# The Brief: August 2026 By Steven Van · 2026-08-13 Welcome back to The Brief. [Harvey]() published its [August Brief](), covering new admin controls, deeper integrations with tools firms already use, added model options, and new local sources and languages. ## Admin controls - **Command Center** gives Innovation leads and Legal Ops admins adoption data by practice group, peer benchmarking, and leadership-ready reports. - **Ethical Walls, powered by Intapp** automatically syncs and enforces ethical walls so attorneys only access matters they are authorised to work on. - **Per Party Access Levels** let admins configure view, edit, or run permissions separately for each organisation in a Shared Space. - A new **Spaces Activity Feed** shows access across Shared Spaces with a timestamped audit log, for access reviews and conflict investigations. - A **Vault Recycle Bin** gives workspace admins a 30-day window to recover vaults removed by a user or a retention policy. ## Working in existing tools - The updated **Harvey for Outlook** drafts replies grounded in a matter, searches a user's full inbox, and prioritises emails that need attention. - An **Aderant integration** generates draft billing narratives from work done in Harvey, via Aderant's iTimekeep. - **Notepad**, Harvey's draft editor, now routes requests to the right drafting experience and supports multiple drafts, a dedicated email UI, one-click conversion to Word, and saving to Vault. - Review table exports now get email notifications and a dedicated view for past exports. - **Cell Lock** in review tables freezes a finalised answer so it cannot be edited, re-run, or overwritten, even if the column is re-run. - Playbook reviews can now run start to finish in the web app, without switching to the Word Add-In, and a new **redline-only** mode focuses on redlines and changes. - The mobile app adds multi-source query support and audio transcription, turning a recorded call or meeting into a speaker-labelled transcript that can be saved to a vault or analysed immediately. ## New models - Harvey now supports **Mistral** as a model provider, starting with Mistral Medium 3.5. - **Opus 5** is selectable across the platform. - **Fable 5** is available on an opt-in basis for complex, multi-step work such as drafting and reviewing redlines. ## Local sources and languages - **DeepL** now powers translation workflows in the web app and Word Add-In. - **Tirant lo Blanch** content for Spain and Mexico is directly accessible in Harvey. - The **Otto Schmidt** knowledge source answers German business law, tax, and accounting questions. - **Wolters Kluwer US** content for federal and state statutes, regulations, and legislative history is now freely accessible in Harvey's United States research. [![]()]() ![Harvey]() Harvey AI built for legal work — agents, document analysis, and legal research trusted by 75+ AmLaw 100 firms and in-house teams in 70+ countries. [View Harvey →]() Sources [Original source]() [Read The Brief: August 2026 on Creators Toolbox]() --- Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/harvey-the-brief-august-2026