privacy evidence lawyer confidentiality
Is it common to provide evidence via email to a lawyer?
<p>Do clients and attorneys typically communicate evidence via e-mail or cloud-based sharing services (i.e. One Drive or Dropbox)?</p>
<p>If so, are these safe for confidential material? It this a common way to share evidence to a lawyer?</p>
<p>If so, is there a particular reason why as my workplace doesn't consider such methods to be adequately secure for sharing confidential information.</p>

<h2>Your evidence is not confidential material</h2>
<p>It will be disclosed to the other party and the court. Indeed it must be disclosed - even if it hurts your case.</p>
<p>Evidence is different from communications with your lawyer about the case. These are privileged and unless disclosed to the other party or the court with a waiver of privilege can’t be used even if they get them somehow.</p>
<h2>Electronic transfer is how the world works</h2>
<p>Lawyers and courts routinely deal with each other using email and file sharing services. Most courts actually require electronic filing.</p>
