The Brief: June 2026
Welcome back to The Brief. This month's updates help you tightly control contracting workflows, speed up larger document reviews, and strengthen what you can accomplish on the go. Here's what's new.
Draft and Negotiate With Greater Precision
Get sharper edits, cleaner formatting, and faster playbook setup to speed up routine contract negotiations.
Improved Redlining Quality and Context
Receive more targeted, actionable edits in Harvey for Word, which now better understands your contracts and negotiating position. Learn more.
Improved Formatting Support With Agentic Word
Preserve the structure and styling of complex documents with advanced formatting, including indentation control and the ability to create and edit footnotes directly in your document. Learn more.
Writing Styles and Model Selector in Harvey for Word
Tailor your outputs with Writing Styles and the Model Selector directly inside Harvey for Word. Learn more.
Playbook Review Updates: Review Mode, Out-of-Scope Provision Flags, and Prompt Library
Get greater control and context in playbook reviews with an in-depth review experience, flags for provisions that fall outside the playbook's scope, and prompt library access during playbook reviews. Learn more.
Playbook Editor Interface Updates
Build and manage playbooks faster with a redesigned editor featuring a side panel for organizing rules, rich-text editing, improved search, and the ability to ask Harvey for position suggestions. Learn more.
Review Large Document Sets with Greater Efficiency
Work on document discovery or a due diligence review with new features that improve analysis.
Support for PST Files
Search and analyze entire email archives with .pst file support in Vault and Assistant. Learn more.
Table Instructions for Review Tables
Keep review tables consistent by adding persistent instructions in table settings, which apply to every new column you generate. Learn more.
Cell-Level Refresh in Review Tables
Fix or update one result without redoing an entire analysis by re-running a single cell review. Learn more.
Address Complex Tasks With Improved Platform Capabilities
Take on more demanding work and produce files that are ready to review so that routine analysis runs smoother.
Opus 4.8 Now Available in Harvey
Access Anthropic's latest model, Opus 4.8, directly from the Model Selector across Assistant, Vault, and Agent Builder. Learn more.
DeepJudge Integration in Harvey
With Harvey’s partnership with DeepJudge, you’ll soon be able to bring the collective knowledge and insight of your firm to Harvey, so that the resulting work reflects your teams’ expertise, judgment, and past practice. Learn more.
Research With More Authoritative Sources
Draft briefs and pressure-test arguments with insights grounded in authoritative, jurisdiction-specific case law and content inside Harvey.
US Case Law Knowledge Source
Run deeper legal research workflows with access to public US case law data inside Harvey. Learn more.
SCC Online Integration
Conduct Indian legal research without leaving the platform, with direct access to SCC Online. Learn more.
160+ New Legal Research Sources
Tap into over 160 newly added data sources in Harvey, providing broader global coverage for your practice. Learn more.
Access Harvey’s Reasoning on the Go
Keep your work moving from anywhere with expanded features across mobile and email.
Harvey Mobile for Android
Work securely with Harvey Mobile now available on Android devices. Learn more.
Image Capabilities on Mobile
Capture or upload photos directly in the mobile app and submit or save them for later analysis. Learn more.
Improve Prompts With Harvey (Magic Prompt) on Mobile
Write clearer, more effective prompts and reach better results on the go with Improve (Magic Prompt) on mobile. Learn more.
Email Harvey
Ask Harvey questions and see responses directly from your inbox, so you can keep work moving without having to switch tools. Learn more.
Manage Your Workspace With Ease
Give admins more delegated control and faster setup with new controls across your workspace.
Space Admin
Manage Shared Spaces effectively with a new user role that gives users tighter control without needing full workspace admin rights. Learn more.
Bulk Upload Prompts in Library
Save admins hours of setup with the ability to upload up to 500 prompts at once via CSV instead of creating them one at a time. Learn more.
That's all for June. Try one of these features today or reach out to your Harvey team to learn more. If you’re not a Harvey customer, get in touch for a demo.
