To qualify for protection under the attorney-client privilege, communications of legal advice, including email, must be made in confidence. This publication is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide general information on legal matters."If I copy our lawyer on an email to my fellow board members, that will make it attorneyclient privileged. Legal opinions of the City Attorney's Office that the City has decided to release to the public will be provided on this page. The attorney-client privilege extends to clients, clients' representatives, lawyers and lawyers' representatives—the circle of trust. The attorney-client privilege "is intended to encourage candor between attorney and client and promote the best possible representation of the client.