Altorney is an online marketplace that brings clients with legal document review needs together with reviewers who perform the work, removing the go-between from the equation.
Altorney was created to allow both clients and reviewers to interact in a self-service mode with minimal back and forth. We do not place candidates on a project, but rather candidates apply directly to your projects based on the criteria and filters you setup. One of the goals of Altorney is to automate as much as possible, including conflicts checking, project history updates, and more. By removing much of the back and forth that typically takes place at the start of a project, we can reduce our costs and return those savings to both clients and reviewers.
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A client can offer premium time if they would like to offer a higher rate for hours worked beyond an average expected weekly schedule. We encourage clients to add an incentive if they expect reviewers to work longer than normal hours in a week. This is optional for the client, and not every project will offer Premium time. Those that do will have it noted in the project details available for the reviewers to see and filter.
We are currently focused on all types of legal document review – everything from general litigation and employment to antitrust and privacy matters. We have plans on expanding to other legal related areas such as project management in the future.
Our clients are law firms, service providers (ALSPs), consulting firms, government agencies, and corporate legal departments.
Total Hours are the submitted time entries that have been approved by the client. They represent earnings the reviewer has collected or are currently available to
collect. Pending Hours are the submitted time that has yet to be approved by the client.
In your Settings you can choose the different methods that are used to contact you. You will receive a notification when there are new pending reviewers or documentation available for projects, when time is pending for approval, or for invoicing and profile related events.
Altorney was founded by Rachi and Shimmy Messing. They both have years of experience in the document review and ediscovery industry and were looking for a way to change the industry for the better. They’d be happy to hear from you at rachi@altorney.com and shimmy@altorney.com - let them know how they’re doing!
Lots of stuff! Some highlights include collaboration tools to make communicating on projects easier, a secure infrastructure, and integrating payroll directly into Altorney! If you have an idea of something that you think will be beneficial to you and the rest of the community we would love to hear it – email us at feedback@altorney.com
When a reviewer applies for a project, you will be notified that there are available Pending Reviewers. You will be able to view profiles of applied candidates and see the answers to any project specific questions you may have asked. During this time, all reviewers will appear on your Pending Reviewers page. Once you accept a candidate, they will receive an invite notification. After they confirm the invitation more details such as contact information for the review manager and any review guidelines or other project documents, will be made available to them. All accepted reviewers are listed under the Active Reviewers tab.
There are 3 ways to engage specific reviewers.
1. You can Invite Existing to select from those that you have had on prior projects.
2. You have the ability to ‘Favorite’ reviewers you have worked with in the past. You can then invite all of your favorites to join future projects even if they are not an exact match.
3. You can Invite By Email to ask a specific reviewer to join a specific project. Reviewers who already have an Altorney account will receive a project invite, and new reviewers will first be prompted to sign up, then complete their profile, and then to join the project.
After contacting us to setup an account on the Altorney platform, login and create a project. Then create one or more Review Types with the various parameters you need to see how many reviewers are available. Altorney reviewers will begin to apply and once you review and accept them, they can begin work right away.
A review type is a subset of a case that is the method for defining requirements including skills, availability and pay rates which reviewers are recruited, apply and log time. A case may have 1 or more Review Type. For example, one for First Pass review at rate X, another for Priv at rate Y, and a third for Japanese docs in the case at rate Z.
Reviewers log their time directly in the Altorney platform. The system will only let reviewers log time during periods that they are active on a project. Once time is entered, you will be notified that there is time logged needing approval. Note that time must be approved no later than Tuesday night after the week when the reviewer worked or it will be automatically approved by the platform. Once approved, it will be available for the reviewer to be paid. The system will automatically generate payment to the reviewer and an invoice sent to you.
Currently for our launch all reviewers are US based. We have plans to expand to additional countries in Q1 2023.
Yes, you sure can. When you set up a Review Type with all your requirements you can get a sense of the available population. On the third ‘recruit’ screen, use the Start\Stop Recruit button to set the status of the Review Type to not yet be recruiting. Come back to it at any time to change the status to Start Recruiting and candidates will begin to apply.
While many reviewers have graduated from law school and may be barred in at least one US state (or sometimes more than one), there are many reviewers that are not and still eligible for certain projects. During the setup of a Review Type you can specify what you need – attorney or not, barred in any state or a specific one or ones, all based on the type of review project you have. Please note that the default search only presents projects that reviewers qualify for based on their profile. Thus, if a reviewer does not have a law degree and a project requires it, it would not appear in the search results without unchecking the default search criteria box, and they are not likely to apply for it.
Of course, create as many projects as you need. Each project contains one or more Review Types for the specific type of review needing to be done for a project.
Altorney does. We handle all the back office nitty gritty so you can concentrate on the review at hand with the best possible candidates.
Based on the terms of our contract, invoices will be automatically generated and emailed to you for the time period applicable and due on the terms set forth.
The first thing to check is if the filters you are using on the search are restricting that project from your search results. There are a few other reasons that a project may not appear for you; the project may have already reached the number of reviewers needed, it may be overlapping with a project that you are already working on, or it may be that there is a conflict that prevents you from working on it.
Use the Find Projects button on the upper right corner of the site to go to the project search page. Using Altorney’s advanced search gives you multiple options for filtering available projects. Once you find a project that you are interested in, click on it to read more details about it, and then click the Apply button. Before finalizing your application you will need to answer any project specific questions that the client may have. The client will be able to review your answers.
You can apply for as many projects as you wish, but please keep in mind that some projects may have restrictions against working on more than one project at a time. These projects will have that restriction listed under the “Allows concurrent work” field in the project listing.
From the left menu go to “Time Entries” and use the form to “Log Your Work.” The system will only let you log time during periods that you are active on a project. Once time is entered, it will go to the client for approval. Once approved, it will be available for you to be paid. The system will generate an invoice automatically for the time.
We are unable to offer direct benefits to contractors. However, we are always looking to partner with different organizations to make opportunities available to you that will make your life easier. This will include things like a healthcare marketplace, mentorships for career advice, and other perks. Please stay tuned for more information soon!
While many projects do require the reviewer to have graduated from law school or to be barred in at least one US state (or sometimes in a specific one), there are many projects that do not have these requirements. Use the Advanced Search in the Find Projects section to filter projects to identify only that match your specific requirements and skills. Please note that the default search only presents projects that you qualify based on your profile. Thus, if you do not have a law degree and a project requires it, it would not appear in the search results without unchecking the default search criteria box.
The difference has to do with control – is the agency in control of what projects you can work on and defining your pay rates or are you. Altorney believes that as a professional you can determine what you want to work on and when you want to work. Clients may have specific requirements for a project, but it is up to you to decide if that works for you.
You can apply for as many projects as you wish, but please keep in mind that some projects may have restrictions against working on more than one project at a time. These projects will have that restriction listed under the “Allows concurrent work” field in the project listing.
The first time you are accepted to a project, you will receive an onboarding email from our payroll partner, Wingspan. Once you complete the onboarding process, you will start to receive payment for any outstanding invoices. Payroll runs on the 15th and last day of each month. In the next few months, we intend to add the capability to request a payment for outstanding approved time outside of the regular payroll dates.
