Protecting professional privilege has been harder than ever in the “work from anywhere” era. Tune in to find out how you can safeguard yourself against a confidentiality breach.

 

Episode Introduction: 

In today’s episode of Law Chat with Girija, we’re talking all about maintaining professional privilege with clients when working remotely and how to protect confidentiality despite all the technology that’s involved.

 

Episode Summary: 

Girija Patel walks us through practical steps that one can adopt in their business structure to ensure that they’re being diligent about protecting the professional privilege with their clients. She also shares some ways one can be extra cautious so as to avoid breaching a confidentiality clause.

 

Main Takeaways:

• You can have privilege by law or you can enforce it by including a confidentiality clause in your contract.
• Scan your space to ensure that there aren’t any objects in the room that can undo or invalidate the professional privilege.
• Give the other party a notice of the privilege before starting a virtual meeting so they can prepare their set-up accordingly.
• Include waivers and notices in your contract that lay out the terms of the professional privilege and confidentiality.

 

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