Contract Express vs Filevine

Contract Express is Thomson Reuters software for assembling standardized legal documents from templates. Its web-based service guides users through questionnaires, document previews, workflows and task management, with pre-automated precedents. It can generate questionnaire forms from information in a template, while AI-assisted authoring uses natural-language processing to answer questions and offer drafting guidance. Small corporate legal departments can use it to create contracts, route approvals and collect e-signatures. Contract Express Author, an add-in for Microsoft Word 2013 and later, turns Word documents into templates; integrations also include Microsoft Excel and iSheets. The product runs on the web, Windows and macOS, and exports DOCX and PDF. A subscription includes pre-automated and best-practice templates from Practical Law. Chat is available to cloud customers on version 9.15 and above, but not in on-premises production environments. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is listed.

Filevine provides tools for complex legal work, including matter and document management, client communication, intake, depositions, drafting, billing and business analytics. Matter Management tracks tasks, contacts, deadlines and calendars. Document Management organizes files, supports advanced search and enables secure sharing. Intake tools capture, qualify and route leads, including through AI-powered features; client intake forms and a client portal are also listed. Deposition tools cover scheduling, live transcription, AI summaries and a searchable library. LOIS AI Drafting generates, edits and reviews documents using matter context, with human-verified output. The Matters package includes time tracking, invoice management and online payments. Native integrations span billing and timekeeping, email and calendars, data visualization, law management and communication. Filevine describes encryption at rest and in transit, governance controls, and identity and access management, and says it is hosted on AWS. Packages are tailored to the organization, with pricing on request. LOIS Explore is free but does not connect to Filevine Case Management.