Source: https://deftridge.com/job/discovery-document-review-chicago-dt-3950610/ Title: Discovery Document Review, hybrid, Chicago | Deftridge Summary: Discovery Document Review for a senior Paralegal, hybrid in Chicago. $53-$65 an hour, 12 to 30 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Shortlisting · 5 candidates Posted Oct 28 · DT-3950610 # Discovery Document Review Senior · Paralegal · Hybrid · Chicago **$53–$65** / hour About $710–$1,770 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Real-estate services firm in residential development · 201–500 employeesCL-54212 · based in Daly City - **Where** Hybrid · Chicago - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 12–30 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async1 h a week overlap with CT The company is already looking at 5 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **11** professionals have asked about this task **523** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This Real-estate services firm in residential development (201–500 employees) is looking for a senior Paralegal for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 12–30 h a month. First-pass review and coding of documents. The company wants one reliable owner for a list of small jobs instead of five different people. It works in real estate and construction, where project documents change often. The team sits in Chicago. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Review and code 2,000 documents for relevance and privilege flags. - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost ## What a month looks like - Start of month: the company shares the items and the priorities - Mid-month: progress check of 15 minutes - Month end: hours used against the cap, results and open items **Duration:** 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side. ## Tools Relativity Excel ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Paralegal, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Relativity and Excel - The work is done under the supervision of a licensed lawyer or accountant on the company's side. - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Paralegal - **Experience** 5-10 years in legal - **Tools** Relativity, Excel - **Offers** 21 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $59 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $59 an hour, is **above** the median senior Paralegal rate in Illinois ($50). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $50 This task $59 $37 $69 [All Paralegal jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/united-states/) · [Paralegal rates in Illinois](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/illinois/) · [Legal jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/legal/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-54212 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Discovery Document Review is noted. 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