Realtime Court Reporting Guide
Planning guidance for law firms and legal teams.
Start with the proceeding requirements
Realtime converts the reporter’s writing into text that authorized participants can review during the proceeding.
Coordinate the supporting services
It can help attorneys follow testimony, annotate key statements, and coordinate with experts or remote team members.
Give scheduling complete information
Confirm the number of feeds, connection method, and whether a rough draft is also required.
Realtime gives the legal team live access to testimony
Realtime court reporting sends a live text feed from the reporter to authorized participants while testimony is occurring. It can help counsel follow complex answers, search prior testimony and work with experts during a deposition, hearing, arbitration or trial.
Identify who needs the feed
Tell scheduling how many attorneys, experts or other participants require realtime access and whether they will be in the room or remote. Connection planning is easier when the number and location of users are known in advance.
Discuss rough-draft and transcript needs separately
Realtime is live access during the proceeding. A rough draft is working text delivered after the proceeding, and the certified transcript is the final record. A legal team can request more than one of these services, but each has a different purpose.
Technical preparation matters
Remote participants should have a stable internet connection and the appropriate software or browser access. In-person users should confirm device and connectivity needs before the proceeding begins. Technical details should be tested early enough to resolve access problems.
Use realtime where immediate text creates value
Realtime is especially useful when the case team needs to react to testimony as it happens. The service page explains availability and scheduling; this guide focuses on how to prepare the team to use the feed effectively.
Need to schedule a reporter?
Send the proceeding details to our scheduling team.