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What Is Managed Document Review?

Document review in litigation or investigations run by a provider with its own reviewers, workflow and quality control.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Managed review has long been the largest cost in many large cases. TAR and generative AI review are reducing reviewer hours, shifting providers toward technology and quality control.

Litigation & eDiscovery Companies

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Related Terms

ALSP (alternative legal service provider)
A company that delivers legal services, such as document review, contract management or eDiscovery, outside the traditional law firm model.
TAR (technology-assisted review)
Using machine learning to rank or classify documents for review in eDiscovery, so people review the most likely relevant documents first or not at all.
eDiscovery
Collecting, reviewing and producing electronically stored information, such as email, chat and documents, in litigation, investigations and regulatory requests.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.