Often times attorneys need to depose witnesses in various locations across the country. Sometimes that can require additional attorneys and/or support staff members to have to travel to those various locations, which can cause the client to incur additional costs compared to a traditional, local deposition. With the advent of realtime text and video streaming, attorneys and support staff individuals can now attend any deposition remotely. By using various platforms, such as LiveDeposition, individuals are able to view the transcript in realtime, see and hear the deponent as he or she testifies, and communicate with their team via a private chat. Realtime text and video streaming also gives clients the ability to attend depositions remotely in the event they want to watch the deposition, but are unwilling or unable to travel. In addition to realtime text and video streaming, the basic function of realtime allows attorneys read the questions and answers as they happen, search the transcript for a specific word or phrase, and highlight important text for future reference.
The above picture is a deposition Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters recently provided realtime text and video streaming for. This stream was provided to various law firms, clients, and experts across the country. As a result, numerous individuals did not have to travel to attend the deposition, reducing time, money, and effort spent by all parties. Be sure to think of Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters the next time you need realtime text and video streaming.