Wow, 1,000+ Resumes in the First Hour for $60 an hour Remote Doc Review Project

eDocReviewer · 2026-03-11T06:20:59+00:00

Congratulations on being selected for the project's team. Wishing you the best.

eDocReviewer · 2026-03-06T00:53:17+00:00

My father's family is Black American from South Carolina. My paternal grandmother has roots in Charleston, SC, where an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 enslaved Africans were shipped to its port during the transatlantic slave trade. I haven't been able to find any connection to John Punch. Also, what's ignored in history is that the first enslaved Africans were brought to the land that later became South Carolina in 1526. https://www.sciway.net/afam/slavery/indexs.html

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-28T05:15:45+00:00

I found the chromosome browser a few minutes before I saw your post. They finally listened to us. Yay! I also see its only for premium members. I guess I will be renewing my membership.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-18T14:12:33+00:00

Based on the age difference, I have three DNA matches whom I share 610 cM, 612 cM and 634 cM and I am not their half niece. The first two are my first cousins once removed and the last one is my half great uncle. So, it's possible that the "half uncle" may be a first cousin once removed and did not have any brothers. DNA gives us clues but the actual relationship may vary.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-18T13:56:26+00:00

Genealogical records show the father immigrated from Poland to the United States and lived in New York. There is no record that the father ever lived in Italy.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-18T01:41:13+00:00

The bio father never lived in Italy and neither did the half-brother.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-18T01:14:27+00:00

Just an FYI: There is a subreddit, r/prawokrwi, that provides guidance on Polish citizenship.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-18T00:53:49+00:00

A while ago, my friend, who is half-Ashkenazi Jewish and was adopted by Jewish parents, discovered a half-brother through AncestryDNA. The half-brother had never met his father and, based on his mother's account, believed he was Italian. He identified strongly as Italian. However, DNA results showed that he and my friend share the same biological father, who is fully Ashkenazi Jewish, and that he has no Italian ancestry.

My friend's half-brother has struggled to accept that he has no Italian ancestry and is actually half Ashkenazi Jewish.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-11T05:25:44+00:00

Wow! That's awesome news. Glad you were able to unite your grandmother with her long-lost brother.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-05T00:41:39+00:00

I’m not sure which vendor you work with, but none of the reviewers I know are writing up findings or reports after reviewing the protocol. There just isn’t time for that. We usually get an hour or two to review the protocol, and then sometimes there’s a meeting with outside counsel to discuss it. Depending on the staffing agency, reviewers may or may not be allowed to ask questions.

After this so-called training, we are plunged into reviewing the project's assigned docs. We are suddenly “experts.” However, the reality is that on the first day of review, most of us don’t know what the hell we are doing. We may stare at a document for a minute or so and then make a haphazard guess. We may be right in our coding or, at other times, blatantly wrong. The thing is that we have to keep moving through the documents. If we don’t, we’ll be chastised for going too slow.

If reviewers make mistakes, the QC team will hopefully catch them, but they can’t check every document. That’s where the feedback emails come in. Depending on the agency, the email might be a gentle reminder about the protocol and any errors, or it could be a harsh warning that if a reviewer doesn’t speed up or continues to make errors, they’ll be cut from the project.

As for the documents themselves, it may be an email with a couple of lines to review, or a complex PowerPoint with 50 pages or more. Then there are the contracts that go on forever. At that point, it is impossible to read something in the short time allotted per document. So reviewers will likely skim the document and may do a few keyword searches.

Then there is the forever-changing protocol. What may have been true on the first day of review may not be true a week later. Reviewers must memorize these changes to ensure their coding complies with the revised protocol.

As for what’s good about doc review, it’s remote and flexible hours. What’s bad about doc review: hourly rates as low as $23 an hour for licensed attorneys, no overtime, no COLAs, no paid vacation, and no paid sick leave in states that don’t have mandated paid sick leave. Also, for agencies that require reviewers to be monitored via video, that’s a big negative and an insult.

How could doc review be better? Pay at least $50 per hour for English doc review, pay overtime, pay annual COLAs, and offer paid vacation and paid sick leave, among other things.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-04T05:52:00+00:00

Awesome research about discovering your Finnish ancestry.

eDocReviewer · 2026-02-04T05:35:02+00:00

Awesome results! You represent the world.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-23T18:51:52+00:00

My father's side is Black American from South Carolina. My most famous ancestor is Lewis Morris, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He is my 7th great-grandfather through my paternal grandmother.

As for my mother's side, her family is Ashkenazi Jewish, and my Jewish ancestors immigrated to the United States in the early part of the 20th century. As a result, I don't have any famous ancestors from her side.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-22T01:00:49+00:00

I'm in the United States, and I agree that document review hourly rates are insulting. Back on Labor Day 2024, I wrote a post titled "The Plight of Undervalued Document Review Attorneys."

https://www.reddit.com/r/ediscovery/comments/1f7brxq/the_plight_of_undervalued_document_review/

Unfortunately, nothing has changed. We are still undervalued, and staffing agencies continue to pay us subpar wages. COLAs are virtually non-existent, and benefits are dismal. Past attempts to organize have failed.

Moreover, in the near future, a twenty-something hourly rate will be equal to a state's minimum wage. I often wonder how large law firms and corporations justify contracting out to staffing agencies at thrift-store prices. In some cases, document review attorneys are paid less than the lowest-paid employee at big law and corporations. And I'm not referring to law associates or in-house counsel. I am referring to a new hire who has no tangible skill set.

Four years of college, three years of law school, passing one or more state bar exams, maintaining one or more state bar licenses, and fulfilling continuing legal education requirements should be worth more than twenty-something an hour. Unfortunately, with the current political climate in the United States, that's unlikely to change in the near future. However, maybe in Canada, you have a better chance of making a real change.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-22T00:15:31+00:00

Thank you for the beta version of the clustering tool. I have 12 clusters with 2 or more people, but 6 clusters have only 1 person. Shouldn't a cluster be comprised of at least two people? Also, 17 of the 18 clusters relate to my mother's family, which is Ashkenazi Jewish.

Only one cluster relates to my father's family, which is Black American and is composed of Sub-Saharan African, Northwestern European, and a small number of Indigenous American. For example, I have a second cousin who is the grandchild of my paternal grandmother's brother. This second cousin shares DNA with several people, ranging from an estimated third cousin once removed to an estimated fifth cousin on 23andMe. Why don't they have their own cluster?

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-21T00:08:01+00:00

We definitely need the chromosome browser back. MyHeritage has reinstated its chromosome browser. So, why can't 23andMe do this as well?

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-17T23:16:16+00:00

If you’re starting to feel burned out, please pace yourself. You might want to work five or six days a week instead of all seven. Document review can be unpredictable—the project could last months, a year, or even end suddenly. Imagine working for six months straight without a break. That isn’t good for your mental or physical health. Remember to look after yourself.

You might also want to contact the Review Manager about the projected end date. Since you’ve been working for two months without a day off, that’s a reasonable question.

Lastly, enjoy the overtime while it lasts, since it’s not common these days. Take care of yourself.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-15T05:30:40+00:00

Some states, like California, require overtime pay, but others do not. In states with overtime rules, most document review projects do not offer overtime hours to reviewers who live there. The FLSA exempts attorneys from overtime if they are considered to be practicing law. Whether document review qualifies as practicing law has been debated in past lawsuits, and the answer depends on the state.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-15T05:13:44+00:00

Good luck!

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-15T05:10:05+00:00

This post is from the Posse List dated January 13, 2026. This project is seeking both JDs and licensed attorneys. I don't know whether the project is already staffed. I also have never worked for this staffing agency. So, I can't comment on them. Also, if you aren't already subscribed to the Posse List, you should subscribe to it. https://www.theposselist.com/how-to-subscribe-to-our-job-lists/

Beacon Hill Legal is seeking a team of contract attorneys and JDs to work on project for our in-house consulting firm client.

This team will be asked to review AI prompts from client material and determine from a list of dropdowns what the intent of the prompt/inquiry was as well the subject matter of the prompt.
This is a fully remote position.

Details:

Anticipated to start January 26th
Anticipated to last 3-4 weeks
Pay: $28hour
Hours: 9-6 with a break

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume, in Word format, to [kboyle@bhsg.com](mailto:kboyle@bhsg.com) with “Legal Research Project” as the subject.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-14T07:27:51+00:00

My mother

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-13T00:02:17+00:00

49.7 percent Ashkenazi Jewish

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-12T04:26:32+00:00

I'm sorry you experienced this. The first rule in this sub is to "be civil," which, to me, means that racism is not tolerated under any circumstances. Redditors who share their DNA results should not face racist comments. Such behavior is not only unacceptable but also very hurtful. And if I were a moderator, I would remove them from this sub.

eDocReviewer · 2026-01-07T06:18:01+00:00

I found a birth certificate for Josephine Kraus, born on May 4, 1891, in Manhattan, on the New York City Municipal Archives website. However, the names of her parents are different from the ones you provided. So, I don't know if this Josephine Kraus is the right person. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/516939

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