AI and the Future of Law

AI Recording Tools and Attorney-Client Privilege in the Age of AI

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AI recording tools can make lawyers more efficient—but what are the risks to confidentiality?

In this episode, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack examine how AI recording tools intersect with attorney–client privilege, professional responsibility rules, and the evolving skill demands of an AI-driven workforce.

Topics discussed include:

  • How AI recording platforms may introduce third-party privilege risks
  • State consent laws and the ethical limits of secret recording
  • New York Bar Formal Opinion 2025-6 and deceptive practices
  • Whether recording changes how clients communicate with their lawyers
  • The risk of AI-generated summaries misinterpreting legal nuance
  • A risk-based framework for deciding when (and when not) to record
  • New Wharton–Accenture research on how AI is reshaping job skills and compensation

AI tools can improve legal work—but only when lawyers understand the boundaries that protect trust, competence, and confidentiality.

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