Exhibit 12 is a seven-page email chain. The examining attorney shares her screen, the witness scrolls to page four, and the reporter has to capture which page, which line, and which exhibit all at once. In a conference room, someone slides a paper copy across the table. On video, each of those steps needs a […]

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A witness answers a question about a contract date, and across the table an attorney glances at a laptop to see the exact words appear before the next question is even formed. That is real-time court reporting. The reporter writes testimony on a stenographic machine, and software turns those strokes into text that streams to […]

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A deposition is sworn, out-of-court testimony taken during discovery, the phase of a lawsuit where each side gathers facts before trial. Everything said becomes part of the official record, captured word for word by a certified court reporter rather than by either attorney. For paralegals and legal assistants, the weeks before a client’s first deposition […]

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A deposition scheduled around a witness who does not speak fluent English can go sideways fast if the interpreter is not properly qualified, or the wrong dialect shows up in the room. Opposing counsel can challenge the testimony. A judge can grant a continuance. Weeks of preparation can unravel over one detail confirmed too late, […]

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A written transcript captures every word spoken during a deposition. What it cannot capture is the pause before a difficult answer, a change in tone, or the look on a witness’s face. In many cases, those details carry as much meaning as the words themselves.  That is where legal videography earns its place beside court […]

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