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Doanhandcrafted by Taiwanese lawyer Jerry, the AI case management assistant Donna is officially launched. It integrates lawyers' case files, AI, and administrative tasks into the same workspace. You can read the entire case file to answer questions, with citation page numbers marked, automatically categorize files into seven major case folders, and assist in drafting pleadings. Most importantly, case files can be stored on the lawyer’s own OneDrive, Google Drive, or firm NAS, with layered encryption during transmission and storage, using the firm’s exclusive keys.
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• Master the full case file function
• Store case files in your own cloud
• Major changes in Taiwan’s judicial sector

Summary Highlights

• Donna is an AI case assistant created by Taiwanese lawyers. Ask a question, and it will read the entire case file to answer, marking citation page numbers (e.g., p.69, p.148)
• Case files can be stored on the lawyer’s own OneDrive, Google Drive, or NAS, encrypted with the firm’s exclusive keys, and will never be used to train AI
• Platform is free, charged only by AI processing and storage, with personal lawyer monthly fee about 2000 NT dollars, promoting “start your practice for less than 3000 NT dollars a month”

Taiwanese lawyers spend more than half their day not in court but searching files, flipping through case files, registering correspondence. Recently, a Taiwanese lawyer personally developed the AI case management assistant Donna, aiming to reclaim work time.

According to official descriptions, its positioning is to integrate lawyers’ case files, AI, and administrative tasks into one workspace, with data always remaining in the lawyer’s own control. The product is now online, with registration for trial on the official website donna.systems.

Donna’s core is not a chatbot, but an “case assistant.” When a file arrives, it automatically interprets the content and filename, infers which case and folder it belongs to, and places it directly if confidence is high, or returns it for confirmation if confidence is low, emphasizing “never misplaced files.” Even scanned paper documents and email correspondence are automatically categorized.

Master the full case file function

Open a case, and the interface is a one-page three-column workspace, with key capability being AI-based evidence Q&A.

Example from the official website: If a lawyer asks, “Did the opposing lawyer admit to a 2 million loan?” Donna will read the entire case file to answer and mark the cited pages (e.g., p.69, p.148), allowing the lawyer to verify later. Hundreds of pages of scanned files can also be OCR-processed for retrieval. More importantly, if something is not in the evidence, it will directly say so, without fabrication.

Donna’s documentation states that AI can assist in drafting pleadings according to the firm’s preferred format, automatically inserting case number, party details, opposing lawyer, and related case information, as well as continuing with evidence numbering, and organizing evidence lists and facts to be proved. Case PDFs can be highlighted, annotated with sticky notes, and stamped with evidence seals directly within the system, all layered over the original file without modifying it; final copies are exported when needed.

Store case files in your own cloud

Donna places “data security” on equal footing with functionality, listing three lines of defense:

• Encryption during transmission and storage, TLS from browser to backend, static data encrypted with AES-256
• Firm’s exclusive keys, each firm has its own key, no universal key across firms, nightly off-site backups
• Case files are not used to train AI, content sent to AI is not used for model training

Designed for “storage neutrality,” case files can reside in Donna’s encrypted cloud or remain on the lawyer’s preferred OneDrive, Google Drive, or NAS, with no forced data migration, and all data can be packaged into ZIP files for easy transfer.

Technically, Donna uses Anthropic’s Claude as the main model. Firms can also supply their own API keys for OpenAI or Gemini, handling AI calls independently; Donna does not process these directly. The official team has completed 37 permission patches, offering 12 permission levels and 6 roles (director, admin, lawyer, legal assistant, intern) with tiered controls on access and editing, configurable by the director.

Major changes in Taiwan’s judicial sector

According to official statistics cited by Donna, there are about 11,214 licensed lawyers nationwide, with 71.8% of solo practices in Taipei and New Taipei. Nearly 90% of lawyers cannot afford a full team. Hiring an assistant costs about 50,000 NT dollars per month, including salary, labor insurance, and office space.

This phenomenon has prompted many young lawyers to consider that as AI assistants improve, they can provide legal services at a fraction of the traditional team-based costs.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese law firms are beginning to align with large international firms, gradually launching AI products tailored to Taiwan’s local judicial environment. Regarding industry changes, an unnamed law firm partner and industry analyst predict that Taiwan’s legal assistant environment will undergo dramatic transformation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Donna? Who developed it?

Donna is an AI case management assistant created by Taiwanese lawyer Jerry, integrating case files, AI Q&A, and administrative tasks into one workspace, capable of reading entire case files and marking citation pages. The product is online and available for trial registration at donna.systems.

Will case files processed with Donna be used to train AI?

No. Donna emphasizes encrypted transmission and storage, with each firm’s exclusive keys. Content sent to AI is not used for model training, and case files can be stored on the lawyer’s own OneDrive, Google Drive, or NAS, with one-click packaging for transfer.