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📘 Glossary: Legal & Compliance Software – Category-Specific Terms

Audit Trail

A time-stamped log of actions taken in the system for legal or regulatory purposes.

Clause Library

A repository of pre-approved contract language or legal clauses used to speed up drafting.

Compliance Register

A structured list of applicable regulations and the company’s status or response to each.

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Managing a contract from drafting to approval, execution, renewal, and archive.

Due Diligence

A systematic investigation (often before mergers or contracts) supported by document review tools.

E-Discovery

A process for collecting, reviewing, and exporting digital information for litigation.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)

An umbrella term for platforms that monitor and manage these three critical functions.

Legal Hold

A function to preserve records when litigation or investigation is expected.

Policy Management

Tools to create, distribute, and track internal policies with employee acknowledgements.

Redlining

Marking up a legal document to show edits and revisions between parties.

🔤 Glossary of Acronyms – Legal & Compliance Software

AI – Artificial Intelligence

Used in legal tools for contract review, clause detection, and risk assessment.

CLM – Contract Lifecycle Management

Software that automates contract workflows and oversight.

DMS – Document Management System

Used to store, organize, and control access to legal documents.

ESIGN / UETA – E-Signature Laws (U.S.)

Ensure electronic signatures are legally binding.

GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation

A European regulation governing personal data privacy.

HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

U.S. healthcare data privacy law applicable in compliance software.

SOC 2 – System and Organization Controls Type 2

A standard for security compliance in SaaS products.

GRC – Governance, Risk, and Compliance

A framework for legal and operational oversight.

Important Links to Related Pages

1.      Return to Explore the 32 Category Master List of Productivity Software Applications

2.      See our Side-by-Side Comparison of Legal & Compliance Tools

3.      Return to the Legal & Compliance Tools Category List

4.      Scan Through the List of Legal & Compliance Tools FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)