Steno Expands Litigation Technology Suite with Open Beta Launch of Litigation Genius

Building on the success of Transcript Genius, Steno’s new AI-powered workspace lets litigation teams analyze full case files—including pleadings, medical records, financial documents, images, discovery responses, and transcripts—directly in the Steno Firm Dashboard.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2026—Steno, the leader in tech-enabled court reporting and litigation support services, today announced the open beta launch of Litigation Genius, the next evolution of its litigation technology suite. Built directly into the Steno Firm Dashboard, Litigation Genius expands on Transcript Genius, letting litigation teams analyze their deposition transcripts alongside the rest of their case files.

Steno’s first AI product, Transcript Genius, was built to help litigators analyze their deposition transcripts. But a transcript is only one piece of a case. The rest of the record matters just as much: complaints, exhibits, medical records, discovery responses, handwritten notes, images, and correspondence. Litigation Genius puts those materials together in a single workspace, reflecting how litigation teams actually work once a deposition is complete.

"At Steno, we’ve always had one goal: to make litigation easier," said Prabhdeep Singh, Chief Executive Officer of Steno. "Litigation Genius shows that real value comes from technology that is integrated into your existing workflows, not from bolting complex software onto a service. Because Steno transcripts and exhibits are already in the dashboard, Litigation Genius gives your team a running start on every case with a Steno deposition."

AI Analysis Built Into the Case Workflow

Whether a firm is new to AI or uses other AI platforms, Litigation Genius works alongside the firm’s existing technology stack. It lives in the Steno platform, where the firm’s transcripts and exhibits are delivered. When a Steno transcript comes back, analysis can start immediately in the same workspace with no exports, uploads, or additional logins. The case file grows as teams add pleadings, discovery, correspondence, transcripts from other providers, and other case materials. Users ask questions in plain English and receive answers with direct, page-level citations to source documents.

"The hardest part of adopting any legal AI tool is knowing how to apply it to day-to-day casework without disrupting your practice," said Dylan Ruga, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Legal Officer of Steno and a practicing trial lawyer at Stalwart Law Group. "Litigation Genius enters the case after a deposition, when litigators need it most. Whether you need to check witness statements against medical records, test discovery responses against deposition testimony, or prepare briefs with pinpoint cites to the record, it brings that work into one place without adding another platform to manage."

"The legaltech companies that win won't be the ones with the flashiest AI, they'll be the ones already embedded in how lawyers work every day. Steno has spent years earning that trust with litigators and Litigation Genius is a natural, powerful next step," said Gordon Crenshaw, Partner at The LegalTech Fund.

Key Features and Benefits of Litigation Genius

• Automatic Case Setup: Completed Steno court reporting jobs automatically create a case in Litigation Genius populated with transcripts and marked exhibits, so teams start with the case, not a blank slate.
• Multi-Format Case Files: Upload pleadings, medical records, financial documents, discovery responses, and transcripts from other providers, or import them from Google Drive and Dropbox. Litigation Genius also reads handwritten notes and images, including screenshots and social media posts.
• Source-Cited Answers: Responses come from the case materials, with clickable citations to the exact file and page, so users can check each one.
• Self-Generating Case Overviews and Timelines: Litigation Genius builds an executive summary for each matter, along with a timeline that grows with the case.
• Conversational by Design: Built by Steno’s user experience team for legal professionals of all tech proficiency levels, the plain-English chat interface eliminates complicated menus, wizards, and prompt engineering.
• Guided Prompting: Litigation Genius suggests questions drawn from each case file, and the Improve Prompt button refines a user’s question to elicit more targeted answers.
• Team Collaboration: Conversations save automatically and can be shared across the firm, with role-based access controls governing who sees what.
• Security and Compliance: Litigation Genius is SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant. Zero data retention agreements with Steno’s AI model providers mean client data is never stored by those providers or used to train AI models.

Steno clients can access the open beta of Litigation Genius today through the Litigation Genius tab in the Steno Firm Dashboard using their existing credentials. Feedback from open beta users will help shape what Steno builds next.

To learn more about Litigation Genius, visit https://steno.com/genius.

About Steno

Steno is at the forefront of the court reporting and legal technology industries. Steno focuses on providing attorneys with innovative tools and options that overcome the technological and financial hurdles that arise when proving a case. As a partner in the pursuit of justice, Steno understands the unique challenges faced by legal professionals and is committed to delivering practical, impactful solutions. To learn more about Steno or to request information about its services, visit https://steno.com.