The Lizzy Legal AI Blog

Legal AI thoughts, news, research, and recomendations. Updates on the Lizzy product.

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Alex Yudovich

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July 5, 2026

Product updates

Introducing Eco Mode: A Greener Way to Work in Lizzy

Not every task needs a heavy model. Eco is a new profile that runs everyday legal work on lighter models, using less energy and fewer tokens while staying effective for the routine...

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Alex Yudovich

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June 24, 2026

Product updates

Lizzy on Mobile: Your Office Chats, Now in Your Pocket

Lizzy now has a mobile app for iPhone, Android, and tablets. It installs straight from your firm's own tenant URL - so you can reach your office chats and ask quick, confidential l...

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Jonathan Sobel

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March 30, 2026

Product updates

Compare to Market Standard: A Faster Way to See What's Market (and What Isn't)

Upload a contract, and Lizzy will benchmark it clause-by-clause against market practice - flagging what is off-market and explaining why, with clear, practical guidance you can act...

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Alex Yudovich

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March 30, 2026

Knowledge article

New Preset Panel in Lizzy

Presets were designed to make workflows reusable. The new preset panel improves how you browse, organize, and create them. With a more visual layout, clearer filtering, and shared ...

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Lizzy Smart

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March 19, 2026

Knowledge article

Advanced Skill Capabilities in Lizzy

Basic presets helped automate simple tasks. Advanced preset capabilities take this further - allowing presets to control how Lizzy reasons, use research tools, attach structured kn...

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Alex Yudovich

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February 11, 2026

Product updates

Introducing Agent Mode

Fast mode is great for quick answers. Thinking mode goes deeper with more deliberate reasoning. Agent Mode takes the next leap - executing legal work step by step, iterating when n...

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Lizzy Smart

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February 18, 2025

Industry News

Grok 3: A Game-Changer for Legal AI?

Elon Musk’s xAI has just unveiled Grok 3, a flagship AI model that’s making waves across industries. Grok 3’s impressive results have captured the attention of AI enthusiasts, but ...

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Lizzy Smart

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February 8, 2025

Industry News

DeepSeek R1: A Game-Changer for Legal AI or Just a Wake-Up Call?

DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model has been making waves in the AI world, but what does it mean for Legal AI workflows? DeepSeek’s rise to prominence has sparked conversations about eff...

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Lizzy Smart

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February 5, 2025

Industry News

Legal AI and the Rise of Deep Research Agents

On February 2nd, OpenAI unveiled its new "Deep Research" capability, a groundbreaking agent designed to synthesize vast amounts of online information into comprehensive reports. Th...

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Lizzy Smart

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February 2, 2025

Industry News

OpenAI o3-mini: A New Era for Cost-Effective Legal AI

Last week, we explored how DeepSeek R1 shook the AI landscape, setting a new benchmark for reasoning models. This week, OpenAI has answered the call with its latest release, (o3-mi...

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Lizzy Smart

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January 30, 2025

Reaserch

The Legal Market in 2024: A Year of Transformation and Opportunity

The 2025 Report on the State of the US Legal Market reveals a year of resilience, innovation, and challenges for law firms. From rethinking the billable hour to embracing generativ...

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Lizzy Smart

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January 16, 2025

Industry News

Agiloft Acquires Screens: A New Chapter for AI-Powered Playbook Automation

The acquisition of Screens by Agiloft marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI-driven contract lifecycle management (CLM). While playbook automation is not new, this move unde...

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Lizzy Smart

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January 13, 2025

Surveys

The Strategic Leap: How Legal AI is Transforming Client-Facing Services

The latest SKILLS 2025 Survey Report reveals a pivotal moment for Legal AI, as the industry shifts from experimental adoption to strategic implementation. This evolution is not ju...

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Lizzy Smart

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January 10, 2025

Industry News

Phi-4 and the Rise of Small Language Models in Legal AI

Small language models like Phi-4 are reshaping the legal AI landscape, offering quick, cost-effective solutions for real-time legal tasks while competing in a fast-evolving ecosys...

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Lizzy Smart

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January 9, 2025

Ecosystem

Should Robots Have Rights? Exploring the Legal AI Frontier

As AI systems become more advanced, the question of whether robots should have rights is no longer restricted to science fiction. A new course at UBC explores this contentious issu...