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Title: Document Review Attorney Rate: $45/per hour Location: On-Site: Washington, DC Duration: 2-4 Weeks

Job Summary: The Attorney Associate conducts high-level document reviews in support of discovery or investigative matters, adhering to client and counsel guidelines. This on-site role involves accurately reviewing documents in a supervised setting, typically on behalf of international law firms and corporate legal departments. Additional responsibilities include performing quality control checks on reviewed documents and assisting with various administrative tasks.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs first level review of documents - code/tag/redact documents in accordance with project guidelines and counsel feedback
• Assesses the accuracy of the decisions made by the first-level review team and provides feedback when necessary
• Ensures that all documents meet the standards on quality and quality control review is conducted in accordance with client instructions/specifications and the committed deadline
• Escalates queries and concerns related to the work performed
• Contributes best practices for the work performed
• Maintains confidentiality of all organization and client information
• Attends kick-off calls and prepares the minutes of the meeting
• Consolidates queried and sample documents to be submitted to counsel
• Generates coding breakdown and prepares needed reports
• Assists the Team Leads in requesting database access of the Team
• Assists in troubleshooting technical issues and handles password resets
• Performs any other related tasks that may be assigned by the Team Leads and Managers

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Able to adhere to processes and able to problem-solve creatively
• Knowledge of legal document review tools

Education and Experience:

• Juris Doctorate
• Licensed and in good standing
• 1-3 years' experience in document review