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Remote Depositions
Since the first iteration of remote depositions decades ago, our team has enabled attorneys to depose witnesses from anywhere – their offices, hotels, and even the airport. Your AdvancedONE expert also applies that deep expertise to complex scenarios in which all participants are attending legal proceedings remotely. We call it AdvancedONE Depo Distancing™.
Our extensive background has enabled our clients to adhere to their discovery deadlines – even when deponents, attorneys, and court reporters remain at home because of the pandemic.
Your business is litigation,
not technical support.
That’s why AdvancedONE delivers comprehensive Remote Depo Solutions which include both court reporting and technical assistance.
Keep Moving
Keep business moving forward despite the complications of COVID-19 isolation.
Keep Moving
Keep business moving forward despite the complications of COVID-19 isolation.
Peace of Mind
Gain peace of mind from AdvancedONE experts who guide high-tech remote depositions every day.
Peace of Mind
Gain peace of mind from AdvancedONE experts who guide high-tech depositions every day.
Stay Focused
Our case managers handle all the logistics so you can focus on your case.
Stay Focused
Our project managers handle all the logistics so you can focus on your case.
Quality
After the deposition, receive the same quality deliverables you know and expect from us.
Quality
After the deposition, receive the same quality deliverables you know and expect from us.
AdvancedONE facilitates the entire virtual deposition, including connecting all participants to the event, coordinating the required technology and equipment, and advising all end-users on the practicalities of initiating the deposition, swearing in, sharing exhibits, utilizing the technology, and more.
Bridge the gaps in bandwidth, devices, and security protocols
With data-security top-of-mind, your Remote Depo Solutions expert establishes a virtual deposition room that protects case information while enabling you to take the required testimony. Each individual’s location has its own characteristics that affect the event and must be addressed well in advance.
Assess the situation
Our Remote Depo expert will liaise with every participant in advance to evaluate the devices they have in their possession, the impact their Internet bandwidth and speed will have on the event, and whether their network security settings are optimized. Our experts will advise on the requirements for remote depositions – such as a quiet space free from interruptions, a secure setting to maintain confidentiality, and neutral backgrounds to create a professional record.
Standardize equipment
For some participants, just a tablet will suffice, while other participants may require additional equipment based on their roles in the deposition. The Remote Depo Solutions expert will advise on those variances and arrange for short-term rentals of properly equipped and secured devices, as needed.
Collaborative platform selection
Our Remote Depo expert will identify which of our vetted technology platforms is ideal for your event. This selection will be based on key technical considerations required by the courts and recommended by technologists, such as: SSL encryption, identity authentication, cloud security protocols, admin controls, “waiting room” capabilities, audio/video quality, streaming and synchronization, and end-user features. Prior to the remote deposition, AdvancedONE issues a comprehensive report detailing the technical specifications of the platform and the composition of the virtual deposition room being prepared.
Optional enhancements
To facilitate remote depositions, our team can prepare exhibits in advance for easy electronic sharing during the live deposition. Additionally, participants can view and markup real-time transcript text on their screens during the remote deposition. As with in-person depositions, our legal video team can capture the deponent’s demeanor on screen to become part of the case record or they can record the entire virtual deposition room. If the parties prefer (and subject to CDC guidelines and state regulations), our videographer can be co-located with the witness to capture a more traditional high-def legal video recording of their testimony while the other participants remain isolated in separate locations.
Live support
During the live event, AdvancedONE experts provide specific instruction regarding connectivity, disabling chat tools and home assistants with listening devices (eg. Amazon Echo®, Google Home), using on-screen tools and optimizing lighting, introducing exhibits, and much more. AdvancedONE can also manage and share exhibits on screen when the documents are identified.
As with any type of deposition, AdvancedONE offers standard and expedited turnaround times on the final transcript, plus various value-added services, such as exhibits hyperlinked to transcript text and synchronized video.
Remote Depo Highlights
- Traditional court reporting, legal videography and deposition deliverables—all coordinated by one AdvancedONE case manager assigned to your case
- A dedicated expert to manage the technology setup and device arrangements that will enable all participants to log in to the deposition remotely
- A vetted system for taking-attorneys to remain in control of how witnesses are deposed and how exhibits are released
- Continual monitoring of adjustments to legal codes, professional codes of conduct, and deposition best practices in the uncharted waters of COVID-19