Contract Insights

Key Takeaways: Your Quick-Reference Guide

• Focus on the AI's core capabilities: Prioritize accuracy, data security, and the ability for the AI to learn from your organization's unique legal history.

• Look for seamless integration: The solution should easily connect with your existing CRM, ERP, e-signature, financial systems, and other tools.

• Prioritize an excellent user experience: Choose a platform that's intuitive and simple for everyone to use, not just legal teams.

• Ensure a clear ROI: The solution should offer a solid business case and a demonstrable return on your investment.

CobbleStone® has released its latest software update - CobbleStone Contract Insight^® Enterprise Version 22.4.0. This new release offers refreshing contract lifecycle management software tools for continuous legal operations success! Read on to familiarize yourself with next-generation contract management software features and innovations to centralize your contract administration processes! Let's get right into it!

There are many efficient contract management platforms on the market for small businesses, expansive enterprises, and those in between. As such – searching for the best contract management software with which to manage contracts can be daunting. But it doesn’t have to be; you just need to know which contract lifecycle management requirements to look for when implementing a contract management system.

As such, let’s discuss ten items on a contract management system requirements checklist to look for when deciding on a CLM software solution that saves time and money for your organization.

Contracts are legally binding agreements that define and govern the exchange of goods or services. A contract’s journey – from creation to fulfillment and completion – is complex and leaves room for errors and oversights. As such, a process has been generally agreed upon for the handling of contracts. This process is referred to as contract management.

But what is contract management, and how can it be approached? Here’s what you need to know.

The process of redlining contracts for contract negotiation can be challenging if done improperly.

Organizations that edit documents manually in Microsoft Word can increase the chances of human errors. What’s more, constant back-and-forth edits via emailed documents can result in version control mistakes and broken formats. Mission-critical clauses and sections can either be left out of a legal document or improperly positioned. Additionally, the amount of time spent on tedious, outdated redlining processes can result in lost revenue and opportunities.

Thankfully, your legal team can start saving time on the contract negotiation process with CobbleStone’s user-friendly auto-redlining tool - powered by VISDOM® artificial intelligence. Here’s how to leverage auto-redlining within CobbleStone Contract Insight® contract management software.

Today, let's talk about some secondary functions of contract lifecycle management (CLM) software that you may be missing out on that can provide immense value to your business processes.

It is easy to make your case for contract management software and its ability to positively transform contract lifecycle management processes.  With so many user-friendly contract management software features at your disposal, it can be overwhelming to plan precisely how to utilize contract management software for your organization's needs.  But it does not have to be.  To that end, here are four fundamental contract management software features to get you started with better contract administration in the age of legal operations digital transformation.

Organizations in both the public and private sectors are experiencing an ever-increasing need to more efficiently manage their contracts as contract volume and contract complexity grow.  Each stage in the life of a contract becomes ever more critical as organizations embrace digital transformation to more effectively manage legal operations.  Before they can even begin to improve contract lifecycle management, organizations need to have a clear understanding of contract management objectives.  In this article, we provide a straightforward examination of the objectives of contract management - as well as how organizations can meet these objectives with user-friendly contract management software.