The Attorney Case Management Checklist You Need Right Now
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 […]
How to Choose a Court Reporter for Your Case
Not long ago, attorneys gave little thought to choosing a court reporter to handle their depositions. They, their assistants, or their firms typically had a long-established relationship with a handful of local court reporting services to whom they would send their business, more or less by default. A reporter’s job would be to record the […]
How to Use Rough Draft Transcripts for Case Preparation
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 […]
How Popular Are Remote Depositions After The Covid Pandemic?
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 […]
What to Know About Legal Videography Rates Today
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 […]
Tips for Scheduling Depositions Effectively
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 […]
What Court Reporters Wish Attorneys Knew About Booking a Deposition
Every case taken on by an attorney is composed of multiple building blocks. Building blocks such as interviewing witnesses, providing helpful counsel to clients, and gathering evidence. These are just a few examples of the processes that attorneys manage. To successfully win a case, an attorney must be diligent in ensuring these processes adhere to […]
How to Get Clean Rough Drafts – Tips for Depositions
The post-deposition process is of the utmost importance for any legal proceeding. While attorneys closely examine testimony and fine-tune arguments, it’s often the rough draft of the transcript that becomes essential to the process. With AI-based legal software capable of generating easy-to-search rough transcripts as soon as the deposition ends, attorneys should be able to […]
The Difference Between Rough Draft vs. Certified Deposition Transcripts and What You Should Know
The legal industry has been busy driving immense changes since the events of 2020, and that includes shifting legal and administrative proceedings to virtual formats. Though their efforts haven’t received a high public profile, they’ve been no less explicit, even including a court technology paper endorsed by Chief Justices and State Judges, explaining that pandemic […]
Remote Depositions in a Post-Covid World
What started as an emergency development has now become a critical part of the legal infrastructure. Remote depositions, formerly somewhat rare and limited tools for times of absolute necessity, have now flourished in a hybrid world where efficiency and flexibility are essential. As a leading expert explained to the American Bar Association, lawfirms are acting […]
