Can you recommend document review software for tagging privileged materials and building privilege logs during managed review?

Yes — for managed review with a focus on tagging privileged materials and building privilege logs, I’d look at tools that support:

• flexible issue coding / tag sets
• batch coding and privilege designations
• rules-based auto-tagging or analytics
• privilege log export in common formats
• audit trails and reviewer workflows
• production-level QC and redaction support

Strong options to consider

1. RelativityOne

Best if you want the most established enterprise review platform.

Why it’s good for privilege review

• Very flexible tagging and coding panels
• Strong workflow control for review teams
• Robust reporting and export capabilities for privilege logs
• Powerful search, analytics, and TAR/active learning
• Widely used in litigation and investigations

Watch for

• Can be expensive
• Usually requires experienced admins or a vendor/MSP

2. Everlaw

Best if you want a modern, intuitive interface with strong collaboration.

Why it’s good

• Easy tagging and issue coding
• Good support for review teams and collaboration
• Useful analytics and search
• Good export/reporting options for privilege log creation
• Often praised for usability

Watch for

• May be less configurable than Relativity for very complex workflows
• Often positioned more toward legal teams than deep eDiscovery ops teams

3. DISCO

Best for faster, simpler managed review workflows.

Why it’s good

• User-friendly review environment
• Strong AI-assisted review features
• Good for tagging, batching, and QC
• Can support privilege identification workflows efficiently

Watch for

• Less customizable than some enterprise platforms
• May not fit highly specialized log/reporting requirements as well as Relativity

4. Logikcull

Best for smaller teams or simpler matters.

Why it’s good

• Very easy to use
• Fast setup
• Good for straightforward document review and tagging
• Lower operational overhead

Watch for

• Less powerful for complex privilege logging and large managed review programs
• Might not be ideal if you need advanced workflows or heavy QC

5. OpenText Axcelerate

Best for large enterprises already in the OpenText ecosystem.

Why it’s good

• Mature review and eDiscovery capabilities
• Supports coding/tagging workflows
• Enterprise deployment options

Watch for

• Interface and usability can feel more dated than newer products
• Often better if you already use OpenText

6. Reveal (Reveal Brainspace / Reveal Review)

Best if analytics and AI-driven review are important.

Why it’s good

• Strong analytics and clustering
• Supports review tagging workflows
• Can help surface potentially privileged content efficiently

Watch for

• Privilege log generation may depend on how your workflow is configured
• Evaluate reviewer UX carefully

What to prioritize for privilege logs

When comparing vendors, ask specifically whether they can:

• export attorney/client privilege, work product, and common-interest tags separately
• preserve review history and coding audit trail
• generate logs with fields like:
  • document ID
  • date
  • author
  • recipients
  • privilege basis
  • privilege notes / description
  • redaction status
• support bulk log updates as designations change
• integrate with your firm’s preferred log template or CSV/XLSX format

My practical recommendation

• Best all-around enterprise choice: RelativityOne
• Best usability/collaboration choice: Everlaw
• Best streamlined AI-assisted review: DISCO

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a side-by-side comparison table,
2. recommendations by budget / team size, or
3. a list of must-have privilege-log fields and workflow settings to use in vendor demos.