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Intellectual property litigation is a legal practice area with a large geographic footprint. In every corner of the country, you can find businesses, artists, writers, producers, researchers, and inventors who have IP interests to protect. And disputes over patents, trademarks, and copyrights commonly involve parties based hundreds or thousands of miles away from one another…

Discovery is a critical phase of any personal injury (PI) case, and it’s highlighted by depositions. Many a personal injury matter is won or lost in the deposition of a plaintiff, defendant, or expert witness. So it’s important to get it right.  Increasingly, attorneys are choosing to take critical personal injury depositions remotely. With the…

Ask anyone to name the cultural touchstone they most associate with the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s a good bet you’ll get a single-word answer: Zoom. Practically overnight, the world turned to the ubiquitous video conference platform as its social and commercial lifeline of choice. Zoom became our workplace, our party space, our living room, and…

New technology has fueled and facilitated change in every corner of the legal industry, and court reporting is no exception. While the court reporter’s core responsibilities remain largely unchanged, the demands of a seismic, industry-wide shift to remote work have forced transcription services to embrace digital tools and workflows that barely existed a decade ago.…

Attorneys, risk-averse species that they are, have been known to chafe at checklists. Litigators especially feel wary of the implication that their jobs can be reduced to a rote ticking of boxes. Variety and on-your-feet thinking are part of litigation’s appeal. No bullet point list can capture the potential twists, turns, and tasks you might…

Using rough draft transcripts for case preparation is an underappreciated benefit of working with a court reporter who has the capacity to deliver them promptly after the end of a deposition. While they cannot substitute for certified transcripts in some contexts, rough drafts can give you an edge in prepping witnesses, crafting arguments, and pursuing…

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated trends in many industries, and the legal field experienced some dramatic changes. Facing a rise in demand for services alongside a crippling pandemic, firms initially turned to remote depositions en masse out of necessity. Now, with a new normal settling in, the same technology that helped law firms through shutdowns is…

The deposition format is one of the key factors affecting legal videography rates. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when courtrooms closed and court proceedings halted, the popularity of remote depositions spiked. So did the demand for certified videographers who made them possible. Even though remote depositions have been around for quite some time, legal professionals mostly…

In today’s legal environment, civil litigators have precious few chances to showcase their talents at trial.  Most civil matters that survive motion practice settle before a jury is ever seated. If you have more than one or two civil trials per year as a litigator, you’re an outlier. Instead, lawyers who ply their trade in…