Readers requiring legal advice on any specific case or circumstance should consult with counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction. The attorney client privilege is designed to encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients.• For the privilege to apply, the communication must generally satisfy two requirements: The in-house counsel must have been acting in the role of an attorney. In-House Counsel See Generation Gap. Younger lawyers are more likely to use e-mail and text messages to communicate and less likely to respect authority. The attorney-client privilege belongs to the client, which is the company, not its employees. If the purpose is legal advice, the communication is privileged if it's confidential and between lawyer and client. For article, "Toward a Parent-Inclusive Attorney-Client Privilege," see 53 Ga. L. Rev. One final consideration arises in the context of in-house counsel. Davidson County lawyer Wendell Cornelius Dawson was reinstated to the practice of law on Nov.