel Drafting
鉁 No known issues (Pre-formatted templates, consistent formatting, tables, cross-version compatibility)
鉂 Some users report formatting inconsistencies when moving between systems
鉁 Generally positive reviews
鉂 High cost, steep learning curve, and complex implementation process
鉁 Multiple support channels available including phone, whatsapp, email and live chat
鉁 24/7 support via phone, email, and chat for enterprise clients
鉁 Available with our custom plans
鉁 Available for Enterprise clients
鉁 For our custom plans, get setup within 3 days with a guided onboarding plan
鉂 Comprehensive but often requires weeks to months for full implementation
鉁 Established AI-focused legal tech company
鉁 Established legal tech company with a long history of innovation
鉁 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
鉁 1990 - Pioneer in providing digital legal know-how
鉁 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
鉁 Transparent about AI capabilities and limitations
鉁 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 鈥榖ig four鈥 UK supermarket chains.
鉁 Used by 90% of AmLaw 200 firms and thousands of in-house teams globally
鉁 3rd party and proprietary AI models
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鉂 Primarily web-based platform with some plugins for Microsoft Word
鉁 Cloud-based (SaaS)
鉁 Cloud-based and on-premises deployment options available
鉁 Suitable for in-house legal, law firms, and SMEs
鉁 Law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies
鉁 Built as a platform which is versatile across various industries. Focus areas are construction, manufacturing, consultancy and legal services.
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鉁 Comprehensive coverage across most practice areas and industries
鉁 120+ jurisdictions including the UK, California, Texas, India, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, France, and Germany.
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鉁 Strong coverage of US, UK, Australia, Canada, and other major jurisdictions
鉁 Generous free plan. Transparent subscription plans to suit different needs. Custom plans for orgs handling more than 10 documents per month.
鉂 Subscription-based pricing starting at approximately $5,000-$10,000 annually per user for core services, with additional costs for specialized modules
鉁 Offers SLAs for custom plans, specifics not public
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鉁 99.9% uptime guarantee for enterprise clients
鉁 Fortnightly legal prompt training sessions from ex-Clifford Chance Legal Engineers;
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There's also an active Slack community ()
Community & events: 鉁 Regular webinars, training sessions, and industry events; annual SYNERGY conferenceTraining: 鉁 Extensive training resources, webinars, and documentationPrompt Training: 鉂 Basic training on CoCounsel functionality but not specialized legal prompt engineering
Self-Serve:聽鉁 1-click, no email address required, no card required
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Sales:聽鉁 2-3 weeks from pilot to full team adoption
Self-serve: 鉂 No immediate self-serve option; requires account setup and trainingSales: 鉂 Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
鉁 Simple 3-step process: try with your document, explore your scenarios, receive 360掳 assessment
鉁 1-2 weeks from agreement to full implementation
Pilot: 鉂 Formal pilot process requiring significant commitment of time and resourcesImplementation Timeline: 鉂 Typically 1-3 months from purchase to full implementation
鉁 Consultative, transparent pricing, no hard selling
鉂 Traditional enterprise sales cycle with demos and negotiations
鉁 Firefish reduced contract review time by 50%, from 2.5 hrs to 1.25 hrs per document, saving 15+ hrs weekly per person
鉁 Numerous case studies from major law firms and corporations citing research time savings
鉁 Average 60% time savings on contract drafting; 50% reduction in review cycles; ROI typically 3x cost
鉂 Metrics focus on research efficiency rather than drafting and negotiation time savings
Can鈥檛 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鈥檇 ask a paralegal. Genie makes track changes, and explains its thinking just like a junior lawyer would.
Import 100+ page docx. files and run a clause-by-clause red flag review in 3 minutes. Chat with Genie to understand anything about your document.