Remote Trials

Remote trial solutions let judges, juries, counsel, witnesses, and other participants take part in a court proceeding from separate locations while preserving the reliability and formality of an in-person trial. Purpose-built platforms typically combine secure video conferencing with courtroom-specific capabilities such as evidence and exhibit presentation, witness management, and real-time transcription, features that go well beyond what generic video conferencing software offers. In some jurisdictions, remote and electronic proceedings have been common for years; in others, they became a necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic, and courts and law firms have since built dedicated processes and technology to support hybrid and fully virtual trials on an ongoing basis. This category overlaps closely with remote depositions and courtroom exhibit and evidence management, and many vendors serve more than one of these use cases with the same underlying platform. Generative AI is increasingly layered on top of these platforms to summarize daily transcripts, answer questions about case materials, and help legal teams stay oriented across multi-day or multi-week proceedings.