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esco_label: "observe confidentiality"
relation: essential
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# observe confidentiality — Legal Counsel

For Legal Counsel, 'observe confidentiality' isn’t just about avoiding leaks; it *is* the foundation of the attorney-client privilege and ethical practice. Daily tasks like reviewing sensitive documents (contracts, internal investigations, litigation files), interviewing witnesses, attending client meetings, and communicating with opposing counsel all generate confidential information. Tools used – secure email, document management systems, encrypted devices – are means to *enforce* confidentiality, not substitutes for it. Good looks like proactively thinking about data security in every interaction; knowing precisely what constitutes privileged communication versus public knowledge; and consistently applying those principles.

## Weitere Anreicherung

Stage-2 source for future practitioner grounding: CORE / DOAB (open-access law monographs).
