Client A container
Its own store, index and key
Document store. Search index. Own encryption key. Access list and audit log.
Solution · LegalApp
A private AI workspace for legal matters.
Hosted entirely on each law firm’s dedicated Little Cherry Systems AI infrastructure.
Top 5 functions
What the workspace is for.
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Client and matter workspacesEvery client gets a private workspace with its matters, parties, team and documents in one place.
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Document intakeUpload or email documents in. Scans are converted to text, then classified and tagged to the right matter.
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Research and Q&AAsk questions in plain language across a matter’s documents. Each answer cites the source page.
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Drafting and reviewFirst drafts from the firm’s templates, clause comparison and suggested redlines for a lawyer to accept or reject.
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Summaries and chronologiesCase summaries, timelines of events and key-date lists built from the matter file.
How a matter moves
From opening the file to export, retention and purge.
Through LegalApp
Six steps. The lawyer still approves the output.
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Open matterCreate the client and matter, assign the team.
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IngestUpload documents. Scans become searchable text.
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Store and indexFiles are encrypted and indexed inside the client’s container.
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Research and draftThe AI answers and drafts from that container only.
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Lawyer reviewA lawyer checks, edits and approves every output.
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Export and closeApproved work is exported. The file is retained, then purged.
Containerised storage
One silo per client.
No reads, searches or AI answers cross the walls between containers.
Client B container
Its own store, index and key
Document store. Search index. Own encryption key. Access list and audit log.
Client C container
Its own store, index and key
Document store. Search index. Own encryption key. Access list and audit log.
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Lawyers and staffSign in with their firm account.
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Access gatewayChecks role and matter-team membership before any container opens.
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LegalApp services and on-premises AI modelShared, but holds no client documents between requests.
How the silo works
Dedicated infrastructure. Encrypted disks. No client data leaves the site.
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One container per clientCreated at onboarding. The client’s matters sit as folders inside it.
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Separate keysEach container is encrypted with its own key, so one client’s files cannot be opened with another’s.
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Scoped AIEvery answer is drawn only from the container the lawyer has open. There is no shared index across clients.
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Team-only accessOnly the assigned matter team can open a container. Every view, query and export is logged.
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Clean exitWhen retention ends, the container and its key are deleted together.
Little Cherry Systems FederatedOne
Proposed scope for discussion.
Functions, workflow and retention rules are to be confirmed with the firm. The workspace runs on dedicated infrastructure in Little Cherry Systems’ data center, on encrypted disks, and client data does not leave the site.
FederatedOneA good place to begin