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    <periodOfReport>2018-02-22</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>Lazard Ltd</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LAZ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Stern Alexander F.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O LAZARD LTD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents prior grants of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (&quot;PRSUs&quot;) awarded with respect to compensation for 2014, 2015 and 2016 for which performance conditions have been satisfied. The grants were previously reflected in the Company's proxy statements covering the relevant years.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each PRSU (the performance conditions of which have been satisfied) represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Of these PRSUs, 115,864 will vest on or around March 1, 2018, 31,155 will vest on or around March 1, 2019, and 24,100 will vest on or around March 2, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Additional Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) were acquired pursuant to the dividend equivalent reinvestment provisions of underlying PRSU awards.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Of these RSUs, 5,465 will vest on or around March 1, 2018, 4,601 will vest on or around March 1, 2019, 3,300 will vest on or around March 2, 2020 and 2,502 will vest on or around March 1, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Amount excludes 101,184 shares of Class A Common Stock directly or indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Alexander F. Stern by Scott D. Hoffman under a P of A</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-02-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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