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iManage
AI-powered knowledge management platform for professional services, streamlining document and email organization, search, and security.
- Pricing
- Enterprise contract
- Built for
- BigLaw (AmLaw 200)
- Funding
- Acquired
- Team size
- 501-1000
- Founded
- 1995
Use cases
Knowledge managementCompliance monitoringDocument summarizationClient intake / triage
Practice areas
Corporate / M&ALitigationIP (patents, trademarks)Real estateRegulatoryPrivacy & data protectionEmployment / labor
Company
iManage is a company that provides a knowledge work platform designed to help organizations manage documents and emails efficiently, protect information assets, and leverage knowledge for better business outcomes. The platform is widely used by professional services firms, including law firms, accounting firms, and corporate legal departments.
iManage offers AI-powered products, notably the "iManage AI" engine. This AI solution enhances knowledge search, document classification, and enrichment across its platform. The AI capabilities are designed to improve productivity, extract more value from knowledge assets, and bolster security. Key features include an AI Assistant ("Ask iManage") that helps users quickly find information and insights within their document management system. The primary target audience for these AI products is professional services organizations, especially legal and accounting firms, as well as corporate legal teams.
Use cases in depth
iManage offers a comprehensive platform focused on document, email, and knowledge management with strong security and AI capabilities. Key features and functions include:
- Document & Email Management: Centralized management, secure storage, and easy access to documents and emails, with productivity tools for collaboration and sharing.
- Security & Governance: Multi-level security, data loss prevention, policy management, threat monitoring, records management, and defensible data disposition.
- Risk & Compliance: Tools for risk mitigation, compliance assurance, conflicts and intake management, and transparency across business processes.
- Knowledge Search & Management: Advanced search and knowledge management to unlock organizational knowledge and improve decision-making.
- Legal Transaction Management: Streamlined legal transaction workflows, closing management, and collaboration to reduce risk and improve efficiency.
- Task & Workflow Management: Project-centric task tracking, checklist management, and workflow automation to enhance productivity.
- AI Capabilities: Built-in AI for document classification, data extraction, natural language search, and integration with external AI tools.
- Microsoft 365 Integration: Seamless connection with Microsoft 365, maintaining security and compliance controls.
- Cloud-Native Platform: Secure, reliable, and scalable cloud infrastructure.
These features are designed for industries such as law, finance, accounting, government, and other knowledge-intensive sectors, helping organizations govern knowledge, improve productivity, and adopt AI securely and efficiently.
Practice area fit
iManage primarily supports legal practice areas that require robust document and email management, security, compliance, and knowledge management. It is widely used in:
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
- IP (patents, trademarks)
- Real estate
- Regulatory
- Privacy & data protection
- Employment / labor
- Banking & financial services
It is designed for law firms (large, midsize, small/specialized), corporate legal departments, and other knowledge-driven industries.
Key features and functions of iManage include:
- Document & Email Management: Centralized, secure management of documents and emails.
- Security & Governance: Multi-level security, access controls, threat detection, and data loss prevention.
- Risk & Compliance: Tools for risk mitigation, compliance assurance, and transparency.
- Knowledge Search & Management: Advanced search, knowledge curation, and sharing.
- Legal Transaction Management: Streamlined legal transaction workflows and closing management.
- Task & Workflow Management: Project-centric task tracking, checklists, and workflow automation.
- AI Services: AI-powered document classification, data extraction, and natural language assistant.
- Cloud Platform: Secure, cloud-native platform with Microsoft integration for productivity and collaboration from any device.
iManage is trusted by global law firms, financial institutions, and other organizations needing secure, compliant, and efficient knowledge work solutions.
Security & compliance
iManage is certified and independently audited for the following security and compliance standards:
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27701
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 22301
- SOC 2+
- SOC 3
- CSA STAR Level 2 (Gold Level)
Additionally, iManage states compliance with GDPR and CCPA requirements. HIPAA compliance is not explicitly mentioned in the available information. Annual audits for SOC 2/SOC 2+/SOC 3, CSA STAR, and ISO 27001 are conducted to ensure continued compliance.
Data handling
iManage explicitly states the following about data handling:
- Data Retention: iManage retains personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. Retention periods are determined based on the nature and sensitivity of the data and legal requirements. Data may be anonymized for research or statistical purposes and used indefinitely in that form.
- Client Data Not Used for Training: iManage may process publicly available documents to improve services and train machine learning models, but there is no explicit statement that client data is used for AI training. The privacy notice emphasizes processing data only for the purposes collected and not for unrelated purposes.
- On-Prem Deployment: iManage positions its platform as cloud-native and highlights the risks of on-premises technology, suggesting a preference for cloud deployment. There is no explicit mention of on-premises deployment as a standard offering.
- Private Cloud: iManage Cloud is described as a secure, cloud-native platform with a global footprint, supporting compliance with data storage and processing requirements. The platform offers customer-specific encryption capabilities and is built on Zero Trust architecture.
- Customer-Managed Encryption Keys: The iManage Cloud provides customer-specific encryption capabilities, allowing organizations to meet stringent security requirements, but there is no explicit statement about full customer-managed encryption keys.
iManage emphasizes legal-grade governance, security, and compliance, with continuous monitoring and ethical walls for sensitive data. The platform is trusted by security-conscious organizations and supports integration with other legal AI solutions while maintaining governance and security.