Intro to Deep Thinking

Find the needle in the haystack.

Deep Thinking is our next-gen reasoning mode for immigration law research. It expands each query from a handful of sources to 30+ authoritative sources—synthesizing the INA, CFR, BIA/AAO decisions, circuit/federal cases, agency policy, and practice guidance—to surface what matters fast.

What Deep Thinking does

• Wider intake: Reviews 30+ sources per request, not just the “top few.”
• Structured legal reasoning: Breaks issues into elements, applies tests, and conflict checks sources that answer the same question differently.
• Needle-finding: Prioritizes the most on-point authorities when the record is noisy.

Where you can use it:

• Research Chat 
• Private GPT
• Document Q&A 

How it works 

• Model: Upgraded to GPT-5 with default thinking criteria tuned for legal analysis.
• Reasoning loop: Iteratively plans, tests, and refines across many sources before answering.
• Citation discipline: Tracks which sources and quotations inform each conclusion so you can verify quickly.

Today vs. soon

• Today: Deep Thinking runs on every chat by default—you don’t have to do anything.
• Coming soon: You’ll see a Deep Thinking toggle below the chat area. Turn it on for complex matters or off for quick lookups—your choice per query.

Why it matters

• Speed to substance: Less time hunting; more time evaluating strategy.
• Coverage confidence: Broader canvass reduces the risk of missing controlling or persuasive authority.
• Stronger work product: Clearer structure, better citations, and explicit treatment of counterpoints.

Professional responsibility

Visalaw.ai is a research aid, not legal advice. Always verify citations, holdings, and current agency policy before relying on outputs for client counsel or filings.

Get started

Open Research Chat, Private GPT, or Document Q&A and ask your first question—Deep Thinking is already on. When the toggle arrives, use it per matter to balance depth and speed