Pitfalls To Avoid When Selecting Document Review Attorneys

By Barry Schwartz (March 19, 2018, 11:45 AM EDT) -- In the recent Anthem data breach settlement, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh criticized, and will most likely strike down, contract attorney fees in the $300 to $400 an hour range. That's just more than most clients would pay for those services generally, and more specifically, the charges seemed egregiously high for temporary contract attorneys who seemingly had no special experience or institutional knowledge of the client or the case specifically that might have otherwise justified those rates. That doesn't mean everyone should stop using contract attorneys, but it does show that there are multiple things to consider before employing a contract review team....

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