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Remote video depositions have become an increasingly common feature of litigation discovery, especially since the pandemic. Still, for many law firms, the promise of high-quality, low cost video testimony remains an elusive goal. Whatever savings firms achieve in conducting a witness examination remotely, they lose in the time and effort spent trying to manage the…

Remote depositions have become increasingly common over the past few years. But many litigators have struggled to achieve time and cost savings by taking depositions remotely. The convenience of being able to examine a witness from the comfort of your office, no travel required, has been offset by a raft of new challenges stemming from…

As you’ve no doubt noticed, hiring a court reporter to handle an in-person deposition is becoming increasingly expensive. Rates have risen faster than inflation and three key factors are to blame. A growing labor shortage has dogged the court reporting industry for the last decade. The Covid-19 pandemic pushed reporters out of the industry while…

Remote deposition services offer numerous benefits in family law cases. Using purpose-built legal software to conduct a family law deposition can serve to ease tensions, safeguard witness well-being, and facilitate scheduling. It can also be significantly more cost-effective than an in-person deposition while enhancing a lawyer’s quality and productivity, making it a welcome option in…

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…