Legal Simple Contracts

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Legal Simple Contracts

    The ServiceNow® Legal Simple Contracts application enables employees to submit legal requests to obtain legal support and guidance specifically for contracts. Typical use cases include creating Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with third parties and reviewing sales or third-party contracts. The legal department can efficiently manage and process these requests from a centralized platform, streamlining legal workflows within the organization.

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    Important: Legal Simple Contracts is being prepared for deprecation. It will no longer be available for activation for new customers but will continue to operate and receive support for existing customers. ServiceNow recommends contacting your account team about the Contract Management Pro application, which is a paid, feature-rich offering integrated with Legal Service Delivery and provides comprehensive contract lifecycle management (CLM) capabilities.

    Migration Considerations

    Contract Management Pro for Legal Service Delivery offers enhanced functionality compared to Legal Simple Contracts, including:

    • Clause management to maintain a library of clauses and variations.
    • Clause variations for Microsoft Word templates to dynamically insert content based on conditions.
    • Support for multiple document reviews within a single request, facilitating third-party contract evaluations.

    To access these advanced features, customers need to migrate data from Legal Simple Contracts to Contract Management Pro, which requires a separate license and installation.

    Key Functional Areas

    • Explore: Understand how employees, paralegal staff, and lawyers utilize Legal Simple Contracts for contract-related legal requests.
    • Setup: Configure contract templates, deflection rules, third-party integrations, and other necessary settings.
    • Request: Submit and monitor legal requests related to contracts.
    • Manage: Oversee and process these contract-related legal requests centrally.
    • Analytics and Reporting: Use preconfigured dashboards to coordinate legal work and improve process efficiency.
    • Reference: Access detailed information about roles, tables, plugins, and installed applications relevant to Legal Simple Contracts.

    Additional Resources and Support

    • Customers can explore additional applications on the ServiceNow Store.
    • For troubleshooting and assistance, users can engage with the Legal Service Delivery community forum, search the Known Error Portal, or contact ServiceNow Customer Service and Support.

    The ServiceNow® Legal Simple Contracts application enables employees to submit legal requests for getting legal support and guidance for contracts. For example, they can submit legal requests for the creation of Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) documents with third parties or the review of sales contracts or third-party contracts. The legal department can manage and process them from a centralized location.

    For example, employees can submit legal requests for the creation of NDA documents with third parties or the review of sales contracts or third-party contracts. The legal department can manage and process these requests from a centralized location.

    Important:
    Legal Simple Contracts is being prepared for deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer available for activation for new customers but will continue to work and be supported for existing customers. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] article in the Now Support knowledge base.

    Contact your ServiceNow account team about Contract Management Pro application, a paid offering, that is tightly integrated with Legal Service Delivery and includes many capabilities found in a traditional CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) system.

    Migration considerations

    Contract Management Pro for Legal Service Delivery supports the following additional features as compared to Legal Simple Contracts.
    • Clause management to effectively manage a library of clauses and clause variations.
    • Clause variations for a Microsoft Word document template to dynamically place content in a contract depending on specified conditions.
    • Multiple document support for third-party contract reviews that enables reviewing and finalizing multiple contract documents from a single request.

    If you want to start using the features, migrate the Legal Simple Contracts data to Contract Management Pro for Legal Service Delivery, a licensed application that must be installed separately.

    For more information, see Migrating to Contract Management Pro for Legal Service Delivery.

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