Are Deposition Summaries the Same as Rough Drafts?

There has been much discussion in the legal industry regarding deposition summaries and rough drafts.

Here’s what makes them different:

• Provided by court reporters shortly after the deposition.
• Provided before the final transcript is prepared.
• It is a separate document from the final transcript.
• May not contain all necessary punctuation.
• Final transcript is still prepared by the certified court reporter.

• Requires a final certified transcript to create the deposition summary.
• Summarizes the final certified transcript.
• Typically prepared by a paralegal or can be AI generated.
• It is a different document than the transcript.
• Does not take work from the court reporter.
• Deposition summaries are only as good as the certified transcripts they are generated from!

eCourt Reporters gives law firms the ability to create a deposition summary generated from certified transcripts with Elite Deposition Summaries. The need for a court reporter is enhanced with the need of a certified transcript to summarize the content accurately.