How does LRC handle confidential information?
LRC is committed to maintaining in confidence all information received from or through the attorney-customer. The only exceptions to document confidentiality are if it is already known by LRC before it was communicated to LRC by the customer; if it was lawfully disclosed to LRC by any third party; or if it is information that is generally known or is in the public domain. LRC’s stated commitment to confidentiality is buttressed by four independent obligations or doctrines: (a) contract obligations; (b) ethical obligations; (c) attorney-client privilege; and (d) workproduct doctrine. Contract Obligations All of LRC’s Research Attorneys are obligated by an express contractual provision to maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to the requesting attorney and his or her client and cases, subject to the exceptions noted above. Moreover, LRC’s Research Attorney contracts provide that the Research Attorney’s “duty to maintain confidentiality extends beyond the expiration of
