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.