We used to worry about privileged communications with our clients, because we did all too much communicating with
ordinary unencrypted email.
Not exact matches
Having said that virtually every jurisdiction of which I am aware has approved using
unencrypted email for
ordinary solicitor - client communications, provided that you have obtained your client's consent to this.
Lawyers are advised to discuss communications security with their clients (and the subtle advisors warn that the clients may not be very knowledgeable about that topic, and one can't hide behind that ignorance to establish a permission); but the general rule is that
ordinary,
unencrypted email is OK.