Monica Burneikis understands the value of her time—and not because she bills by the hour. A personal injury attorney with 20 years of experience, Burneikis runs her own Oakland-based firm where, even on contingency, every minute counts.

"I keep my hands on every single one of my cases, and I have a very large caseload," she said. "If you don't adopt technology, you're going to be left behind."

 "I have another depo company that's been hounding me for a while, and I won't even consider going to them because of this new tool."

Burneikis says Steno's Transcript Genius has become an invaluable tool, allowing her to quickly summarize and digest testimony, locate key passages, and make every deposition more useful.

Five Ways Transcript Genius  Saved Time

The AI-powered tool has transformed her approach to case preparation and trial readiness. "This is a huge time saver," she said. "You can go in and ask a question about a transcript and have it answered in a matter of minutes. It's mind-blowing how the technology is evolving."

"Being able to go through and just say 'find this testimony' or 'find the contradictions' and it happens in a matter of a minute, maybe less. That's a huge time saver."

1. Summarize Transcripts in Seconds

Transcripts are summarized in minutes, a job that once took hours. "Before Transcript Genius, it was just reading through the deposition and creating a summary. You'd have a chart with page line numbers on the left side and the summary of the testimony on the right," Burneikis explained. Now, she can generate customized summaries instantly.

2. Find Contradictions

Contradictory testimony can be easily identified, another task that often took hours. "It's amazing because in my own mind, when I'm taking a deposition, I'll think, 'Well, that's not what they said earlier.' Now you really can go back and say, 'Well, here it is. Here they said X, and here they said Y.'"



3. Get Instant Answers

Key passages in any transcript can be located quickly during a deposition. "Before, you'd have to, on the fly during trial, scan through papers as you're flipping through, to find the testimony you were looking for. Sometimes you know it has to be very fast because the judge is waiting on you."



4. Compare Multiple Transcripts

In cases with numerous witnesses, Transcript Genius allows for efficient comparison across testimonies. "In this case, it was nine depositions... I didn't want to have to go through and read through nine depositions before I took the next depo, just where they talked about a specific topic."



5. Quantifiable Time Savings

While exact time savings can vary by case, Burneikis estimates that Transcript Genius saves her hours on each case. "I would say hours. I mean hours we're saving," she noted.



AI: A Smart Tool for Smart Attorneys

Burneikis sees Transcript Genius as part of a larger trend towards AI-assisted legal work. "I haven't used AI too much for writing... But for research, it is quite amazing how fast it is," she said.



She emphasizes the importance of staying current with legal technology: "The fact is that if you don't adopt the technology, you're gonna just get behind."
For busy attorneys hesitant to try new tools, Burneikis has a clear message: "This is a huge time saver!"


"I have another depo company that's been hounding me for a while, and I won't even consider going to them because of this new tool," Burneikis concluded, underlining the competitive edge Transcript Genius provides to Steno's customers.



Key Features of Transcript Genius

1. Unlimited summaries: Transform hours of testimony into actionable insights within minutes. Generate customized summaries, such as timelines, in a few keystrokes.


2. Transcript intelligence: Interrogate your transcripts like a witness. Get precise answers with instant verification. Detect contradictions, spotlight areas ripe for further investigation, and more.


3. Analyze multiple depositions simultaneously: Transcript Genius can dig up critical insights, contradictions between deponent testimonies and patterns with ease.


4. Upload transcripts: If you need to analyze transcripts that aren't in your Firm Dashboard, just upload them and get to work!

5. It's free for Steno customers: Transcript Genius is available to all Steno customers as part of their suite of Steno tools.

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