Contract management reports provide data for analyzing everything from compliance, budgets, and finances — to project...

The Procurement Manager’s Guide to Vendor Contract Management 

Managing vendor contracts and relationships is an...

Introduction

Contract Lifecycle Management Challenges and Solutions

Do you love motivational quotes and posters featuring adorable...

What Is Contract Management in Procurement?

Procurement teams are critical for any organization, and because they are...

“Mo’ money, mo’ problems.”

You already know how important it is to keep on top of contracts. As a healthcare facility, getting contracts properly...

Just like balancing the books, the developing, signing, and ongoing management of contracts are important parts of...

Death and taxes are certainties in life. Regulatory compliance and paperwork are certainties in healthcare. Keeping it...

Whether you know it or not, your company needs to embrace SaaS contract management. Research shows that the COVID-19...

What do an annual checkup and contract management in healthcare have in common? No one wants to do either, but both...

Your business needs contract management software. The only problem? Not everyone sees the same writing on the wall as...

So you’re the lucky person who gets to figure out how to “get contracts under control.” A task that is seemingly...

Every contract management software in the market is unique in its own way and so is each software’s search. If speed,...

Businesses rely on contract managers to mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and protect the business from operational...

If your business is planning an overhaul of its contract management lifecycle, then you know finding the right solution...

Contract management software has the potential to save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars by improving the...

Contract management is like flossing … you know you should be doing it more often and probably be doing a better job....

Like many technical terms, optical character recognition – or OCR – actually describes a fairly straightforward...

Over the past six years, we have heard a lot from our customers about their ContractSafe contract management software...

Happy New Year everyone!  To help you start the year off right, we have:

• Added a new type of Custom Field for tracking...

From mom-and-pop shops to Fortune 500 corporations, companies of all sizes rely on contracts to protect themselves and...

It doesn't matter if you're a large corporation or a sole-prop, contracts serve as the foundation of your business. If...

We are very proud to announce that CIO Review named ContractSafe as one of the Most Promising Enterprise Contract...

Healthcare Tech Outlook magazine has named ContractSafe a Top Healthcare Document Management Solution Provider for...

Good contract management practices are imperative to a business's long term growth. Small process inefficiencies may...

Rapidly evolving technology continues to revolutionize the way business is conducted as automation and artificial...

Regardless of the industry, contract management is an essential component of business operations. Contracts serve as...

Over the last several years, companies have started to pay closer attention to internal contract management and the...

Originally, contracts were chiseled into clay tablets.  For a long period, only the most important of contracts were...

Tracking changes, also known as redlining, refers to the contract lifecycle stage where legal teams and other...

Contract management is an important part of the procurement process that involves the creation, negotiation, and...

Businesses of all sizes rely on contracts to govern day-to-day operations. From onboarding vendors, to closing new...

In many ways, contracts are the backbone of business operations. customer service, vendor deliverables, employee...

Due to the sheer volume of vendor contracts and intellectual property that colleges and universities manage on a daily...

The contract lifecycle at any company can be a laborious process, but the hospitality industry presents its own unique...

Contract management software is a sophisticated way to ensure your company’s entire contract lifecycle is foolproof and...

How often do you receive an NDA that's a PDF, but you need to redline?  Or search for an old contract that you want to...

Our mission is to make it easy to manage your contracts with a solution that's easy to implement, use and afford! We...

Happy October everyone.  We're exited to announce a few new features that have been heavily requested.  ContractSafe...

Fun news...ContractSafe was included in the list of the Top 20 Contract Management Blogs.  We know what some of your...

Wow!  Our development team has been busy.  Tons of great new features were just added to ContractSafe.  From better...

One of the frustrations that we hear frequently is that it can be challenging to get approval for a Contract Management...

DocuSign just conducted an interesting study. It seems that more than two thirds of companies still do not have a...

At ContractSafe we love contracts.  We know...it's kind of weird.  But it's what we do!  Another thing we love is...

We often post content here that can be helpful to our customers (or others) and this article on the Andreessen Horowitz...

We've put a fresh coat of paint on the house!  And patched some windows and doors while we were at it.

We just released a new feature that will save you a lot of time.  Advanced Search is here.  Also, bulk edits have been...

In an increasingly technological world, IT managers play a vital role in the success of any company. And certainly, the...

Let’s face it – life and business are both all about relationships, and most of those relationships require hard work...

Contract managers come from all walks of life. Some are attorneys, some have paralegal training, and some have worked...

Top executives and managers have long realized the importance of hiring the right person for a particular job....

We know that business managers and professionals across all industries face incredible time management challenges. On...

Americans have long been fascinated by automation and the concept of artificial intelligence. In that vein, science...

Maximizing resources is an overarching principle in business management. Managers get excited, and justifiably so, when...

Easier Filters

The construction industry arguably goes hand-in-hand with human civilization itself. In fact, anthropologists,...

Risk management professionals, in the broadest sense, must concern themselves with anything that can potentially create...

The management of risk is so important in business that “risk management” has become a well-respected profession, with...

We're proud that LegalSifter selected ContractSafe as part of their new, full service contract management solution...

Risk management is a common theme in business, reflecting the importance of protecting the enterprise’s assets....

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technological innovation with important business applications. In essence, the...

Most people have a favorite book or movie, made up of a series of chapters or scenes. Standing alone, these scenes or...

From its founding, ContractSafe knew it wanted to leverage AWS, as it's the most stable and user-friendly cloud...

Questioning (unquestionably) plays a big role in society. Socrates believed that questions, not answers, drive thinking...

Contract management systems depend on precise, efficient systems for organizing and retrieving contracts. This often...

“Dispute resolution,” as a broadly defined term, has existed for centuries. On a macro level, early humans once relied...

The arrival of the new year is an exciting time pretty much around the world. In America, many eat special foods for...

We’ve all grown up hearing the idiom, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” But can you always convey everything you...

From the time we wake up in the morning until the time we go to bed at night, we exist in a world of contracts. We can...

The business world is in a constant state of evolution. Certainly, many changes, such as high-tech machinery,...

Bold predictions for the future have long captured American imaginations, and there’s no shortage of people willing to...

Most would agree that we live in a world full of conflict. As always, politics, religion, economic policy, and even...

Have you ever blindly accepted your take-out order at a restaurant, only to later be disappointed at home? Perhaps you...

Everyone absolutely loves the end of the year, right? After all, holiday songs play non-stop on the radio. With our...

Would you consider yourself a trendsetter, always wearing the latest fashions or the newest hair styles? Or perhaps an...

The concept of security is nothing new, and has long captured the American imagination. In many popular books and...

According to Merriam-Webster, “life cycle” was first used in 1855 to refer to the “series of stages in form and...

It seems like “best” and “worst” lists pop up everywhere these days – especially since anyone with a computer, a blog,...

Have you ever wondered about all the belongings you actually lose over a lifetime? When was the last time you saw that...

All contract management software is designed to streamline the contracting process while reducing costs, but a good...

People sometimes complain that we live in a world of instant gratification, where patience is no longer a virtue. But...

Some people might view a discussion of the insurance industry as the perfect antidote for insomnia – but not us. While...

Business management has always been a complicated undertaking. Managers must define long-term objectives and...

The rate of technological growth around the world is truly transformative, and shows no signs of slowing down....

Top concerns for today’s business leaders continue to include the storage, management, and safety of data. That’s not...

Technological innovation seems to be making everything smarter these days. From smartphones to talking speakers, one...

In today’s era of rapid technological evolution, you’d better stay plugged in or you will quickly lose track of the...

A quick update about exciting new features on ContractSafe!

ContractSafe [AI]ssistant

Introducing your brand new...

The Information Technology industry has enjoyed explosive growth for a number of years. According to research cited by...

Just mentioning the words “hospitality industry” brings a smile to the average person’s face. Of course, those of us...

Although we may not always use the term “needs assessment,” the concept plays a critical role in both our business and...

The importance of the nonprofit sector in America cannot be overstated. Every day, nonprofits and their dedicated...

Here’s a story we have heard a million times from managerial personnel at organizations in many industries: Business...

Movies and novels are full of expensively dressed, sharp-witted lawyers who play “hardball” in their contract...

Formal education is something to which all Americans are exposed from a very young age. Yet the enormity of the...

It’s an unfortunate fact that we can have regrettable periods of boredom in both our business and personal lives....

Healthcare issues touch almost everyone in American society. Whether speaking of politicians, patients, or healthcare...

Contracts serve many purposes for the business organization. Companies memorialize agreements with employees, vendors,...

Contracts are ubiquitous in an organization, representing the company’s formal relationships with a multitude of...

There’s no disputing that technology has evolved at an accelerated rate over the last several decades. In fact, some...

Woodrow Wilson once said, “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” While we don’t want you making...

For some, nothing sounds more tedious than drafting business contracts. If you don’t believe it, start discussing the...

There’s no way around it – hard working, conscientious professionals despise mistakes. But there’s also no way around...

Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as “AI,” is a topic now discussed more frequently than ever before in the...

Some years ago, the concept of contract management could be summed up quite simply. For some, it meant little more...

As a contract manager, you already know a thing or two about the havoc failed implementations can cause an...

Anyone dealing with contracts on a routine basis knows how complicated contracts and the legal system that shapes them...

People sign contracts for lots of different reasons. Usually, the contract represents something positive for all of...

An often-repeated statement in business and in life is: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Interestingly, this saying is...

While we have no idea how many contracts are created daily across the United States, the number would certainly be...

Two new features to announce...Unique Tracking Numbers and Duplicating Records

Unique Tracking Numbers

Every contract...

How many times have we all heard someone say something like, “You better get it in writing,” or, “Give it to me in...

In today’s society, more so than ever before, business managers are bombarded with technological products and...

While reading about the elements required to form an enforceable contract might appear a bit dry to some, the history...

ContractSafe is an "easy product to use" with "many helpful features" and "tight" security, according to a new report...

Many professionals deal with contract management and its many benefits on a daily basis. However, some people have...

If you’ve signed many contracts in your life, chances are you’ve seen some real doozies. Some contracts can be dozens,...

The concept of security is ubiquitous in our lives. We lock our homes and cars, and sometimes add electronic security...

Unless you're a contract law attorney, you probably don't lie awake at night asking yourself what a contract is. But in...

Do you sometimes feel like you’re falling further and further behind the technological revolution as the rest of the...

We hear people talk about agreements and contracts all the time. Many people, even lawyers, sometimes use these words...

We're excited to announce a few big improvements to ContractSafe.

Faster Filtering/Sorting/Searching

We significantly...

Data is a hot topic these days, and  often in a bad way. Think about all the massive breaches, like at Yahoo, where 3...

There are many angles from which one might view the concept of contract management. For example, contract management...

Even in our personal lives, most of us engage in at least a rudimentary form of contract management. Perhaps you have...

The digital age has ushered into existence an explosion of documents and other data. In fact, efficiently storing and...

All businesses, from small start-ups to large enterprises, have associations with other parties. No company could...

We just launched two new features, suggested by customers.

ContractSafe was picked by CIO Review as one of its Top 20 Most Promising Legal Technology Solution Providers - 2018!...

It's ski season!  And the Olympics! We love to ski here at ContractSafe (even though we're in Los Angeles).  As...

We are excited to announce some big changes.  Based on your feedback we have made ContractSafe even easier and faster...

If you’ve ever searched your hard drive for something, you know just how long it can take to find what you actually...

The homeowners in San Francisco’s Presidio Terrace were lucky they won their street back after missing property tax...

ContractSafe announced today the availability of a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant version of its...

Typically, the two most important reasons for choosing a Contract Management System (CMS) are increasing productivity...

Usually a company that’s getting started with a new contract management system has one big worry:

How will I get all my...

This is the time of year for resolutions.  Make this year a great one, full of success and no accidental contract...

Small to medium size businesses (SMB) need contract management software that meets their needs today, but also prepares...

We just did a quick survey of our existing customers.  We wanted to know how we're doing and what features our...

ContractSafe was included in PC Magazine's The Best Contract Management Software of 2017 review. And...drumroll...

Our best ideas come from customers...and we've been busy adding requested features and improvements.  Here's a few...

A lot of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software is created for large companies with very high contracting volumes...

We know there are lots of loyal DocuSign users out there. That’s why we made our DocuSign integration even better. We...

Today I’m going to answer a question I get asked all the time . . . what does OCR stand for, what is it, and why should...

ContractSafe is now a member of the Okta Application Network. That means ContractSafe is an approved, pre-integrated...

If you are like most companies, you store your contracts and other legal documents in a shared drive or generic cloud...

What makes us tick at ContractSafe? Why are we so focused on providing an easy-to-use and affordable tool to make it...

Download the free The Eight Scariest Mistakes In-House Counsel Make and How to Avoid Them. Take 10 minutes to read it...

This interview with Mary O’Carroll, Head of Legal Operations at Google, provides a fascinating peak under the tent at...

How to tame your “big, disorganized mess?” We cover this and more in this interview about ContractSafe with SocalTech.

Companies moved a staggering $4.4b worth of legal services in-house in the past year, according to a new survey ...

Do you ever open email attachments from unknown senders? This is one of the most common technology mistakes made by...

Sterling Miller has seen it all as a long-time General Counsel and he shares his experience through his great blog, Ten...

Mark Howitson, former Deputy General Counsel of Facebook, knows a little about protecting a company’s IP. He was in the...

Your contracts are valuable. At ContractSafe, we take that seriously. Our cloud-based system houses your data via...