Trial, Arbitration, and Hearing Reporting

Coverage

Proceedings that run on a daily clock

A trial week compresses everything a deposition does into an overnight cycle, repeated. That is a scheduling problem as much as a reporting one.

Daily copy overnight

Each day's certified transcript delivered before the next session, so cross-examination is built from the actual record rather than from notes taken while listening.

Realtime at counsel table

Where the tribunal permits it, the feed runs to the machines your team is reading on, tested before the proceeding starts.

Arbitration and hearings

Private arbitrations, evidentiary and administrative hearings, and any proceeding where the parties want a certified record instead of an informal recording.

Before the date

What to settle in advance

Trials go wrong on logistics far more often than on reporting. These are the items worth confirming at booking.

The daily schedule and expected length, including whether the tribunal sits late.
Every participant who will speak, and how each is identified on the record.
Expected exhibit volume, and whether exhibits arrive digitally or on paper.
Expert witnesses and their subject matter, so the vocabulary is in the dictionary before testimony.
Whether daily copy, rough drafts, or realtime are needed — each changes the staffing.
Who receives delivery each night, and in which formats.

Trial and hearings

Scheduling a multi-day proceeding

Do you cover arbitrations and private hearings?

Yes. Arbitrations, evidentiary hearings, mediations that need a record, and administrative proceedings are all reported the same way as a deposition, with the record and delivery expectations set in advance.

How does daily copy work over a multi-day proceeding?

Each day's transcript is produced overnight and delivered before the next day begins. It is arranged at booking rather than mid-week, because daily copy determines how the whole week is staffed.

Can counsel read realtime at the table?

Yes, where the tribunal permits it. The feed goes to the machines you tell us about in advance, and the connection is tested before the proceeding rather than during opening.

What do you need to know before a trial or hearing date?

The length, the daily schedule, the number of participants and how they will be identified on the record, the expected exhibit volume, and whether experts are testifying. Expert names and technical vocabulary go into the dictionary in advance.

What happens if the proceeding runs longer than scheduled?

Tell us as early as you know. Extending is generally workable when there is notice; the hard case is a proceeding that runs days past its estimate with no warning, because reporters are scheduled against other matters.

Have a trial or arbitration on calendar?

Send the dates and the expected length. Multi-day coverage is easier to arrange early than to rescue late.

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