The Benefits of Realtime Court Reporting

Before the latest technology surfaced, internet realtime court reporting meant that legal professionals around the world could see transcription drafts as stenographers created them. Now, Neeson & Associates is proud to offer you even more. Realtime court reporting has extended to include realtime text, audio and video in one integrated viewing page through the Internet.

So how does realtime streaming work? Just as they have done for years, stenographers use stenotype machines to document proceedings. The only difference is that these stenotype machines are connected to a computer system. This computer system translates the shorthand key combinations entered by the stenographer and displays text on the screens of all the streaming participants—all in real time.

The benefits of this new type of realtime streaming are numerous. First, it enables legal professionals to avoid expensive travel costs—entire meetings can now take place with attendees on opposite sides of the world! The visual capability of realtime streaming can also be of aid when it comes to assessing things like demeanor and credibility.

Another incredible benefit of realtime court reporting is its instantaneous results. Providing a transcript of a meeting, deposition or trial as it takes place allows attorneys to create reminders and notes for future review. It also means that final drafts will be available much more quickly than traditional court reporting would allow.

Perhaps one of the most advantageous features of realtime streaming is the ability to search live testimony for phrases or specific keywords. Anybody who has rifled through the transcripts provided by traditional court reporting can attest that it is a huge pain. This hassle is essentially eliminated with realtime streaming.