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LexisNexis Protégé™ New Zealand - New Features Release 2025

27 August 2025

Summary


We’re excited to announce new features added to Protégé™, your next-generation legal AI assistant in Lexis+ AI that will further streamline your legal research and practice. Designed to work the way you do, Protégé makes your Lexis+ AI experience more powerful, personal, intuitive, and will elevate your productivity to new heights.

We’ll also be sharing some practical tips designed to improve your proficiency with Lexis+ AI and featuring a number of new features – many of them which stem directly from your feedback.


What’s new in Protégé?

Protégé represents the next evolution of our generative AI Assistant in Lexis+ AI. Now seamlessly integrated into your digital workflow, Protégé provides you with a personalised experience that surpasses our previous AI Assistant.


New PDF upload solution

The New PDF upload service has OCR capability, meaning that users can now upload scanned or image-only PDFs. However, note that handwritten documents are not supported.

Excerpt from the legal case Greene v. Greene


Removal of minimum document upload character count

Failure to meet the minimum character count (1,500) has been removed for document upload tasks, allowing users to upload documents for analysis and summary tasks. The maximum file size has increased to a maximum of 1 million characters or 20Mb per doc.

LexisNexis Protégé NZ Document Upload feature – Removal of minimum character count


Document Viewer

You can now view your uploaded document alongside your Protégé session, minimising context-switching and helping you stay focused on the task at hand. This intuitive layout allows you to reference your source material while generating content, saving you valuable time and supporting you in drafting and analysing more efficiently.

LexisNexis Protégé NZ Document Viewer feature


Timeline Visualisation

When you upload documents, you will now be able to generate a graphical timeline that presents key events and milestones in a clear and concise chronological format. Protégé will instantly transform complex legal documents into an intuitive visual overview. This powerful feature enables you to quickly grasp the progression of a matter, streamlining both analysis and client communication.

LexisNexis Protégé NZ Timeline Visualisation feature

If you would like to book a free demo of Lexis+ AI with Protégé for your firm, and discover how it can transform your legal workflow while saving you time, please submit the form below: