{"id":41418,"date":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/video-conferencing-for-law\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:28:08","slug":"legal-conferencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/legal-conferencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Video conferencing for lawyers: Why (and how to) use video meetings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve probably heard: our world is quickly moving online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legal world is no different. Video conferencing is a tool that\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawtechnologytoday.org\/2017\/05\/video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">changing how law is practiced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by reducing the need to travel, saving money, and building relationships with clients and other legal professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, it can give your firm a competitive edge by letting your whole team stay seamlessly connected with each other\u2014and your clients\u2014while increasing productivity and billable hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we\u2019re looking at eight ways attorneys can use video conferencing:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Meet with clients\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet with clients<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Meet with your own team\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet with your own team<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Level up with distance learning\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level up with distance learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Attend gatherings and seminars\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend gatherings and seminars<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Hold court arraignments\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold court arraignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Film depositions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film depositions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Get expert witnesses into the room\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get expert witnesses into the room<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Prepare your clients\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare your clients (and yourself!)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">See how these four law firms from Florida, Chicago, and New York adapted their operations to work from anywhere\u2014while still providing a great client experience. Download the free case study playbook!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"http:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/ebook\/how_to_run_a_remote_legal_practice.pdf\" data-id=\"6a0b184ba6b86\" id=\"6a0b184ba6b86\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:6a0b184ba6b86.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\ud83c\udf1f Get it now<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udcf1 Learn how to run a remote-friendly law firm with these four case studies from real American firms.<\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Asset_ID__c\" value=\"ODAM-01547\" class=\"download-form-input\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Start working from anywhere\">Start working from anywhere<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:6a0b184ba6b86.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 35px;\">8 ways to use video conferencing in law<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having remote meetings over video is pretty common already, but other than just the \u201cit\u2019s more convenient,\u201d factor, there are actually lots of other ways that video conferencing can save you time and money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look at a few ways you can implement video conferencing software into your practice.<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"Meet with clients\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">1. Meet with clients\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video conferencing can be used to meet with clients, wherever they are. Instead of having to travel long distances\u2014and someone will have to pay for that travel\u2014just set up your essential meetings with clients online:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3714\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/industry-solutions\/law-firms-cloud-phone-systems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3714\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1-83-1024x579.png\" alt=\"RingCentral Video gives users multiple options for joining a video conference call\" width=\"840\" height=\"475\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For example, RingCentral Video gives you and your clients multiple options for joining a video conference call.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video.html\">video meeting software<\/a>, you can invite your clients to a meeting by phone, email\u2014or just send them a link to join.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\udd79\ufe0f<\/span> Get a hands-on look at how RingCentral works by booking a product tour:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><button data-href=\"#leadform-popup\" class=\"js-open-popup-activator btn primary\" >Choose a time<\/button><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Meet with your own team\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">2. Meet with your own team<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the major firms are made up of hundreds of lawyers, working in different branches, departments, and buildings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to mention, some lawyers are constantly traveling. But even if a firm is spread out and invested in their own cases, lawyers still need to collaborate and meet with each other from time to time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where video conferencing makes collaboration a lot easier. Meetings can happen wherever you or your teams are, from the West Coast to HQ in Manhattan. Hundreds of people can tune into these meetings if there\u2019s a big firm-wide update\u2014and these meetings can happen as often as they need to without you worrying about expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb8 What WFH expenses should you look for when you&#8217;re managing your finances? We collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/bench.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bench<\/a>, an online bookkeeping service, to create this guide that&#8217;ll come in handy as you&#8217;re looking through your business expenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/documents\/remote_work_finances_guide.pdf\" data-id=\"6a0b184ba6d29\" id=\"6a0b184ba6d29\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:6a0b184ba6d29.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">Download it now<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">Keep your finances on lock when you're working from home. 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Level up with distance learning<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuing education is a great way to stay up to date and improve skills\u2014and is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/events-cle\/mcle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">requirement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for lawyers in many jurisdictions. Video conferencing can be immensely helpful for distance learning. Even if it\u2019s just commuting across town to attend in-person sessions, this can eat up a lot of time. With distance learning, you can work and study, without having to travel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From staying up to date with the ever-changing legal landscape to getting into a new speciality, distance learning can save time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/remote-work-playbook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3525\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/490719603-WFH-Remote-Work-Playbook-banner-image-1380x490-blog-1024x364-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"Attend gatherings and seminars\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">4. Attend gatherings and seminars<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gatherings such as conferences, training seminars, and retreats are great for networking, sharing knowledge, and keeping up to date with the latest in the legal world. Getting to these gatherings, however, can require a lot of planning and funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A firm has to figure out how to get its team to one location and pay for things like travel, hotel room, per diems, and so on. Planning an in-person gathering is a whole other undertaking, with even more things to consider like booking a large enough venue and catering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With video conferencing, the bulk of that planning\u2014and financing\u2014is eliminated. You can attend from wherever you are, and everyone involved can save both time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83d\udca1 Pro-tip:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/social-media-for-lawyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how law firms can use social media<\/a> to build stronger client relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"Hold court arraignments\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">5. Hold court arraignments<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having remote court arraignments is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megameeting.com\/news\/the-rise-of-courtroom-video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relatively new possibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014and it just might become an industry standard in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With remote court arraignments, thanks to video conferencing, prisoners can \u201cappear\u201d in court without having to be physically transported to and from the court house. This saves the system\u2014you guessed it!\u2014time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transporting and guarding prisoners to and from courthouses can be both time-consuming and cost-intensive. Lots of tax dollars and human resources go into this process. Instead, these resources can now be put to better use thanks to video conferencing.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"Film depositions\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">6. Film depositions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video depositions can be super valuable for cases going to court. Unfortunately, legal teams sometimes have to travel long distances to get to their witnesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traveling means you lose valuable time that you could have spent working (and getting paid for)\u2014and it can be a headache to plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casamo.com\/10-videoconferencing-deposition-tips-for-attorneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">film depositions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from anywhere with high-quality video conferencing.<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"Get expert witnesses into the room\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">7. Get expert witnesses into the room<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, expert witnesses have to physically appear in courtrooms. This means\u2014yet again\u2014racking up expenses for travel and accommodations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, those costs can be avoided now that expert witnesses can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whygo.net\/the-grapevine\/the-importance-of-court-room-video-conferencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appear in court through video conferencing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With secure, high-quality video conferencing, witnesses can be gathered from all over the world and give testimonies as effectively as in real life.<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"Prepare your clients\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #434343; padding-top: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">8. Prepare your clients (and yourself)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s crucial to prepare your clients, witnesses, and your team for court dates or mediations. This can\u2014and often, should\u2014take a long time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good news is, efficient (and effective) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actofcommunication.com\/witness-preparation-via-video-conference-prep-consultant-consultants-trial-deposition-witness-preparation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preparation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be done over video conferencing. You can replicate the feeling of being in the same room with someone\u2014with the added bonus of being able to easily record and replay run-throughs and mock testimonies. Which is no problem, even if you and your client live on opposite sides of town.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"tip-heading\"><b>\ud83d\udca1 Pro-tip:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/running-remote-legal-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run a remote-friendly legal practice in this in-depth guide.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 35px;\">Ready to start using video conferencing for law?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using video conferencing for legal work has plenty of benefits. There\u2019s the time and money aspect, sure, but it can also build and improve relationships with clients and other members of your legal team or firm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important legal processes can be completed\u2014quickly!\u2014from your firm or home office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video conferencing is fairly easy to implement too. With services like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/industry-solutions\/law-firms-cloud-phone-systems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which includes full phone service and other useful features, you don\u2019t need to bring in an IT team and deal with tangled piles of wires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need is a good mic, camera, and internet connection to join video conferences on a computer, smartphone, or tablet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udc40\u00a0 Find out how one law firm provides a 24\/7 client experience\u2014without being online 24\/7\u2014with RingCentral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/case_studies\/freed_marcroft.pdf\" data-id=\"6a0b184ba6e20\" id=\"6a0b184ba6e20\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:6a0b184ba6e20.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\ud83d\udcd9 Get the case study<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udcd9 Get this free case study to find out the key to Freed Marcroft's success. <\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get it now\">Get it now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:6a0b184ba6e20.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video conferencing in the legal world is an exciting innovation and can improve almost every aspect of a firm\u2019s operations, not to mention the legal system as a whole. 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