Deposition transcript software

Depo specializes in providing effective, affordable solutions to law firms. Prepare your trial questions directly from the deposition transcript of the witness with little or no typing, just a mouse click.

Easily edit out extraneous verbiage, or add questions not asked at the deposition as they come to you. Click to capture the questions you want to select from the deposition transcript and print, along with the answers given by the witness with the page and line number where the question begins and ends and where the answer begins and ends. WarRoom automatically creates your deposition summaries from your highlighted testimony.

You can view each summary by witness or issue. Your summaries are available online and through a PDF download. WarRoom organizes your deposition transcripts by case, making it easy to find any deposition at your firm. In addition, depose. Read More.

You can choose to transcribe the entire deposition or just the important parts to save costs. The law has embraced video and audio recordings because they create a far more reliable record, and tell a more complete picture, than a transcript alone.

Despite the skill and training of a court recorder, they are still human and their transcripts are still subject to error. A video tells the entire story though, and takes in red faces, shifty eyes, blushing, anger, fear, hand gestures, confidence in tone, assertiveness, swallowing, etc. Most importantly, video and audio pick up tones that convey a good portion of the expression that is coupled with the words spoken. In short, as a court always wants to have the most reliable evidence, a video is considered superior to that of a transcript alone.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video would be worth many thousands more. Until recently the cost to order a video deposition was more expensive than traditional means. This was because of the need to hire both a videographer and stenographer.

The turnaround time to get a transcript was often several weeks. Since transcription is optional, it is up to each individual whether to order a transcript. With the online tools available from depose. However, it is often times prudent to order selective transcription of key testimony for use when filing pleadings.