Second-level review is conducted by more experienced attorneys on documents requiring judgment: privilege determinations, hot documents, and items first-pass reviewers escalated.
It also serves quality control over first-pass determinations.
Alternative Names:
Second Pass Review, Quality Review
Why it Matters?
This stage is where privilege calls are actually made, since first-pass reviewers flag candidates rather than deciding. It is also where the case team first encounters key documents, which is why routing significant material promptly matters more than completing the review efficiently. A hot document sitting in a queue for three weeks while first-pass finishes has cost the team time it needed.
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What routes to second-level review?
Why does routing speed matter?
