Privilege Review

Privilege review is one of the most consequential tasks in document review. Missing a privileged document can result in inadvertent disclosure, while over-claiming privilege invites challenges. The stakes are high and the volume is often overwhelming.

Claira can perform an initial privilege analysis under Canadian law, identifying the type of privilege, the parties involved, and the basis for the claim -- giving your team a structured starting point for human decision-making.

How Claira helps

• Identifies multiple privilege types. Solicitor-client privilege, litigation privilege, common interest privilege, and settlement privilege are all covered.
• Provides structured output. Each document gets a privilege call, a list of privilege types, involved parties, a justification, and supporting excerpts.
• Reduces first-pass time. By handling the initial analysis, Claira lets your reviewers focus on judgment calls rather than reading every document from scratch.

When to use this

• First-pass privilege review for large document populations
• Supplementing reviewer decisions with a structured AI analysis
• Identifying documents that need senior counsel review
• Building privilege logs with supporting justifications

Sample prompt

If you are working in a different jurisdiction, adapt the prompt accordingly -- for example, replace "Canadian law" with "U.S. federal law" or the relevant jurisdiction.

Tips for better results

• Always treat Claira's output as a recommendation, not a final decision. Privilege calls require legal judgment. Use Claira to triage and prioritize, then have a qualified reviewer confirm each call.
• Include party information in your Case Context. Privilege analysis depends on knowing who is a lawyer, who is a client, and who is outside counsel. The more context Claira has, the better its analysis.
• Review the supporting excerpts. These help you quickly verify whether Claira's privilege call is grounded in the actual document content.

Need help? Contact support@claira.to