The Ten Types Of People You Meet Doing Doc Review

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

1. The Super Sleuth

Via noobist.com

"This is a case that can get cracked from the very bottom," thinks the Super Sleuth. "And I will be the one to find the smoking gun document in this electronic haystack. Then they will make me a staff attorney." This reviewer will write copious attorney notes detailing their investigations and, later, the QC team will rue the day this reviewer was born.

2. The Self-Appointed Project Manager

Via crossfittrain.com

"I'm way better than these other reviewers," thinks the Self-Appointed Project Manager. "I'm even better than the actual PM who is currently running the case. Once I start taking over, maybe the company will realize my potential and make me the PM." This reviewer will start bossing everyone else around within 24 hours of being on the project and will try to become the real PM's right-hand man.

3. The Slacker

Via geargods.net

"Sweet. I can't believe they pay me for doing nothing," thinks The Slacker. "I'm going to code these documents without even reading them." This reviewer will frequently take extra long lunch breaks or disappear mysteriously at odd hours of the day. Other reviewers will wish they had the courage.

4. The Power Lawyer

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"So what if I've never actually worked at a law firm or been inside a court room," thinks the Power Lawyer. "I went to law school and this makes me a Big Deal." Without fail, this reviewer will come into work dressed in a suit everyday, even on casual Fridays.

5. The Chatterbox

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"Conversation makes the world go round," thinks the Chatterbox. But the PM thinks otherwise. This reviewer will constantly chat up all of the other reviewers without filtering anything that comes into his head. As a result, the PM will begin a campaign of e-mail reminders to the whole review team about 'focus' and 'talking in the review room.' Some of the other reviewers will start actively avoiding this reviewer, especially in the kitchen.

6. The Conspiracy Theorist

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"All of the employees of this company are hiding something," thinks the Conspiracy Theorist. "This isn't just a lunch date auto-reminder e-mail. This is obviously a collusion to defraud the client." Thanks to this reviewer, the protocol went from five pages to fifteen within the first week.

7. The Part Time Solo

Via beyondbridges.net

"I'm definitely a real lawyer," thinks the Part Time Solo. "I had three clients last year and one of them actually paid me. So what if the other two were pro bono family members." This reviewer will sometimes insist on taking phone calls from their 'clients' in the review room just so they can give really loud legal advice in front of everyone else.

8. The Document Review Machine

Via jgcinema.com

"If I check 500 documents per hour, maybe they will recognize my skills and hire me to be part of the firm," thinks the Document Review Machine. No they will not, DR Machine, they will not. Instead, other reviewers will come to silently resent you.

9. The Veteran

Via thehollywoodnews.com

"Back in my day," says the Veteran out loud to anyone who will listen, "they used to pay 100 dollars an hour with OT, and get a limo to drive you home after 8." This reviewer is full of shocking stories just like this about the golden days of doc review five years ago. Things have just gone downhill since then, and this reviewer's stories just make everyone depressed.

10. The Rookie

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"Alright, let's do this," thinks the Rookie. "I'm really excited to get past all these introductions and start coding some documents." Oh, Rookie, you innocent, uninitiated soul, think all the other reviewers. The Veteran will invariably take the Rookie under her wing during the first week if only to give him a reality check.