iManage set to launch next platform

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, has announced that its next-generation platform will be generally available in October, after an effective early access programme with law firms, corporate legal departments, and financial institutions of varying sizes. The platform aims to fuse knowledge, context, and intelligence on a secure foundation, enabling organisations to effectively scale AI and derive measurable client value.

This new platform represents a shift in how AI is perceived within workplace environments. According to Neil Araujo, CEO of iManage, "Every business is going through a transformation enabled by AI. It's reshaping how they manage their data, the tools people use, and how they operate." He went on to emphasise that "the organisations getting it right know AI has to reinforce their unique differentiation - while enabling safe and governed use, grounding it in rich context, optimising token costs, and driving pervasive usage across the business."

At the heart of this platform lies the iManage Context Fabric™, an intelligence layer that provides a comprehensive understanding of every matter, project, and associated knowledge. It integrates vital context from practice management and financial systems, ensuring that every AI response is rooted in an organisation's own historical data. Users are granted access solely to their permitted information, with strict governance in place to maintain security and confidentiality, allowing knowledge workers to concentrate on strategic activities.

Engineered for cloud scale, the platform delivers a seamless user experience where AI is embedded into daily tasks. Its open ecosystem connects governed knowledge with the AI tools of choice, which may include Microsoft Copilot, Harvey, Legora, Thomson Reuters, Spellbook, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Claude. This flexibility promotes greater collaboration and innovation within organisations.

iManage has developed the MCP Server to ensure smooth connectivity between AI applications and an organisation’s knowledge repository, maintaining compliance with access permissions and audit controls. The advancements in the MCP server allow for agentic actions such as the creation of workspaces and document management, ensuring that AI-generated work products adhere to the established governance standards. Over time, as the context fabric evolves, organisations will find AI capabilities deepening and improving efficiency in real-time productivity.

The platform’s AI-powered features have evolved from initial chat assistant functionalities to a sophisticated, context-aware legal assistant integrated into the workflow. This assistant can navigate through documents, build timelines, and conduct comprehensive reviews, all while complying with established permission structures.

During the early access phase, organisations have already witnessed benefits from pairing AI with trusted context. For instance, deal teams are able to compare documents against negotiated playbooks to identify inconsistencies quickly. Similarly, litigation teams can evaluate how new evidence aligns with existing case materials, thereby enhancing their effectiveness. By harnessing institutional knowledge quickly, users are empowered to provide more insightful client counsel without compromising existing security measures.

As iManage gears up for the official launch, it acknowledges that scaling AI is as much reliant on the workforce as it is on the technology itself. To facilitate this, iManage offers comprehensive training and resources, pairing education and certification pathways with a growing repository of video case studies on applications across various practice areas.

The eagerly anticipated next-generation iManage platform is set to be available to the public in October 2026, with features like playbook-based review and tabular review already accessible to users today.