Conducting efficient and effective document review is not a simple task. Whether you have just a few thousand documents to review or just a few million, it is imperative that the review is set up correctly and certain principles are followed. This article will provide some practical advice that can be put to use on electronic document review, regardless of size.

First and foremost: Begin with the end in mind. Because the point of document review is not to review documents; the point of document review is to identify: (1) documents for later use; or (2) for a specific purpose.