A case manager is assigned to coordinate all
aspects of your major litigation, including
scheduling, archiving, dissemination of copies, and
supplying out-of-town locations. As your personal
contact at Merrill Legal Solutions, call or e-mail
your case manager to schedule, make special
requests, or get answers to billing questions. Your
case manager will contact you one day prior to each
deposition for a final confirmation so you always
receive the same top-quality service regardless of
where your depositions are held.
We provide centralized production and billing for
consistency and quality assurance all through our
in-house staff. Our mission is to provide our
clients who are involved in multi-district
litigation with one-stop shopping for all discovery
needs.
Merrill Legal Solutions offers comfortable,
high-end conference rooms with state-of-the-art
services for depositions and videoconferencing.
Plus, we provide wireless Internet access at no
additional charge. One call to Merrill Legal
Solutions and we will coordinate your setting and
provide conference facilities around the world.
A single call to Merrill Legal Solutions is all
it takes to schedule court reporters and
videographers, arrange for deposition suites or
resolve any inquiry for depositions in any location
worldwide.
Merrill Legal Solutions’ online scheduling is
quick and easy. You will receive confirmation of
your online setting within one hour during normal
business hours. If requested, Merrill Legal
Solutions will arrange a case-specific online
scheduling form for your matter.
As well, we will provide all counsel with an updated
schedule of events for your case. Any changes in
times and dates, cancellations and new settings will
be coordinated and distributed for your convenience.
Merrill Legal Solutions has developed a team of
reporters and partner reporting agencies meeting
the criteria of excellence in court reporting and
video services. Each reporter and agency is screened
for their ability to provide superior services,
including the latest in technology offerings to the
legal community. With an excellent reputation for
quality reporting and state-of -the-art video
services, Merrill Legal Solutions can fulfill any
need our clients may have.
Our court reporters are experienced in realtime
court reporting and come prepared to support
multiple connections to counsel via LiveNoteTM,
SummationTM and BinderTM software. Simply make the
request when scheduling a deposition with Merrill
Legal Solutions.
Upon request, Merrill Legal Solutions will send
realtime deposition testimony over the Internet so
that appropriate parties may receive the text in
realtime. This service enables attorneys and
paralegals to attend depositions from their offices
rather than incur unnecessary travel costs.
Upon request, Merrill Legal Solutions can send
your final transcript or daily rough instantly via
secured, encrypted e-mail with its own easy-to-use
viewer. Also known as "E-TranTM", this service
provides faster access to the content you need
without reformatting or software requirements.
Our TotalTranscript™ service gives you the option
to combine the final transcript with linked exhibits
and/or digitized, synchronized video – all delivered
on CD or DVD. TotalTranscript is all you need to
view, search, excerpt, and store your transcripts,
exhibits, and video—all on CD. The TotalTranscript
files can be independently viewed on any computer or
loaded into any of the leading litigation support
software packages.
What are the benefits of TotalTranscript?
• Saves thousands of dollars on large cases
• Avoids the last minute pre-trial scramble
• Gives you fingertip access to transcripts, video,
and exhibits
• Protects the intellectual capital of your case by
combining all pieces of deposition testimony on disc
Upon request, Merrill Legal Solutions will
provide access to your transcripts and exhibits in a
highly secured web environment. AttorneyConnect, our
online transcript repository, gives you the ability
to access your transcripts 24/7. Through a
web-enabled interface you can download transcripts
and exhibits, view your deposition calendar, and
check billing activity. AttorneyConnect can help
make your litigation team more effective with
greater cost efficiencies, while providing you with
the following timesaving features:
» Download transcripts and exhibits —
AttorneyConnect provides you with instant access to
your transcripts and exhibits. Through our
web-enabled interface you can download transcripts
and exhibits in several format options including
E-Transcript™, ASCII, SBF, and LEF.
» Schedule depositions via your personal online
scheduling form — schedule depositions from your
desktop (we’ll provide an easy to use, customized
scheduling form) and get instant email verification
that your request has been received.
» Access account information on the web — gives you
24/7 password-protected access to your schedule,
account status, and billing information.
» View complete deposition calendar — using
AttorneyConnect, you can verify and review all
aspects of pending depositions including location,
witness information, and additional services
ordered such as realtime and video.
Merrill Legal Solutions will specify
broadcast-quality video equipment for all your
depositions. Wherever possible, only 3-chip digital
cameras will be used for depositions, along with
background and separate audio tracks for main
participants.
Merrill Legal Solutions offers a full service
in-house facility with professional editors to
process your video testimony quickly and cost
effectively in a variety of digital formats. Getting
your video directly on CD or DVD not only saves you
time, but also saves you money by eliminating the
cost of the VHS tape.
Merrill Legal Solutions can digitally synchronize
key video testimony to the written transcript for
easy, side-by-side comparison to the video testimony
you need at trial. To facilitate this service,
on-site synchronization of video and text timeclocks
can be provided and timestamps will appear on your
transcript, whenever possible, at no additional
charge.
Get the latest information on video synchronization
Merrill Legal Solutions’ deposition streaming
service enables clients to receive a live realtime
feed of audio, video, and text of the deposition –
wherever they are located around the world.
Click
here to read a
case study of our videostreaming capabilities.
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