Hire a document review specialist

A document review specialist examines large sets of documents in litigation, investigations and due diligence to decide what is relevant, privileged or confidential. Careful review controls discovery cost and helps attorneys find the evidence that matters while keeping protected material out of production. Typical responsibilities include: review documents for relevance, responsiveness and privilege; apply issue and confidentiality codes following protocol; flag key documents and sensitive information for attorney attention.

Look for privilege review, document coding, legal terminology, accuracy, confidentiality and review protocols. Experience with Relativity, Everlaw, Reveal and Logikcull is common in this role.

Yes. A document review specialist is one of the roles employers most often hire on contract, for projects, busy periods, leave cover and vacancies. Contract-to-hire is also an option if you want to work together before making a permanent offer.

It depends on the matter. First-pass relevance review can often be done by trained non-attorneys, while privilege calls and sensitive issue coding are usually handled by licensed attorneys. Confirm what the case team and any court order allow.

Size it on document volume, review deadline and complexity, then add a team lead and quality control reviewers. A smaller, well-trained team is often more consistent than a large one, so share the protocol and sample documents before starting.