| Depending on your firm's size, it may make sense to | | | | In order to get the most out of your legal video |
| invest in video equipment and hire a full time | | | | investment, your attorneys will need to coordinate the |
| videographer to handle your legal video depositions. On | | | | scheduling of depositions. After all, if you only have one |
| the other hand, even the largest of firms find that using | | | | videographer and one video camera, if two depositions |
| legal video services allows them to focus on what | | | | are scheduled for the same time, one of the attorneys |
| they do best without worrying about video equipment | | | | will need to hire an outside legal video services |
| and hiring additional staff. Whether you hire a full time | | | | provider. |
| legal videographer or use a legal video services | | | | Pros and Cons of Using Legal Video Services |
| provider, both have their pros and cons. | | | | Teaming up with a legal video services provider is ideal |
| Pros and Cons of Hiring a Full Time Legal Video Staff | | | | for most firms as most won't have enough depositions |
| Member | | | | to justify hiring a full time videographer. Legal video |
| Having a full time videographer on staff ensures that | | | | services providers have the equipment, staff, and |
| someone is available to videotape your deposition - | | | | know-how to provide you with timely services, even if |
| unless she is busy videotaping one of your partners' | | | | you have several depositions taking place at once. In |
| depositions. Having a videographer on staff also | | | | addition to providing your firm with video services, |
| ensures consistency. For example, your videographer | | | | many companies specializing in legal video also offer |
| will understand all of your firm's requirements and video | | | | court reporting services and real time reporting. |
| format preferences. Plus, when the legal video work is | | | | Obviously, you won't incur any equipment costs with |
| performed in-house, you less time is spent waiting for | | | | an external firm handling your videography needs. You |
| copies to be delivered to your office. In addition, if you | | | | also will only pay for the services that you need, as |
| need a tape containing excerpts from previously | | | | you use them. With a full time staff member, you pay |
| recorded depositions, your videographer will most likely | | | | whether or not the videographer is actively filming or |
| be able to edit the deposition for you in a timely | | | | editing. |
| manner. | | | | If you're considering doing your video in-house, do the |
| However, having another person on the staff means | | | | math and come up with an annual cost for video |
| that you will be paying a salary regardless of whether | | | | equipment, recruitment, and salary expenses. Now, |
| your firm has any depositions scheduled. In addition to | | | | estimate the number of hours you'll need video |
| the salary costs, your firm will also be responsible for | | | | services for the entire year. Divide your total |
| taxes, health insurance, and other costs associated | | | | investment by the hours needed and you'll come up |
| with human resources. In addition to the cost of the | | | | with an hourly cost for in-house videography. Compare |
| legal videographer, you'll also need to invest in video | | | | that hourly cost to the hourly cost of your current |
| equipment including video and audio recording | | | | video services provider and you'll likely find that it |
| equipment as well as video capture and editing | | | | makes sense to continue outsourcing. |
| equipment. | | | | |