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Security, Privacy and Compliance

What Is an Ethical Wall?

Restrictions that block certain lawyers and staff from accessing information about a matter, to manage a conflict of interest.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Ethical walls have to be enforced across every system: the document management system, email, time entry and now AI tools that can search across matters. AI search that ignores walls is a serious risk.

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Related Terms

Conflict check
Searching a firm's records for relationships with a prospective client, opposing parties and related entities before taking on a new matter.
Role-based access control
Granting access to data and features based on a person's role, so people see only what they need.
DMS (document management system)
The system a firm or legal department uses to store, version, secure and search its documents and email, such as iManage or NetDocuments.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.