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 time off and benefit offerings." ((in 16 reviews)); "organized and easy to work with managers" ((in 12 reviews)); "good pay and direction from team leaders on e" ((in 12 reviews)); "decent benefits, friendly colleagues, work" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"No work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Abusive management" ((in 13 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

2.0

Jul 8, 2025

favoritism

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Employee Benefits and culture

Cons

Cheap politics Management can be better HR assistance can be better

KLDiscovery Response

12mo

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave your review. We really do value your feedback and it's great to know that you feel our culture at KLD is one of our pros. But we always want to know how we can improve as a company so I do encourage you to reach out to your management and/or the HR team to let them know your thoughts on how we can be better and continue to support our great employees and culture.

4.0

Jun 20, 2025

A team that is sincere and empathetic.

Legal document review specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A team thats rooted in sincerity and kindness.

Cons

Time lag between projects make it really hard for one to structure their routine.

KLDiscovery Response

11mo

We appreciate you taking the time to provide a review of your experience with us. We are very focused on our employees' experience and strive to make it a positive work environment. We realize in some of the document review roles; the work largely depends on our clients' needs and can cause a lag in projects. We continue to look for ways to better predict workloads and will continue to work with our project leaders. Thank you again for your feedback.

4.0

Jun 17, 2025

Good for gaining experience in ediscovery world

Associate project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team environment Good overtime structure

Cons

Fully Remote Nature of the job is lack of work life balance

KLDiscovery Response

12mo

Thank you for expressing your thoughts about your experience. We appreciate both positive and constructive feedback and will thoughtfully take your comments into account. The experiences of our employees are incredibly important, as they are the core of our culture. We are dedicated to investing in employee wellbeing, which includes a healthy balance between work and family life.

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