Baer Reed’s offices are in a Class A international office building in Manila. There are 24-hour security guards and all employees are required to show company identification and be physically searched before entering the building. Baer Reed’s offices also have biometric access controls to ensure their security. Baer Reed also emphasizes data security within our office. We disable any computer printing capabilities and limit our staff’s access to outside devices. We also have the ability to both whitelist and blacklist websites, such that we can control the websites our employees are able to access during the course of a project. We have dedicated line internet access, a backup DSL line, redundant service providers, and back-up power generation.
All client data is handled under strict confidentiality protocols, and every engagement is governed by a confidentiality agreement. Additionally, The Code of Professional Responsibility for the Philippines, which is the ethical rules governing the practice of law in the country, is based on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association. Notably, there is no significant difference between the way the attorney-client privilege and the professional obligation of confidentiality operate in the Philippines and the United States. The ethical rules in both jurisdictions ensure communications between attorneys and their clients are protected, within the bounds of law, from disclosure. Moreover, in the Philippines, violation of a lawyer’s duty to a client subjects the lawyer, not only to disbarment, but also to potential imprisonment and/or civil fines.
Yes. In fact, Baer Reed attorneys are the most efficient choice for preparing your redactions and privilege logs, as our attorneys already will be familiar with the documents from their review.
Before beginning work at Baer Reed, all of our employees undergo background checks from both the local police and the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine equivalent of the FBI. We also check references and verify all transcripts and bar admission information.
Baer Reed’s hourly rates vary based on the nature of the project, but offer substantial savings over onshore alternatives. Upon request, Baer Reed will provide you with a quote detailing the hourly rate for your project. We can also provide you with a preliminary estimate of total project cost once we are provided with sufficient details about the project.
For document review projects, Baer Reed can provide per document or per gigabyte pricing upon request. For other projects, billing is most commonly by the hour, and we are also open to discussing alternative fee arrangements.
The rate that you are quoted is the fully loaded cost. You are only charged at the agreed-upon hourly rate for the time worked by our Philippine attorneys. There are also no additional charges for items such as computers, internet access, or office space.
Yes. We can provide a quote for seamless processing, hosting, review, and production in conjunction with a U.S. discovery vendor. Pricing depends on the nature of the project, but our discounted review rates allow you to obtain a combined price that is very competitive.
Our services include:
Baer Reed attorneys are able to work in a variety of databases. They have extensive experience working with Relativity, Concordance, Summation, and Recenseo and have consistently shown that they have the skills to adapt to new platforms quickly should you select a vendor’s proprietary platform.
Baer Reed utilizes several different engagement models.
Our most common engagement structure is completing work on a project basis, structured around the specific scope, timeline, and requirements of each matter. We work with clients to define the right team size, workflow, and fee structure for their project. This structure allows us to align resources precisely with what the matter requires.
For ongoing projects that need a consistent level of support, we also offer models based on a monthly retainer or a dedicated team. This structure works well for clients managing recurring volume or sustained workflows, allowing clients to plan around predictable resourcing and turnaround rather than scoping each matter individually.
Contract attorneys work independently or through staffing agencies and require you, the client, to do all of the management, training, and quality control, and also provide the infrastructure.
Baer Reed provides a fully managed solution with trained attorneys, dedicated project management, structured QC workflows, and security protocols all included. Clients get attorney-grade accuracy and the oversight of a professional services firm without the administrative burden of managing a temporary workforce.
Baer Reed operates as an extension of your team, working under your direction and carrying out the work in whatever order or manner you require, making adjustments as necessary. If priorities shift, timelines compress, or issue tags need to change mid-review, our project managers are available to implement adjustments immediately. All changes to the review protocol are documented in real time and applied universally across the review team to ensure consistency.
Baer Reed senior attorneys carry out quality control on completed documents on a rolling basis throughout every engagement. In addition to thoroughly checking the work of first pass reviewers, our senior attorneys perform targeted searches to ensure all privileged and responsive documents have been identified and correctly coded. Every project includes structured QC checkpoints calibrated to the matter’s complexity, issue tags, and production requirements. Clients receive regular reporting on review progress and quality metrics, and all protocol changes are documented and applied universally across the review team.
Project managers email all questions that arise during the review and clients can respond via email or conference call, whichever is more convenient. All questions and answers are documented in a running query log, and the project or review protocol is updated as needed to reflect any changes. This process ensures that every adjustment is recorded and applied consistently across the entire review team. Clients have direct access to their project manager throughout the engagement and can reach out at any time with questions or change requests.
Yes. Baer Reed will provide you with reports on an ongoing basis that summarize our work-flow. We can customize the reports to include, for example, document or issue summaries. For document review projects, because you have full access to the review database, you can also review our work and progress, and easily review any documents we flag for you in our reports.
Yes. While we are totally confident about our processes, project management, and attorneys – and believe you will be too – you are welcome to send members of your team to Manila to conduct the training and/or help oversee the project.
Baer Reed’s project managers, both in the U.S. and in Manila, serve as your direct points of contact during the project, and support is available 24 hours a day. Our project managers welcome your calls and seek to make themselves available at times that are convenient for you.
Our pre-project process is designed to give you 100% confidence that Baer Reed’s attorneys understand your case and project goals. There is no fee for the time spent on the pre-project process and materials outlined below.
This process ensures that the project leaders fully understand the parameters and details of your project.
Generally, Baer Reed’s training includes going through the entire project or review protocol with the project team, addressing questions, and then reviewing each attorney’s work especially closely at the beginning of a project to ensure accuracy from the start. Baer Reed can conduct all of the training. Or, if your team members would like to lead or participate in the training, either by phone or in person, they are welcome to do so.
The time required from engagement to the start of a project depends on the scope and complexity of the matter. Baer Reed builds teams from its attorney pool, selecting the attorneys best suited to the engagement based on background and expertise. We also assess document volume, review platform, issue complexity, and timeline before recommending a team structure. Clients who need to move quickly can expect a streamlined onboarding process, and we work to minimize ramp time without compromising training quality or review accuracy.
Turnaround timelines are scoped to each matter. At the outset of every engagement, Baer Reed works with the client to establish realistic production targets based on document volume and complexity. We build in quality control checkpoints throughout the review so that speed never comes at the expense of accuracy. If deadlines shift, we adjust staffing and workflows accordingly.
Baer Reed is very flexible and structures every engagement to accommodate scope changes, volume shifts, and evolving priorities. If a matter expands, timelines compress, or issue tags need to change mid-review, our project managers are in direct communication with client teams throughout the engagement so adjustments are handled quickly without disrupting review continuity or workflow.
Baer Reed is a boutique legal process outsourcing firm specializing in legal support and AI output validation services for Am Law A-List firms, Fortune 500 legal departments, and regulated enterprises. Founded by attorneys formerly at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and DLA Piper, Baer Reed was built to deliver attorney-grade legal support at a fraction of the cost of onshore legal services. Services include document review, privilege review, due diligence, contract services, data breach response, litigation support, and AI output validation, all delivered by licensed attorneys under structured quality control workflows.
Yes. Baer Reed is dedicated to providing our clients with fully customizable, flexible services.
Baer Reed attorneys are licensed professionals who have passed the Philippines’ rigorous four-day legal writing-based bar exam, graduated from one of the Philippines’ top law schools, and gained at least two years of legal work experience. All Baer Reed attorneys have sworn adherence to the Philippine Code of Professional Responsibility, which is based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Our attorneys are dedicated to producing work product that meets the standards expected by Am Law A-List firms and Fortune 500 legal departments.
We train our attorneys using the same best practices and standards employed at major U.S. law firms. Baer Reed attorneys are skilled at identifying privileged documents since attorney-client privilege has the same legal contours under Philippine law as under U.S. law. We provide project-specific substantive and process training as well as ongoing training regarding attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine under U.S. law. Additionally, Baer Reed provides training to all employees on the privilege and confidentiality standards required by the U.S. Both attorneys and legal assistants are trained on maintaining the privacy and security of client information.
The most important factors are attorney qualifications, quality control infrastructure, security protocols, and project management depth. Baer Reed’s licensed attorneys are managed by experienced attorney project managers who serve as a single point of contact throughout the engagement. Every matter is supported by structured QC workflows, confidentiality agreements, and secure review environments. We recommend asking any LPO provider what their attorneys’ qualifications are, how errors are caught and corrected, who manages day-to-day communication, and what happens when a project scope changes.
