2018 edition. A current edition of the Federal Rules of Evidence is an important resource for lawyers, paralegals and law students. The same can be said for the Advisory Committee Notes that can be extremely useful in understanding and applying the Rules. This book contains unofficial versions of both of these authorities and contains the amendments effective December 1, 2017. In addition, this book provides an overview of Rule 502, perhaps the most significant change to the Rules in the past decade, governing waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. This book also includes non-waiver templates under Rule 502 that you can consider using in your practice.