2020 is finally over and 2021 is here! There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we do not yet know the length of that tunnel. As we settle into the new year, document review continues to be conducted remotely, and the return to dedicated document review facilities is not likely to happen soon. While most parties involved in all aspects of a document review have adjusted to the new normal of a remote delivery model, we have gained insight over the past 10-plus months on how to best conduct reviews to satisfy both internal protocols as well as client security concerns.
Here are our best practice tips for hiring qualified reviewers and addressing security issues, both of which are among the top challenges organizations are facing with performing remote document reviews today. From a security standpoint, the remote review environment is drastically different from a corporate review environment. These guidelines should help to bring back an excellent level of security, certainty and visibility to the remote review environment:
