For
most
lawyers,
depositions
follow
a
script
that
has
barely
changed
in
decades.
Schedule
a
court
reporter,
show
up,
ask
questions
and
wait
for
a
transcript
that
isn’t
even
certified.
When
someone
needs
a
summary,
you
(or
a
very
tired
associate)
spend
up
to
two
hours
creating
one
for
every
hour
of
testimony.
Multiply
that
across
20
depositions,
and
you
are
looking
at
dozens
of
hours
of
work.
Now,
Filevine
has
reimagined
depositions
to
save
countless
hours
and
thousands
of
dollars
a
year.
Their
case
management
software
had
long
been
like
a
junior
associate
who’s
never
off
the
clock,
helping
with
every
aspect
of
case
management
from
organization
to
redlining
and
billing.
But
the
new
Filevine
Depositions
and
Depo
CoPilot
revolutionize
the
way
depositions
are
taken.
They
help
lawyers
schedule
depositions,
set
and
track
goals
during
them,
draft
summaries
and
timelines,
and
even
prep
for
trial.
“It’s
a
deposition
in
a
box,”
said
Giancarlo
Cellini,
Solutions
Engineer
at
Filevine.
“From
the
time
that
you
agree
on
a
date
and
time
of
the
deposition
to
all
the
way
past
trial,
these
deposition
tools
take
care
of
you.”
Cellini
recently
walked
us
through
the
new
tools.
Here
are
the
highlights.
Getting
Started
Filevine
Depositions
builds
on
the
functionality
of
the
Filevine
platform,
which
means
scheduling,
transcripts,
summaries
and
analysis
happen
in
a
space
that’s
integrated
with
where
the
rest
of
the
case
data
already
sits.
From
the
Depositions
dashboard,
users
see
all
their
cases
and
can
easily
schedule
a
proceeding
in
all
50
states
and
in
federal
jurisdictions.
In
states
that
require
a
certified
court
reporter,
Filevine
can
help
provide
one.
In
other
states,
it
schedules
a
person
to
digitally
attend.
Users
can
toggle
between
a
case
and
calendar
view
to
see
what’s
coming
up,
and
appointments
can
be
integrated
with
lawyers’
Outlook,
iCal
or
Google
Calendar.
People
can
be
added
to
the
event
to
send
three
automatic
reminder
emails:
once
at
the
time
of
scheduling,
again
the
day
before
the
deposition,
and
a
final
email
goes
an
hour
before
the
deposition.
An
exhibits
folder
embedded
in
the
case
can
be
shared
with
the
court
reporter,
and
a
video
clips
folder
will
help
organize
the
most
relevant
portions
of
the
proceedings.
Immediate
Transcripts
for
a
Usable
Work
Product
The
real
magic
begins
when
the
deposition
starts.
Under
the
traditional
model,
lawyers
have
to
wait
for
at
least
a
rough
draft
of
the
transcript
before
serious
analysis
begins.
But
when
they
click
Depo
CoPilot,
the
software
follows
along
and
transcribes
the
deposition
in
real
time.
Cellini
recommends
letting
it
run
in
the
background
so
that
when
you
take
a
break,
you
or
a
paralegal
can
check
on
the
tool.
“Now
if
I
have
a
follow-up
question
based
on
a
specific
answer,
I
can
find
that
very
quickly
by
searching
my
real-time
transcript,”
Cellini
said.
“So
I
don’t
have
to
rely
on
my
notes
or
my
memory.”
The
Long
Wait
is
Gone
for
Transcripts
and
Summaries
As
soon
as
a
deposition
concludes,
the
AI
gets
to
work.
A
video-synced
rough
draft
transcript
appears
(generally)
within
one
business
day.
Included
with
the
rough
draft,
the
AI
uses
the
draft
to
generate
an
abstract,
narrative
summary
and
page-and-line
summaries.
It
organizes
the
deposition
into
custom
topics
and
syncs
the
audio
and
video
to
their
location
in
the
summaries.
The
AI
also
searches
the
transcript
for
events
and
automatically
builds
a
timeline.
If
specific
dates
or
details
are
not
provided,
the
system
does
not
guess
or
“hallucinate”
them,
Cellini
said
The
narrative
summary
is
organized
by
topics
and
subtopics,
and
every
summarized
statement
includes
a
direct
link
back
to
the
transcript,
allowing
attorneys
to
quickly
verify
the
source
material.
Set
Deposition
Goals
with
Depo
CoPilot
Before
the
deposition
begins,
lawyers
can
set
the
tool
up
like
it’s
an
extra
team
member
in
the
room
—
a
feature
called
“AI
Second
Chair.”
Depo
CoPilot
allows
them
to
create
goals
for
the
proceeding
and
tracks
them
in
real
time.
“Let’s
say
I
want
to
get
this
guy
to
admit
these
exact
words,”
Cellini
said.
“It’ll
track
that
for
us.
Or
we
may
say,
get
this
expert
to
contradict
himself.”
Lawyers
don’t
need
to
follow
along
or
be
distracted
during
the
deposition.Instead,
they
can
let
the
CoPilot
run
in
the
background
and
check
it
during
breaks.
Or
if
a
paralegal
is
in
the
room,
they
can
monitor
the
real-time
transcript
and
goals
seconds
after
the
text
appears
on
the
screen.
With
the
Insights
function
in
the
left
sidebar,
the
AI
automatically
updates
its
impression
of
the
case.
The
software
offers
follow-up
questions,
singles
out
inconsistencies
and
highlights
ambiguous
or
incomplete
answers,
offering
backup
that
is
linked
to
case
materials.
“If
our
deponent
here
says
something
that
contradicts
himself,
it’s
going
to
pick
that
up
and
give
us
our
analysis
and
reference
the
data
as
well,”
Cellini
said.
All
the
documents
in
Filevine’s
system
are
also
accessible
with
a
click,
so
it’s
like
having
the
entire
case
on
hand
all
at
once.
Helping
with
Trial
Prep
Like
a
Paralegal
Before
trial,
lawyers
can
query
the
AI’s
large
language
model
to
create
custom
topics.
For
example,
if
the
educational
history
of
the
deponent
is
important,
users
can
ask
the
software
to
review
the
transcript
for
relevant
information
on
that
topic.
The
software
even
analyzes
witness
demeanor
and
gives
an
assessment
of
credibility,
likability
and
sympathy.
Cellini
noted
that
all
kinds
of
attorneys
from
plaintiffs’
lawyers
to
insurance
defense
counsel
have
to
write
reports
after
every
deposition
with
witness
impression,
but
this
tool
gives
an
incredibly
accurate
head
start.
“I’ve
never
heard
an
attorney
tell
me
it
wasn’t
accurate,”
he
said.
But
lawyers
don’t
have
to
rely
on
the
AI.
Because
the
system
syncs
the
audio
and
video
with
the
transcript,
users
can
look
back
at
relevant
portions
to
see
if
the
deponent
looks
flustered,
widens
their
eyes
and
looks
over
at
their
attorney,
or
conveys
other
nonverbal
cues.
“I
don’t
get
that
from
a
text
transcript,
but
I
can
get
it
here
even
at
the
rough
draft
level,
so
I
haven’t
had
to
pay
extra
for
a
certified
transcript,”
Cellini
said.
Saving
Money
Without
Cutting
Corners
Immediately
after
a
deposition
is
recorded,
a
human
begins
working
in
the
background
to
clean
up
that
automated
transcript.
Unlike
traditional
court
reporting
services
that
often
require
attorneys
to
order
a
certified
transcript
just
to
receive
a
rough
copy,
Filevine
provides
the
rough
draft
automatically,
typically
within
one
business
day,
often
within
just
a
few
hours.
Since
the
vast
majority
of
cases
are
settled
before
going
to
court,
an
expensive
certified
copy
of
the
transcript
is
often
unnecessary
anyway.
Finally,
the
cost
of
using
video
is
a
fraction
of
what
it
used
to
be.
Rather
than
pay
a
specialized
firm
to
record
and
edit
clips
that
you
won’t
receive
until
weeks
later,
associates
can
make
clips
in
mp4
format
to
use
in
another
deposition
right
away.
“The
trend
is
going
from
using
video
clips
exclusively
for
trial
to
using
them
in
the
middle
of
a
mediation,
or
even
in
subsequent
depositions,”
Cellini
said.
“Rather
than
reading
from
a
transcript,
I
can
show
the
video
of
your
employee
and
ask,
‘But
now
you’re
saying
this.
Do
you
agree
or
disagree?”
The
Bottom
Line
The
bottom
line
is
that
no
other
company
combines
document
management,
trial
prep,
deposition
management
and
back-end
office
work
like
Filevine.
Ready
to
see
Depositions
by
Filevine
in
action?
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