Governance
Privilege (Legal)
Legal privilege is the doctrine that protects confidential communications between a lawyer and client from compelled disclosure. AI in legal practice manages privilege risk through enterprise contracts that disclaim training and access (BAA-equivalent for legal), private-cloud or self-hosted deployments for the most sensitive matters, and engagement letters that disclose AI use to clients. Processing client communications through a non-disclaimed third-party model risks waiver arguments in some jurisdictions.
Related terms
- AI Governance — AI governance is the system of policies, controls, and accountabilities that determines what AI is allowed to do inside an organization, who approves AI deployments, how AI decisions are audited, and how risk is managed.
- AI Compliance — AI compliance is the demonstrable conformance of AI deployments to applicable laws and standards — GDPR, PIPEDA, the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, sector-specific rules in healthcare, finance, and government.