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Litigation and Discovery

What Is Privilege Review?

Checking documents in discovery for attorney-client privilege or work product before they are produced.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Privilege mistakes are costly and hard to undo, so this stage still involves heavy lawyer review. AI tools increasingly help by flagging likely privileged communications and drafting log descriptions.

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Related Terms

Privilege log
A list of documents withheld from production on privilege grounds, with enough description for the other side to assess the claim.
TAR (technology-assisted review)
Using machine learning to rank or classify documents for review in eDiscovery, so people review the most likely relevant documents first or not at all.

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