In the words of Massachusetts’ famous politician Martin Lomasney, “Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.”
In present day, he would have especially included “never use monitored and eternally archived electronic media” at the top of the list.
My daughter is an attorney. Doing business involves a yellow pad of cryptic notes only she understands. The laptop and smart phone are for non client related administrative communications and court filings submitted because the courts now require specific format filings software issued by the courts. (Seattle, State, and Federal)