How to Evaluate CLM Software in 2026 for Legal Teams

By Sean Heck on 05/12/26

TL;DR

  • The goal of evaluating contract lifecycle management (CLM) software is to find a contract solution that increases efficiency and control while reducing risk.

  • Critical capabilities teams should prioritize include contract redlining and version control, support for complex approval workflows, cloud and on-premise deployment options, and automated clause library management.

  • The price of choosing the wrong CLM is costly - with delays, compliance gaps, and wasted spend increasing risk, decreasing revenue, and eliminating opportunities.
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AI Clause Playbooks: Smart Clause Matching, Guided Redlining, & More

By Sean Heck on 05/7/26

Traditional contract review faces significant delays when teams rely on manual searches and "tribal knowledge" limited to the heads of only a few key legal resources. Enter AI clause playbooks. This exciting feature within CobbleStone Contract Insight and its associated MS Word plugin prevents contract reviewers from straying from approved standards. Let's dig deeper.

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Automate Renewal Pricing with CobbleStone Contract Pricing Agent

By Sean Heck on 04/30/26

TL;DR

  • Manual renewal pricing can lead to missed increases, inconsistent escalations, and lost revenue when terms are buried across contracts and spreadsheets.

  • CobbleStone Contract Insight CLM enables an agentic contract pricing agent that can automate renewal pricing, apply percentage‑based escalations, align pricing with market rates, and track every change with a comprehensive audit trail.

  • By shifting from reactive pricing management to automated, rule‑driven execution, organizations can protect margins, accelerate renewals, and enforce pricing policy at scale.

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How to Manage Pay-When-Paid Clauses Using Agentic Contract AI

By Sean Heck on 04/28/26

TL;DR

  • Pay‑When‑Paid (PWP) clauses can quietly delay revenue and disrupt cash flow when payments are contingent on upstream clients or loosely defined “reasonable time” terms.

  • Agentic Contract AI within CobbleStone Contract Insight CLM identifies, extracts, and risk‑scores PWP clauses by understanding legal intent—not just keywords—across MSAs and SOWs.

  • By surfacing financial risk before contracts are signed, teams can protect margins, improve cash flow, and negotiate from a data‑driven position instead of reacting to missed or delayed payments.

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