Fact · Dictation for work and study
The comment to Arkansas's Rule 1.6 lists factors for judging reasonable efforts, including the sensitivity of the information, the likelihood of disclosure without extra safeguards, and the cost and difficulty of those safeguards.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Factors to be considered in determining the reasonableness of the lawyer’s efforts include, but are not limited to, the sensitivity of the information, the likelihood of disclosure if additional safeguards are not employed”
Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information, Arkansas Supreme Court rules, as reproduced by courtrules.net, n.d., Comment, paragraph on reasonable efforts.
Open the original- What it measures
- The comment also says a breach is not a violation of paragraph (c) if the lawyer made reasonable efforts to prevent it. Dictation recordings and transcripts are information relating to a client's matter, so the same factors apply to them.
- What it does not show
- The factors are guidance in a comment, not a checklist. The comment is Arkansas's; check your own state's comment.