Expert: Leslie - 6/27/2006

Question
I am a legal assistant and writing a letter to an attorney.  I am copying the letter to our client and the opposing attorney.  At the bottom of the letter I am writing a message to the attorney and do not want the opposing attorney to have this message on her copy.  What's the format on "blind copying" that message.

Answer
Heather,

With electronic correspondence, the chances that all recipients of a letter will get all the information is too great to risk putting an eyes-only note in the same email.

I would simply email all parties with the letter that you described, and send a second email with the letter and the exclusive note to the eyes-only attorney.

Blind copying is intended to provide third party with information without the knowledge of the first two recipients. As an example, you may want to send the letter to the two attorneys and then blind copy the client.

I have seen a rather easy trick, however, of hiding text in a document. You can change the text color to match the page. The text cannot be seen unless someone highlights the area and can see the highlighted text. (Like secret writing...) I don't recommend it, but it's fun...

Hopes this helps you.

Leslie