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Contract Review
Time & Cost
See what first-pass contract review costs at attorney rates versus a remote contract reviewer.
Quick Answer
First-pass contract review at associate billing rates is expensive for work that a trained remote reviewer (around $8/hour) can do under supervision. Enter your monthly contract volume and review time to see the savings.
Based on Zedtreeo's actual pricing. Dedicated remote staff from $1,056/month.
These figures are estimates for planning only. Your actual rate depends on role, scope, seniority, and engagement; market comparisons use representative benchmarks, not live quotes. Zedtreeo provides staffing, not legal advice or services. Estimates only. Spotted a number that looks off, or have an idea to make this tool better? — we read every note and use it to improve these tools.
Methodology
How the Contract Review Time & Cost Estimator works
How the number is produced
- Annual review hours = contracts per month × hours per contract × 12.
- Current cost = annual hours × your cost per review hour; Zedtreeo cost = the same hours × $8/hour.
- Savings = current − Zedtreeo.
Assumptions built in
- First-pass review and redlining under attorney supervision; final positions stay with your lawyers.
- Hour-for-hour substitution — no speed difference assumed.
Benchmarks & sources
- Clio Legal Trends Report (2024)Used for: context on attorney utilization and realization — why moving first-pass review and research off billable timekeepers frees revenue-generating hours; no rates are imported.
- ABA Model Rule 5.3 — responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistance (current)Used for: the supervision framing: remote legal staff work under a responsible lawyer; the tools model cost, not a change in who exercises legal judgment.
- Zedtreeo Rate Index (2026)Used for: the offshore hourly rate per role used on the Zedtreeo side of every comparison — the same figures quoted on our service pages.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Paralegals and Legal Assistants (SOC 23-2011) (2024)Used for: US baseline for the paralegal/reviewer comparison.
Methodology and constants last reviewed against the Zedtreeo pricing engine and Rate Index. Estimates are for planning; your quote depends on role, scope and engagement.
Contract Review Time & Cost Estimator FAQs
Common questions about this tool and the roles behind it.
No. A remote reviewer does the first-pass triage and redlining under your supervision; substantive judgment and final positions stay with your attorneys. Zedtreeo provides staffing, not legal services.
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