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Remote document review attorneys analyze and code documents in litigation, investigations, and due diligence — applying legal judgment to decide what is relevant, privileged, or responsive within large sets of electronically stored information. It is one of the most established remote-friendly roles in law, with attorneys reviewing on secure platforms from home for firms, legal vendors, and corporate legal teams.
Remote document review work ranges from project-based and contract assignments to ongoing roles, and is often tied to e-discovery and litigation support. Strong candidates combine careful attention to detail and consistency with familiarity using review platforms like Relativity. Most postings require a JD and active bar admission, though some accept attorneys awaiting admission. The roles below are updated daily and include only positions employers advertised as remote.
Yes — every role posted on this site was advertised as remote by the employer. That's our single inclusion criterion: if a position wasn't presented as remote, it doesn't get listed, so every document review role here is a remote-advertised one. Please note that while we do our best to keep listings accurate, employers occasionally make mistakes in their own postings, so in rare cases a role advertised as remote may turn out not to be — we always recommend confirming the arrangement directly with the employer before you apply.
They review documents — emails, contracts, and files — gathered for a case or investigation and tag each for relevance, responsiveness, privilege, and key issues, following the review protocol. The work supports litigation, regulatory investigations, and M&A due diligence, and is done on secure e-discovery platforms.
A lot of document review is project-based or contract work that scales with active matters, which is part of why it's so remote-friendly, though some firms and vendors offer ongoing or staff roles. Listings usually state whether the role is project-based, contract, or permanent.
Project-based document review is often paid hourly — commonly in the range of roughly $30 to $60+ per hour depending on experience, language skills, and complexity — while staff roles carry a salary. Individual postings list the rate or salary where the employer provides it.
Familiarity with platforms such as Relativity is frequently preferred and sometimes required, though some employers train on the tool. Experience with e-discovery workflows and a track record of accurate, consistent review tend to matter most; check each listing.
It can be a flexible entry point or bridge — especially for newer attorneys or those re-entering practice — and reviewers often move toward e-discovery, litigation support, or associate roles over time. What it leads to depends on the path you pursue and the employer.