Legal Document Review & Redaction Specialist Department: Legal Operations / Document Services

Location:
[ Remote ] Employment Type: [Full time Reports To: [Legal Operations Manager / Department Head]

About the Role
We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Document Review & Redaction Specialist to review and redact sensitive, confidential, and personally identifiable information (PII) from client documents, legal records, case files, and other documents handled by the law firm. The role requires a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with sensitive legal information and following established document review and redaction guidelines.

Key Responsibilities
• Review client and legal documents to identify sensitive, confidential, and personally identifiable information.
• Apply accurate and permanent redactions using approved document-redaction tools.
• Redact information such as:
• ◦ Social Security numbers and other government identification numbers
• ◦ Passport and driver's license information
• ◦ Bank and financial information
• ◦ Credit/debit card information
• ◦ Dates of birth
• ◦ Residential addresses and contact information, where required
• ◦ Medical or other sensitive personal information
• ◦ Information relating to third parties
• ◦ Confidential case information
• ◦ Attorney-client privileged or otherwise protected information, as instructed
• Review documents after redaction to ensure that sensitive information cannot be recovered, copied, searched, or revealed through the document.
• Follow firm-specific redaction policies and document handling procedures.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling client and case information.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency across large volumes of documents.




• Escalate uncertain or potentially privileged/sensitive information to the appropriate attorney or supervisor rather than making assumptions.
• Maintain document-processing and redaction records where required.
• Ensure redacted documents are saved and distributed only through approved systems.
• Assist with quality-control reviews and correction of redaction errors.
• Follow all firm policies relating to confidentiality, privacy, information security, and document retention. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Experience in legal document review, legal operations, document processing, compliance, or a related field preferred.
• Strong understanding of confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work with large volumes of documents while maintaining consistent quality.
• Strong computer and document-management skills.
• Experience with PDF editing/redaction tools such as Adobe Acrobat or similar software.
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and confidentiality requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working in a law firm, legal services organization, immigration firm, or legal-process outsourcing environment.
• Familiarity with legal documents and terminology.
• Experience reviewing documents containing PII, financial information, medical information,



or confidential case information.
• Experience with document-management or case-management systems.
• Knowledge of privacy and data-protection principles is an advantage. Key Skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Document review
• Data redaction
• Legal document handling
• Quality control
• Information privacy
• Time management
• Accuracy under deadlines
• Ability to identify and escalate ambiguous cases Confidentiality & Security Requirements Because this position involves access to highly confidential client and legal information, the selected candidate must:
• Sign the firm's confidentiality/NDA and applicable data-security agreements.
• Use only firm-approved systems and software for document processing.
• Never download, copy, transfer, or store client documents on unauthorized personal devices or services.
• Never share client or case information outside authorized channels.
• Follow the firm's access-control, document-retention, and information-security policies.
• Immediately report any suspected data exposure, unauthorized access, or accidental disclosure. Performance Expectations The successful candidate will be expected to maintain:
• High redaction accuracy
• Consistent quality
• Strict confidentiality
• Timely completion of assigned document batches
• Proper use of approved redaction tools
• Complete adherence to firm document-handling procedures Important This position involves making decisions about sensitive information in legal documents. Where there is uncertainty about whether information should be redacted, the employee must escalate the document to the designated attorney or supervisor rather than making an independent legal determination.

📌 Legal Document Review (India)
🏢 Gehi & Associates
📍 India