Depositions are an important tool used to gather testimony transcripts from potential witnesses. These documents are subsequently used in court or may be used for the purposes of discovery. For many firms and corporations, the challenge is that depositions are often hundreds of pages long and the resources may not be available to review them efficiently. This is particularly true in cases involving testimony that is complex or relies heavily on exhibits or technical information. Given these challenges, it may often be appropriate to consider working with a company that provides deposition services, one that is capable of reviewing deposition transcripts and providing summaries in an efficient manner.
Depositions are most useful when they include a summary that combines all the relevant facts of the case into a format that provides a more digestible review for the attorney. In most cases, an attorney does not have the time to study, analyze, and summarize the deposition on their own. Using deposition services support can be invaluable in these cases. Some of the benefits include:
- Time Savings. Deposition review services will dedicate the time needed to summarize a deposition; this allows your legal staff, including paralegals, to focus on other matters in your office. Outsourcing to a firm that has attorneys trained in deposition services typically means you will get the documents you need much faster than if you waited for in-house staff members to complete them.
- Cost Savings. Most law firms do not want to pay paralegals or attorneys to review and summarize depositions; the costs are simply too great. In nearly all cases, outsourcing services can save a law firm between 30% and 50% of the typical cost of summarizing.
- Experience. Choosing experienced legal professionals to handle deposition transcript review means the personnel reviewing transcripts have a solid understanding of the deposition review process. This enables them to quickly and easily highlight information that may be significant in transcripts and locate relevant exhibits. With this dedicated legal team, you will benefit from their extensive experience with reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing depositions.
Having access to a solution that is both effective and saves costs for transcript review can be very beneficial to law firms and in-house counsel. If you are considering the benefits of outsourcing your deposition summaries or would like to learn more, contact Baer Reed offshore legal services and find out what we can do for your practice.
Mr. Reyes graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he received the Procter and Gamble Student Excellence Award. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. During law school, Mr. Reyes was part of the Philippine delegation to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria. He was also a member of the Ateneo Society of International Law and the St. Thomas More Debate Society. He completed his internship at the Public Attorney’s Office. He wrote a thesis entitled: “To Kill A White Elephant: An Analysis of the Fiduciary Exception to the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege”. Mr. Reyes is admitted to practice law in the Philippines and the State of New York.
Ms. Lardizabal-Manzano is a graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science. In 2003, she received her law degree from Lyceum of the Philippines and was admitted to practice law in 2004.
Matthew Hersh earned a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1990 and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Cap. Avi Levak (Res. IDF) graduated from from Israel’s prestigious Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is also a Leadership and Communication coach trained in TuT coaching by Alon gal in Israel. Avi specializes in high-level, in-depth analysis of business and client needs, within systems and software strategy and architecture.
Ms. Tyler graduated cum laude from Georgetown University and received her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, she interned at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She also worked on The Tax Lawyer journal and was a member of the award-winning Barristers’ Council Mock Trial Team. Ms. Tyler is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo graduated cum laude and top nine in her batch from Miriam College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in InternationalStudies. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Rockwell. During law school, she interned in Rivera, Santos, Maranan & Associates. She was also part of Ateneo’s Labor Law Bar Operations. She wrote her thesis on, “Stealing Privacy: Limitations on Media’s Photographic Invasion.,” Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo is admitted to practice law in the Philippines.
Ms. Aquino-Batallones obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies (with Minors in Global Politics and Hispanic Studies) from the Ateneo de Manila University. In 2011, she received her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. During law school, she interned at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles then became an intern of Ateneo Legal Services Center’s Clinical Legal Education Program.
Mr. De Guzman graduated from San Beda College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics and received his law degree from San Beda College of Law. He is multilingual and is fluent in three languages: Chinese, Filipino, and English. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2003.