The Document Review Process
Document review is often the most labor-intensive and expensive stage of the litigation process, the e-discovery process and the EDRM. During this phase, each page of data in a collection is reviewed and analyzed – automatically through technological means and manually through attorneys and paralegals – to determine what documents must be withheld from production to opposing counsel. Often document reviewers are attorneys who understand the legal and factual issues in the litigation and are able to make the necessary judgment calls as to privilege and responsiveness. To minimize cost, teams of contract attorneys and/or paralegals are often employed. 