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DealPath

Contract lifecycle management, from the first request to the next renewal.

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Contract lifecycle management

Every contract on one controlled path

DealPath brings contract requests, drafting, approvals, negotiation and renewals into a single governed workspace. Legal, procurement and business teams work from the same version, with a full audit trail behind every change.

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The challenge

Contracts are too important to live in inboxes

In many organizations, contracts are still drafted from old files, negotiated over email attachments and tracked in spreadsheets. Versions multiply, approvals happen informally, and renewal dates show up when it is already too late to renegotiate.

The result is risk nobody can see: clauses that drift from the approved standard, obligations nobody owns, and auto-renewals on terms the business would never accept today.

How DealPath works

One path for the whole contract lifecycle

From the first request to the renewal decision, each stage happens in the same place, with the same rules.

Stage 01 · Request & draft

Start every contract from an approved base

Business teams submit contract requests through a structured intake, and drafts are built from approved templates and clauses instead of last year’s file.

Internal contract requestsCapture what the business needs before legal starts drafting.
Templates and clause libraryReuse pre-validated language so every draft starts compliant.
Powered by DocPath generationContracts are produced with the same document engine that 300+ organizations already rely on.

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Stage 02 · Approve

Approvals that follow your rules, not your inbox

Approval workflows send each contract to the right people according to its type, value or risk. Every decision is recorded, so there is never doubt about who signed off and when.

Creation and approval workflowsDefine who reviews what, in which order.
Delegation and approval policiesKeep contracts moving when approvers are away, without bypassing control.
Audit trailA complete, timestamped history of every change and decision.

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Stage 03 · Negotiate

Negotiate with counterparties in one shared space

Invite suppliers, partners and customers to work on the draft with you. Redlines and comments stay attached to the contract, and everyone sees the current version.

Third-party negotiationExchange proposals with the other side without email attachments.
RedliningTrack every proposed change and accept or reject it clause by clause.
External collaboratorsGive suppliers and counterparties controlled access to the contracts that involve them.

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Stage 04 · Sign

From agreed to signed without leaving DealPath

Send the final version for signature through the e-signature provider you already use.

Any e-signature providerDealPath integrates with any e-signature provider. Requests go out from the contract itself and come back filed.

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Stage 05 · Manage & renew

Stay ahead of every deadline

Once signed, contracts live in a central repository along with their key dates and obligations. Renewal calendars and reminders give owners time to renegotiate, renew or exit on their own terms.

Renewal calendar and remindersAutomatic alerts well before notice periods expire.
Obligation, renewal and risk managementAssign owners to what each contract commits you to, and see where exposure is building up.
Collaboration and reportingFollow contract volume, cycle times and pending renewals without spreadsheets.

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Control and security

Governance built in from day one

Contracts carry legal and financial risk. DealPath treats them that way, with access control and traceability that fit regulated organizations.

Central repository

All contracts in one secure place, never scattered across drives.

Document control

One current version, with every previous one preserved.

Roles and access

People see and edit only the contracts they should.

Contract search

Find any contract by party, date, clause or status in seconds.

SSO and identity providers

Users sign in with the corporate credentials they already have.

Multiple environments

Test templates and workflows before they reach production.

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AI-assisted review

Let AI do the first read

DealPath uses AI to pull out key clauses, compare them with your approved standards and flag potential risks before a contract reaches legal review.

It is model-agnostic, so it works with the AI model that fits your organization. And people stay in the lead: AI does the first read, your team makes every decision.

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Clause extractionParties, dates, amounts, termination and renewal terms, identified automatically.
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ComparisonEach clause checked against your clause library and approved positions.
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Human in the leadDeviations are flagged for your team. A person always makes the final call.

Use cases

Built for the contracts regulated industries run on

Insurance
- Broker and agency agreements
- Reinsurance and partner contracts
- Claims-service and supplier agreements
Banking & financial services
- Outsourcing and supplier agreements
- Corporate client contracts
- NDAs and data processing agreements
Procurement & B2B
- Supplier and service-level agreements
- Distribution and partner agreements
- Framework agreements and renewals

Integrations

Fits into the systems you already use

Connect DealPath with your CRM, ERP and identity provider through APIs, and with any e-signature provider. Contract data flows where your teams already work.

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Built on experience

A new Path, backed by over three decades of DocPath

30+years of document technology

300+organizations

20+countries

FAQ

Questions about DealPath

What is DealPath?

DealPath is DocPath’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution. It centralizes contract content and documentation, runs creation and approval workflows, manages internal requests and governs each contract until renewal or termination.

Who is DealPath for?

Legal, procurement, finance and sales operations teams in mid-sized and large organizations, especially in regulated industries such as insurance and banking, where contracts need strict control and traceability.

How is DealPath different from HubPath?

DealPath manages contracts while they are active: drafting, negotiation, approval, signature and renewal. HubPath is DocPath’s archive and retrieval solution for storing and governing documents over the long term. The two can be combined: DealPath for active contracts, HubPath to keep the executed records.

Can suppliers and customers collaborate on contracts?

Yes. Suppliers, partners and customers can negotiate and redline the draft with you in DealPath, with controlled access to only the contracts that involve them.

Does DealPath include e-signature?

DealPath integrates with any e-signature provider, so you can keep the one you already use. For identity verification and certified delivery, see DocPath’s Digital Signature add-on.

How is DealPath priced?

DealPath comes in three plans, Scale, Growth and Enterprise, that grow with your contract volume and your team.

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