Does KLDiscovery pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KLDiscovery employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KLDiscovery. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KLDiscovery?

57% of KLDiscovery employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KLDiscovery 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLDiscovery?

Document Review Attorney (45) , Project Manager (24) , Document Reviewer (12) , Attorney (7) , Document Review Specialist (7) , Document Review Analyst (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Litigation Data Analyst (5) , Manager (5) , Senior Project Manager (5) , Contract Attorney (4) , Operations (4) , Associate Project Manager (3) , Business Development Manager (3) , Director (3)

What are the pros of working at KLDiscovery according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and genuinely want you to do well with the company and in life." ((in 26 reviews)); "good pay and direction from team leaders on e" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good time off and benefit offerings." ((in 15 reviews)); "decent benefits, friendly colleagues, work" ((in 12 reviews)); "organized and easy to work with managers" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KLDiscovery according to real employee reviews?

"Abusive management" ((in 13 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "acquisition changed to a more top down, paranoid, CYA culture." ((in 9 reviews)); "The polish management is completely passive against the American leadership while being hostile to their own developers." ((in 8 reviews)); "Their mistakes are also overlooked by upper management and the blame falls on to others." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about KLDiscovery layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KLDiscovery layoffs and their outlook for job security at KLDiscovery in 2026.

What are the top reviewed KLDiscovery locations?

Eden Prairie , Chicago , McLean , Washington , New York , Minneapolis , Novi , Detroit , Austin , Philadelphia , Atlanta , Doral , Richmond , Charlotte , Los Angeles , Smyrna , Alexandria , Fairfax , Phoenix , Southfield , Lansing , Dallas , Houston , Missouri City , Memphis , Gary , Colorado Springs , Hartford , Washougal , Cape Coral

KLDiscovery reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(246 total reviews)

Lou Paglia

42% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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KLDiscovery has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 246 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KLDiscovery employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

246 reviews

1.0

Mar 31, 2023

Micro-Managing, No Work life balance and No Culture

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people especially support/tech/dev ops

Cons

Micromanaging , no work life balance, demanding clients, no support from leadership, time tracking, pile on work. No 9-5 you do OT everyday including weekends or you will be scolded by management

KLDiscovery Response

3y

I am so sorry to hear that you have not had a positive experience. We value all of our employees' feedback and would be very interested to know more about what is not going well so that we can work to improve the situation however possible. One of our Cultural Values is Vigilance & Courage and we appreciate you demonstrating this by sharing your perspective and hope that you will share any suggestions you have with us as well. I would like to encourage you to reach out to a Talent Partner to discuss your concerns so that we can make things better! Thank you.

5.0

Mar 20, 2023

Flexible Work Schedule/Competitive Pay

Document review attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Earn over $30/hr. Flexible work hours Consistent project assignments

Cons

Not many opportunities to work on weekends.

KLDiscovery Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience as a Document Review Attorney at KLDiscovery! We are happy to hear you had a positive experience and hope that you will keep us in mind for future work in our Managed Review team!

4.0

Feb 9, 2023

Good job

Document review attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was fine and they were easy to work with.

Cons

Very large and impersonal company

KLDiscovery Response

3y

We are glad to hear that you had a good experience working with KLDiscovery in our Managed Review team! Thank you for providing feedback, as this helps us grow in the right direction. All the best.

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Micro-Managing, No Work life balance and No Culture

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