The past year has proven challenging for many law school clinics and student-based organizations. They have experienced the political and legal retaliation that sometimes comes when representing ...

This article examines the relationship between the attorney-client privilege and the duty to maintain confidentiality, including how the two concepts overlap and how they apply under different ...

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Attorney-client privilege is an age-old concept that ensures the confidentiality of many of the communications between you and your legal representation. But it’s not necessarily an all-encompassing ...

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A flat-bladed screwdriver can hew away strips of wood. But any woodworker knows a chisel would be the preferred tool for shaving and shaping the wood. Forcing a tool to perform another task not only ...

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As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...

The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...

Samantha Weissbluth, senior counsel, and Simon Johnson, associate, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago The fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege has long complicated attorneys’ lives. And that’s ...