How Court Reporters Are Adapting to Today’s Remote Depositions
Court reporting is an industry in flux. Its function hasn’t changed—as always, a court reporter’s job is to record a complete and accurate record of legal proceedings. But technological advances and the rapid transition to remote depositions have upended the means and methods court reporters use to do their jobs, forcing the workforce to learn […]
How to Use Deposition Preparation Videos for Clients
In many cases, client depositions represent the crux of pre-trial discovery. They have the potential to elicit some of the most consequential testimony for both sides. And they can pose significant risks for parties and lawyers alike if not taken or defended properly. Volumes have been written about how to prepare a client for this […]
Client Confidence in Remote Depositions: Tips for Preparing Participants
Achieving an appropriate degree of confidence can be tricky for clients called to testify in a deposition. Too little confidence can be crippling; too much, foolhardy. It falls to the litigators to find the balance when preparing a client to be deposed. No small feat. The recent rise of remote depositions has added a new […]
5 Best Practices for Effective Remote Court Reporting
Most litigators in 2023 likely know at least two things about remote depositions. First, they’re on the rise, quickly becoming a viable alternative to in-person witness examination. Second, they’re different from taking testimony in person. One significant difference between remote and in-person depositions involves how the court reporters recording them do their jobs. Capturing a […]
How to Improve Online Depositions
Until a few years ago, online depositions happened on the outer margins of litigation practice. Most litigators preferred to take depositions in person. Occasionally, they’d take testimony by video conference when deposing minor witnesses or if logistical complications demanded it. But resorting to an online video platform for conducting a deposition was a last resort. […]
6 Must-Have Features of Court Reporting Software
Remote depositions require software to conduct, record, and transcribe each session. But not all court reporting software is created equal. And some lawyers still run significant practical and ethical risks by not using digital deposition solutions at all, opting instead to muddle through remote witness examinations by hosting them on generic video conferencing platforms. Savvy […]
What Does Court Reporting Look Like in 2023?
Court reporting has undergone a transformation in the past decade. The combined effects of a stenographer shortage, the pandemic, and—perhaps most importantly—remote deposition technological innovations, have re-laid the foundations of the industry and created new possibilities for how lawyers conduct discovery. In 2023, despite labor market headwinds, court reporting looks poised to deliver on the […]
Best Practices for Conducting Successful Remote Depositions: 5 Tips for Legal Professionals
When the pandemic banished everyone to their home offices, litigators turned to remote depositions to keep their cases moving. It wasn’t pretty at first. Technical glitches and logistical hurdles abounded. In those early days, you were lucky to cover half as much ground with a witness remotely as you could in person. But in time, […]
Will Remote Video Deposition Services Decrease the Value of the Text Transcript?
The text transcript has long been the evidentiary gold standard for recording a witness’s sworn testimony and proving it in court. Transcripts are as potent a piece of evidence today as they were one hundred years ago. And yet, the black-and-white certainty of a typewritten transcript also leaves something to be desired. It strips spoken […]
Maximizing Efficiency With Remote Deposition Services
Efficiency is the name of the game in oral discovery. As a litigator, you have a limited window to schedule and take depositions. And when you sit down with a deponent, you need to cover substantive ground quickly. Efficient deposition practice means getting as much information as possible while spending the minimum time and money […]
