The Lizzy Blog

Thoughts, news, research, and product updates from the Lizzy team.

Shortening Skill

Noa Gill

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August 10, 2026

Skills

Shortening Skill

Making a legal document shorter sounds mechanical, until the wrong cut weakens the argument. Shorten turns that work into a staged process lawyers can control.

Bar Exams

Maya Amir

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August 10, 2026

Research

Bar Exams

If an AI platform can answer the Israeli bar questions correctly, that is a great achievement. But in order for it to be relevant for actual legal work, the more important thing to...

Introducing the Lawyal × Lizzy Integration

Alex Yudovich

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August 2, 2026

Knowledge article

Introducing the Lawyal × Lizzy Integration

Your documents already live in Lawyal. Now you can send them to Lizzy for AI analysis without leaving the system - select the documents, click Ask Lizzy, and they open in Lizzy rea...

Introducing Skill Builder: Create Reusable Skills Just by Talking to Lizzy

Alex Yudovich

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July 23, 2026

Product Updates

Introducing Skill Builder: Create Reusable Skills Just by Talking to Lizzy

Skills let you save your best instructions and run them again whenever you need them. Skill Builder takes this further - now you can create a Skill right inside the chat, guided by...

Introducing Eco Mode: A Greener Way to Work in Lizzy

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...

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

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...

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

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...

New Preset Panel in Lizzy

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 ...

Advanced Skill Capabilities in Lizzy

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...

Introducing Agent Mode

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...

Grok 3: A Game-Changer for Legal AI?

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 ...

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

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...

Legal AI and the Rise of Deep Research Agents

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Should Robots Have Rights? Exploring the Legal AI Frontier

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...

The AI Gong: A New Era in Mathematics AI – What Does It Imply for the Future of Legal AI?

Lizzy Smart

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August 4, 2024

Industry News

The AI Gong: A New Era in Mathematics AI – What Does It Imply for the Future of Legal AI?

Last week, Google DeepMind's AI achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the International Mathematical Olympiad. This isn't just a win for AI in math; it's a significant indicator o...

Why AI Agents Are the Next Big Thing: Insights from a McKinsey Report and Legal Use Cases

Lizzy Smart

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July 29, 2024

Research

Why AI Agents Are the Next Big Thing: Insights from a McKinsey Report and Legal Use Cases

A recent report from McKinsey highlights the transformative potential of AI agents in business. While the report focuses on general business applications, let's explore how these A...

Exploring the Potential of SearchGPT in Legal Research

Lizzy Smart

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July 26, 2024

Industry News

Exploring the Potential of SearchGPT in Legal Research

In a recent blog post, Open AI announced its SearchGPT project enters its testing phase. Initially launched to a small group of users and publishers to gather feedback, SearchGPT a...

GPT-4o Mini: A New Contender in Legal AI Workflows

Lizzy Smart

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July 18, 2024

Tech Testing

GPT-4o Mini: A New Contender in Legal AI Workflows

OpenAI's latest model, GPT-4o Mini, has created quite a buzz in the AI community. We put it to the test in various legal workflows, and here's what we found. Introduction to GPT-4...

The Future of Legal Work: Key Insights from Deloitte's Latest Legal AI Report

Lizzy Smart

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July 1, 2024

Research

The Future of Legal Work: Key Insights from Deloitte's Latest Legal AI Report

Dive into Deloitte's insightfull report on the future of legal work and the transformative potential of Generative AI. Discover how AI is set to revolutionize legal departments, en...