Could automated transcription tools replace human court reporters?
ABA Journal
MARCH 13, 2024
For the longest time, one of the staples of any courtroom has been the stenographer. Typing on a small machine that produced a seemingly random…
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ABA Journal
MARCH 13, 2024
For the longest time, one of the staples of any courtroom has been the stenographer. Typing on a small machine that produced a seemingly random…
Attorney at Work
MAY 23, 2022
Dean Whalen, Chief Legal Officer of Readback, a new AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform, explains how AI-assisted court reporting addresses the stenographer talent crunch — with added benefits. What Is AI-Assisted Court Reporting? AI-assisted court reporting is a hybrid model of AI and humans.
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The Cloud Court Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
If you’re worried about substitute service providers and existing companies breaking into your livelihood, read on. Understand how you differentiate yourself (or not) from services that are trying to whittle away your customer base. There are straightforward solutions to remedy the court reporter shortage.
LawTechnologyToday
JULY 8, 2021
Can you imagine a day when court reporters are not readily available? Or when a judge’s schedule is dictated by the availability of a court reporter rather than the number of cases on the docket? When your trial is continued four or five times, not at counsel’s request, but due to a lack of court reporters?
Above The Law
APRIL 27, 2023
Some services are getting certifications -- which is great -- but it's not necessarily enough. The post Court Reporters Can Handle A Lot Of Sensitive Data… And Their Processes Might Not Be As Secure As You’d Think appeared first on Above the Law.
Sterno
JUNE 5, 2024
Transcript Genius is a revolutionary analysis tool from Steno that uses cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to save time, lower costs and dramatically transform the way firms leverage transcripts. It either eats up hours of your time or costs thousands of dollars to pay assistants.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Greg Hong, the co-founder and CEO of Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services. They discussed…
LawSites
MAY 25, 2021
Not according to a recent survey by the court reporting company Esquire Deposition Solutions , which found that 78% of attorneys plan to continue conducting up to half their depositions virtually in a post-pandemic world. The court reporter can mark and manage the exhibit. People and Process Meet Technology.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 1, 2021
These Zoom tools improve your Zoomiverse by streamlining call scheduling, automating video enhancement, and transcribing meetings. One of my favorite tools to cut through the mess is Meeter. My favorite feature is the digital pan and zoom tool that keeps you close and centered without any camera or physical repositioning needed.
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The New Jersey-based court reporting company Veritext Legal Solutions , which already provides a variety of deposition and litigation support solutions, has acquired Canadian court reporting company Reportex and its family of brands in British Columbia. ” .
Connor Reporting
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
If so, then you’ve seen court reporting in action. Despite the increasing availability of digital recording over the past 25 years, licensed court reporters still play a large part in courtroom proceedings, depositions, and appeals. . However, reporters used variations of the Bartholomew model until 1937.
LawSites
AUGUST 5, 2021
Lightning Law Technologies , a Seattle startup developing software for remote testimony and legal proceedings, has raised a $1 million seed, which the company will use to accelerate development of its platform. The company describes its mission as “to facilitate online justice.”. CEO Alisa Brodkowitz.
LawTechnologyToday
AUGUST 16, 2021
Technology continues to flourish in the legal community as online marketplaces provide impressive transparent legal support services to law firms. Marketplaces are the ultimate way for legal support services to improve systems with unique and time-saving features. Selection of specific services needed. Why the hesitancy?
Sterno
JUNE 3, 2022
Even with the advent of modern speech-to-text and AI technology, stenography continues to be a trusted tool for court reporting, relied upon by lawyers and judges. Court stenographers play an essential role in a courtroom, including remote hearings, depositions, and virtual trials.
The Cloud Court Blog
JUNE 28, 2022
Has your litigation team been challenged to book a court reporter for a deposition? Are you a skilled freelancer with a high accuracy rate irritated by cheap legal service providers who deliver horrible transcription services? There’s a debate on the future of court reporting, and both sides are ardent.
LawSites
MAY 23, 2023
Steno , a tech-enabled provider of litigation support services, whose flagship product, DelayPay , enables law firms to defer service costs until their case resolves, has closed a Series B funding round of $15 million, bringing its total raise to $38.5 Along the way, the company has grown to over 100 employees. ”
The Crime Report
JULY 13, 2022
A new set of algorithms, created by members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Idaho Justice Project and the University of Pennsylvania, aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being mistreated in court, reports Government Technology.
Connor Reporting
JANUARY 20, 2020
Today January 20, Veritext Legal Solutions, the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions, announces the company has created the Veritext Student Resource Center for those interested in a career in court reporting. The information available on the resource center includes: An introduction to court reporting.
The Record Xchange
OCTOBER 2, 2019
This biennial court technology conference is the largest conference of its kind and always a great opportunity to see where technology vendors are focused with their court offerings. Full disclosure: my company, TheRecordXchange, also offers a speech recognition solution called VoiceCopy. How Good Is the Technology?
The Crime Report
AUGUST 17, 2021
The final checkpoint for Purdue Pharma’s proposed $10 billion opioid crisis settlement deal, nearly half of which to be funded by members of the Sackler family, has continued in federal bankruptcy court, reports the Courthouse News Service.
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
In a hire designed to further accelerate its growth, Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services, has named Prabhdeep Singh, who has held executive roles in technology companies such as Clover, WeWork and Uber, as chief operating officer.
LawSites
OCTOBER 26, 2023
It started as a court reporting agency that also offered non-recourse financing of deposition costs, and then in 2020 launched Steno Connect , its own web-based video conferencing technology specifically built for remote depositions and exhibit handling. Related: With $3.5M Raise, Steno Aims To Disrupt Depositions.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 23, 2021
Since 1970, when the Second Circuit ruled it unconstitutional to try an immigrant who spoke no English for murder without giving him an interpreter, the need for greater language access in the courts has only increased. Only 37 states require courtroom interpreters to be certified, according to data from NCAJ.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 18, 2021
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by the city of Baltimore against companies that produce fossil fuels, seeking to hold them responsible for their role in global warming. The case now before the Supreme Court, BP PLC v. The companies appealed that decision to the U.S. Background.
The Cloud Court Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Cloud Court is pleased to announce that Greg Mazares, Sr. Greg has over 43 years’ experience as a senior executive for public and private corporations in consumer goods, financial services, and litigation support services. has joined its board of strategic advisors.
JURIST
JULY 28, 2023
On the morning of May 9 th , 2023, former Prime Minister Imran Khan succumbed to one of many lawsuits filed against him and was arrested on the premises of the district courts in Islamabad. Criminal procedure was used as a tool for rounding up all dissidents with little regard for the intensity of their individual crimes.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Vermont is facing a dangerous shortage of places for juveniles charged with crimes other than a list of serious offenses called the “Big 12” — which includes sexual assault, murder and kidnapping — who are tried in family court, reports Peter D’Auria for VTDigger.
LawSites
JANUARY 23, 2023
Your votes determine the 15 companies selected to face off in a live pitch competition that will be the opening-night event of this year’s TECHSHOW, which is March 1-4 in Chicago. We have listed 40 companies on the ballot as semifinalists. Learn more about this company at the LawNext Legal Tech Directory.
LawTechnologyToday
JULY 27, 2021
. “ The Digital Answer to the Court Reporting Shortage ” by Benjamin Jaffe. “Can you imagine a day when court reporters are not readily available? Or when a judge’s schedule is dictated by the availability of a court reporter rather than the number of cases on the docket? ” 10.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Here were the companies that won the top three spots: AltFee , a product that helps law firms replace the billable hour with fixed-fee pricing. Skribe.ai , an alternative to traditional court reporting that promises “a better way to take testimony.” ” Paxton AI , an AI legal assistant.
Paralegal Bootcamp
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
For every letter of protection, there is a personal injury paralegal preparing to negotiate with a billing or subrogation company. It turns out, it’s an extremely useful tool for tracking your client’s bills and accident-related expenses. Using Excel, I created a medical bill expense report. Excel is your friend!
InHouseOps
JULY 30, 2021
From 2018 through March of 2020, adoption of the service was very low – just a couple of hundred depositions total in that two-year period. There are a number of people, both general counsel and those at law firms, who were reluctant to use this service at first who have now realized the advantage of doing so. That’s one piece.
The Record Xchange
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
I once had a federal judge explain to me, in detail and with great conviction, that digital recording would never be adopted as an acceptable court reporting method. I owned a successful court transcription business at the time, but that was not enough for him to reconsider his position. How Transcription Works.
LawTechnologyToday
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
If you’re not using this powerful tool, you’ll be at a disadvantage. Recording using videoconferencing tools like Zoom on your own won’t result in the official record you need. First and foremost, videographers have the proper tools for spotlighting and recording only the witness and not the other participants.
Attorney at Work
JULY 28, 2022
At the time, my company didn’t win his business because he wasn’t unhappy with his office space and the hassle of changing addresses for active cases didn’t seem worth it. He wanted to meet because he had received a 13-day notice that the large international shared office company he rents from is closing the center.
At the Lectern
MARCH 26, 2024
A recent report says the California Supreme Court is the best of state high courts at making information about justices’ financial interests available to the public. The nonprofit organization Fix the Court — which usually focuses on the federal courts and primarily the U.S. It’s not an easy find.
CARET Legal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Modern tools and techniques are making this process more efficient and accurate , giving attorneys a clear financial picture at every stage of litigation. The key lies in implementing smart, scalable tactics that control expenses across multiple cases while delivering excellent legal services.
The Cloud Court Blog
AUGUST 17, 2022
Instead of implementing a new alternative tool and crossing one’s fingers or insisting unilaterally that everyone use the new stuff immediately, successful innovation adoption efforts often work like a wedge. I’ll use the Cloud Court app for example. The list is long. Adjust your metrics of success in stages. Start small and expand.
The Record Xchange
JANUARY 17, 2020
In the case of court reporting, digital reporting is expanding from the courtroom into the deposition room. Since depositions represent as much as two-thirds of the total court reporting market, this is a significant moment in the adoption cycle. and much of the rest of the world.
Connor Reporting
DECEMBER 11, 2019
All Connor Reporting, a Veritext company, clients now have access to MyVeritext. As a member of the Vertitext team, we have access to many new and innovative services and technologies. . The post 12 Reasons Attorneys and Legal Professionals Register for MyVeritext appeared first on Connor Reporting.
Connor Reporting
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Coordinating attorney(s) and deponent(s) schedules, creating a notice, scheduling a court reporter and any other support services such as a videographer, videoconference, and/or an interpreter takes time. As a Veritext company, Connor Reporting is pleased to now provide Snap Scheduling to clients.
Attorney at Work
MAY 22, 2022
Some services come at an additional fee, but it saves you the expense of hiring a full-time legal assistant. Paralegals and support staff, typically employed by the shared office provider, can also help line up court reporters, file paperwork and serve subpoenas. Professional deposition rooms.
The Cloud Court Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
On the other hand, effective attorneys bring additional tools to bear such as realtime transcription, exhibit management tools, digitized discovery documents, and perhaps even a digital audio recorder. The company also offers a wide range of deposition resources for litigators.
The Record Xchange
JUNE 2, 2020
You always have the opportunity to negotiate expedited service. TheRecordXchange is highly qualified Bankruptcy transcription company that works with over 30 US Bankruptcy Courts across the country. The transcript will be valid for use in court or for any official filing purposes. What will my total cost be?
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