Filevine
announced
a
plethora
of
new
features
and/or
products
at
this
week’s
Lex
Summit
event
in
Salt
Lake
City.
The
company
also
previewed
its
vision
for
a
platform-driven
legal
tech
landscape,
with
CEO
Ryan
Anderson
using
his
opening
remarks
to
invoke
Steve
Jobs,
replaying
the
announcement
of
the
original
iPhone
as
three
devices
all
in
one
product.
Platforms,
Filevine
believes,
are
the
inevitable
future
of
technology
and
it
aims
to
become
the
single
pane
of
glass
for
running
matters,
managing
documents,
and
handling
timekeeping
tasks.
So
there’s
a
touch
of
irony
that
one
of
the
most
noteworthy
offerings
seems
destined
to
be
a
point
solution
that
Filevine
can
offer
to
any
number
of
litigation
practices
outside
the
customer
base
for
its
full
suite.
Because
based
on
the
glimpses
shown
at
the
unveiling,
this
is
a
product
that
every
litigation
practice
will
need…
and
soon.
Filevine
packaged
its
rundown
of
all
the
new
features
added
to
the
platform
as
an
homage
to
the
Eras
tour
with
a
heavy
hand
on
Taylor
Swift
references.
Would
keynote
speaker
Jake
Gyllenhaal
later
walk
out
to
“All
Too
Well”?
No.
Of
course
not.
They
didn’t
want
any…
ugh…
“Bad
Blood.”
Anyway,
back
to
the
important
event:
the
products
announcement.
While
the
crowd
enthusiastically
cheered
all
of
the
new
products,
everyone
knows
that
any
concert
set
has
its
true
showstopper
and
the
absolute
banger
of
Filevine’s
new
product
Eras
tour
was
Depo
CoPilot,
an
AI
deposition
tool
that
allows
the
user
to
set
goals
for
the
interview
and
then
monitors
the
deposition
in
real-time
to
let
the
lawyer
know
if
the
testimony
is
meeting
those
goals
and
flagging
where
answers
are
unclear
or
inconsistent.
It’s
that
five-minute
recess
attorneys
take
at
the
end
to
try
to
sift
through
six
hours
of
associate
notes
to
make
sure
nothing
gets
missed,
except
happening
in
real-time
and
chronicled
by
a
machine
that’s
laser
focused
on
the
testimony
the
whole
session.
A
lot
of
lawyers
are
in
denial
about
their
ability
to
retain
the
absolute
focus
necessary
to
stay
on
top
of
this
for
several
hours.
I
used
to
work
with
a
highly
experienced
attorney
who
spent
depositions
and
interviews
drawing
sketches
of
the
participants
instead
of
taking
notes
(he
would
have
an
associate
keeping
a
traditional
set
of
notes).
It
threw
other
lawyers
for
a
loop,
but
over
time
I
realized
it
actually
kept
him
sharper
by
setting
aside
the
furious
scribbling
and
allowing
him
to
serenely
take
in
the
ebb
and
flow
of
a
multi-hour
deposition.
I
wouldn’t
necessarily
recommend
trying
it
at
your
next
deposition,
but
there
is
something
to
be
said
for
the
inability
of
the
human
mind
to
process
everything
when
it’s
distracted
by
notetaking
and
checklists
and
Post-it
Notes
at
all
times.
Depo
CoPilot
doesn’t
have
those
problems,
because
it’s
constantly
evaluating
the
transcript
holistically.
Not
sure
what
it
would
do
with
Joe
Jamail:
Probably
become
self-aware
like
Skynet.
As
shown
in
that
screenshot,
Depo
CoPilot
is
also
generating
potential
relevant
follow-up
questions
based
on
the
assigned
goals
and
the
transcript
as
it
happens
and
provides
the
unflinching
set
of
ears
that
can
clue
you
in
when
an
answer
might
sound
right
to
you
in
the
moment
but
that
will
be
unusable
gibberish
when
it’s
time
to
make
designations.
Because
a
lot
of
lawyers
leave
depositions
thinking
they
secured
a
golden
snippet
of
testimony
before
they
try
to
clip
it
and
have
that
realization…
The
significance
of
what
Filevine
presented
wasn’t
lost
on
the
audience.
When
the
Depo
CoPilot
section
of
the
presentation
ended,
a
QR
code
flashed
on
the
screen
for
attendees
to
learn
more.
Phones
darted
up
around
the
hall.
The
attendees
were
in
for
another
treat:
four
free
months
of
access
to
the
offering
but
only
for
firms
in
attendance.
A
nice
incentive
for
users
out
there
to
send
a
representative
to
the
show.
Michael
Anderson,
Filevine’s
Chief
Product
Officer,
admitted
that
this
is
an
offering
that
will
by
necessity
have
life
as
a
point
solution
in
a
platform
world.
But
this
is
an
absolute
value
add.
Even
an
AI
skeptic
would
be
hard
pressed
to
dismiss
the
idea
of
a
guardian
robot
monitoring
the
transcript
and
providing
real-time
feedback
based
on
your
guidance.
What’s
the
downside?
If
you
don’t
like
one
of
its
follow-up
questions,
just
don’t
ask
it
—
but
you’re
still
better
off
having
considered
the
option.
Depositions
slid
largely
under
the
radar
as
a
use
case
amid
a
frenzy
of
effort
around
legal
research
and
contract
drafting.
But
this
is
one
of
the
most
compelling
use
cases
for
legal
so
far.
An
untiring
and
vigilant
junior
associate
at
your
elbow
for
one
of
the
more
mentally
taxing
activities
in
litigation.
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Patrice is
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Above
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Law
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A
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