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Perspective

Mar. 8, 2013

Email chains and the attorney-client privilege

Privilege logs are expensive. And as any junior associate will confirm, they are tedious and an absolute pain to compile. Email only has made the situation worse. By Lucas A. Messenger


By Lucas A. Messenger


Privilege logs are expensive. And as any junior associate or paralegal will confirm, they are tedious and an absolute pain to compile. At the same time, it is essential that they are prepared correctly to ensure that privilege is not inadvertently waived.


Email only has made the situation worse. Communications that used to take place face-to-face or over the phone now occur in interminable extended email exchanges - often over the ...

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