Discovery Document Review
Review documents for relevance, responsiveness, and privilege at scale, dramatically accelerating the litigation discovery process. Reduces review time by 60-80%.
60-80% reduction in review time
Consistent application of review criteria
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
The Problem
- ✗Massive document volumes (10,000-1,000,000+ documents)
- ✗High cost of contract attorney review
- ✗Inconsistent coding across reviewers
- ✗Reviewer fatigue affecting quality
- ✗Tight production deadlines
How Claude Helps
Categorizes documents by issue and relevance, identifies responsive documents, flags potentially privileged communications, creates document summaries, and enables rapid human QC of AI decisions.
Step-by-Step Workflow
Define review criteria
Issues, custodians, date range
Upload document set
Or connect to e-discovery platform
Run initial categorization
Claude codes each document
Human QC sample
Of Claude's decisions
Refine criteria
Based on QC results
Complete review and generate production set
With Claude assistance
Example Prompt
Review this document for a breach of contract case involving software licensing. REVIEW CRITERIA: - Relevant date range: January 2023 - December 2024 - Key custodians: John Smith, Jane Doe, Tech Team - Issues: 1. License grant scope 2. Usage restrictions 3. Payment obligations 4. Breach allegations 5. Damages evidence For this document: 1. RESPONSIVE: Does it relate to any listed issues? (Yes/No/Potentially) 2. PRIVILEGE: Could this be privileged? (Yes - attorney communication, Yes - work product, No) 3. KEY DOCUMENT: Is this a "hot" document? (Yes/No) 4. ISSUES: Which issues does it relate to? (list numbers) 5. SUMMARY: 2-3 sentence summary of document content Format output for bulk coding import.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Claude replace dedicated e-discovery platforms?
For smaller matters (<10,000 documents), Claude may be sufficient. For large-scale e-discovery, use Claude alongside Relativity or Everlaw for the production workflow.
How do I ensure quality across large document sets?
Implement QC sampling. Have human reviewers check a statistically significant sample of Claude's decisions and refine criteria as needed.
What about privilege review accuracy?
Claude flags potential privilege; human review confirms. Never produce documents without human privilege review -- Claude assists but doesn't replace professional responsibility.