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Protecting E-mail For Complete Client Privacy

Attorney-client privilege, liability for breach of confidentiality obligations and damage to a firm's reputation were all reasons originally cited for stopping the use of e-mail at law firms before it even started. Convenience and responsiveness to clients became justification enough to ignore the basic issue that e-mail was inherently insecure. The standard form disclaimer that we now see at the end of every lawyer's e-mail became the solution to protecting the confidential nature of attorney-client communications. Is it sufficient today?

17 minute read February 28, 2006 at 10:06 AM
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Chris Erickson
Protecting E-mail For Complete Client Privacy

In recent studies conducted by e-mail analyst firm Radicati, 97% of business people surveyed were aware that e-mail is insecure.

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