Esquire Deposition Solutions For aspiring lawyers, the bar exam has long stood as the gatekeeper — a two-day ordeal that measures memorization and time-pressured writing but largely ignores the real-world skills involved in representing clients. For successful bar examinees, those skills come later. That state of affairs is changing. In October 2025, the Utah Supreme… Continue reading Deposition Skills Valued in “Alternate Path” Law License Initiatives
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New York’s Part 161 Will Reshape AI Use in Depositions
Esquire Deposition Solutions Effective June 1, New York lawyers will be required to navigate a new rule governing the use of artificial intelligence technology by attorneys and parties who submit papers to New York state courts. In local jurisdictions that adopt the rule, all litigators who rely – or plan to rely – on generative… Continue reading New York’s Part 161 Will Reshape AI Use in Depositions
Deposition Landmines: The Questions You Must Prepare For (Or Risk Sinking Your Case)
Ayala Law If you’re involved in a lawsuit, there’s a good chance you’ll have to give a deposition—and if you’re not prepared, it can seriously damage your case. Depositions are often where lawsuits are won or lost. It’s not a courtroom, but it might be the most important room you’ll walk into during your case. At… Continue reading Deposition Landmines: The Questions You Must Prepare For (Or Risk Sinking Your Case)
What to Do After Asserting a Deposition Objection
Esquire Deposition Solutions The rule seems simple enough: Attorneys defending a witness during a deposition may instruct the witness not to answer questions only for the purpose of protecting privileged information. And yet, if the number of trial court rulings addressing the topic are any indication, this business of instructing witnesses not to answer deposition… Continue reading What to Do After Asserting a Deposition Objection
Let’s Not Forget Those In-Person Deposition “Glitches”
Esquire Deposition Solutions Promotional material for a continuing legal education program on deposition practice that crossed our desk recently gave a “pros and cons” assessment of remote versus in-person depositions. And while the authors took care to mention the cost savings and efficiencies of remote depositions (not to mention their compelling digital search, sharing and… Continue reading Let’s Not Forget Those In-Person Deposition “Glitches”