In a legal landscape reshaped by the adoption of virtual proceedings, attorneys and their clients have unearthed unexpected efficiencies. While remote deposition platforms initially served as a makeshift solution, they soon revealed limitations when substituting for in-person, document-intensive proceedings. The search for a more effective and user-friendly alternative led to solutions integrating separate file distribution and exhibit management applications with commercial videoconference platforms. Although these innovations empowered attorneys, they also introduced complexities to the deposition experience.
As we navigate a contemporary work environment, balancing hybrid and in-person models, the legal industry is in pursuit of solutions that enhance efficiency without adding unnecessary intricacies.
eLitigate® is The Future of Virtual Depositions.
Esquire’s eLitigate is a secure virtual deposition platform that seamlessly integrates a suite of essential features to streamline your workflow. It offers an all-in-one solution for litigation teams, complete with case exhibit folders that follow you from deposition to deposition. Whether you’re a solo practitioner or part of a legal team, eLitigate addresses the long-standing need for an optimized, integrated solution that replicates the in-person deposition process.
The biggest benefit to using eLitigate is having a single platform to have everything organized and more streamlined for the deposition. eLitigate eliminates screen share risk of showing something that is not intended. It provides an opportunity to have a cleaner set up and a more organized layout of the materials that will be used in the deposition.
– Andre Webb, Partner, German, Gallagher & Murtagh, P.C. Philadelphia, PA
With eLitigate You Can:
- Depose witnesses or attend depositions virtually. The platform emulates in-person deposition workflows and streamlines the entire deposition process without the hassle, limitations, and expense of other solutions.
- Access case exhibit folders. After each deposition, eLitigate automatically adds the deposition’s exhibit folder to future case depositions. This simplifies the exhibit preparation process for the next deposition and keeps all of the exhibits at your fingertips.
- Create collaborative case teams. eLitigate facilitates seamless team collaboration of document selection, review, presentation, and questioning.
- Review in-session audio testimony. With real-time speech–to–text testimony, parties can search text and playback audio clips.
Count on Esquire’s highly qualified personnel, all-in-one virtual deposition platform, and industry-leading security measures for an exceptional remote deposition experience every time.
eLitigate eliminates virtual deposition pain points. Zoom just wasn’t designed for lawyers. eLitigate’s sidebars and exhibit management features are specific to what litigators do. The ScriptSync feature is very helpful because it embeds the deponent’s response in your head, assists with follow-up, and helps me recall my previous questions.
– Kelly M. Henry, Berman Berman Berman Schneider & Lowary, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Industry-Leading Features Built In:
A truly seamless platform, eLitigate allows attorneys and court reporters to focus on practicing law without being encumbered by the challenges of coordinating multiple remote deposition tools that don’t belong together:
Intuitive Web-Based Platform
Nothing to download or install. The eLitigate platform is browser-based, so it’s accessible everywhere and there is no need to ask permission from an IT administrator.
Case Teams
eLitigate facilitates seamless team collaboration of document selection, review, presentation, and questioning. Each team member has full document upload, case exhibit access, and presentation rights.
Case Exhibit Management
Past exhibits are always at hand. After each deposition, eLitigate automatically adds that deposition’s exhibit folder to future case depositions. This simplifies the exhibit preparation process for the next deposition. With intuitive drag-and-drop document upload, private preview, and public-view tabs for controlled exhibit sharing, lawyers keep control over the proceeding.
Advanced Exhibit Capabilities
Ability to keyword search, annotate and draw shapes, apply signatures, direct the witness and/or other participants to a particular page, and expand exhibits to view in full screen mode. Screen sharing for video and unusual file types.
Testimony Playback with ScriptSync
Live running speech-to-text testimony viewable in real-time. Users can search the text and playback the actual audio.
Private Sidebar Rooms
Non-discoverable sidebars are accessible with a single click. Important off-the-record meetings are conducted in an environment that attorneys control. No host support is needed to create sidebars.
Video Capture
High-definition video capture records directly to the cloud. Flexible recording modes enable our videographers to easily capture selected participants or only the witness.
Data Security
Comprehensive compliance and security that meets the legal industry’s strict standards. All media traffic, audio, and video are AES-256-bit encrypted from end-to-end.
Always Evolving
Enhancements driven by continuous customer feedback. A leading-edge virtual deposition experience built by and for litigation professionals.
We offer advanced training to make sure every event goes smoothly. A dedicated support team is available to help you before, during, and after, along with:
- Remote Reporters who are experienced court reporters, trained certified by Esquire in remote proceedings, swearing in the witness, controlling the proceeding as they normally would, expertly capturing the record remotely via eLitigate, and taking custody of the introduced exhibits to produce a final transcript.
- Remote Technicians who provide in-proceeding support, drive meeting controls, and troubleshoot technology issues.
- Remote Interpreters are available in 200 languages and attend the proceeding remotely.
Esquire eLitigate revolutionizes how court reporters, lawyers, paralegals, corporate legal departments, and everyone in the litigation ecosystem work together to advance the practice and rule of law.