When Bernie Sanders told Hillary Clinton that “the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails,” he echoed a sentiment that also resonates in law firms everywhere. Just mention email to lawyers and you will hear a variety of complaints. They complain that they receive too many emails and the volume overwhelms them. They complain that clients expect immediate answers to every email. And they complain that saving email is difficult.

The last issue—preserving email—applies as much, if not more, to lawyers as it does to Clinton.

Lawyers have an obligation to preserve their communications with clients and their communications about client matters. To many, that still means merely saving copies of all letters or correspondence and maybe, just maybe, saving an email or two, not all of them. But doing that kind of preservation not only is inadequate, but it could lead to disciplinary issues down the road.