LEGAL STRATEGY: Making use of documentary filmmaking tactics to quickly piece together a legal “story” from a transcript of a recording.
Legal writing is, first and foremost, writing; utilising words to communicate. By incorporating storytelling techniques and themes into legal writing, we can better convey our clients’ positions to courts, and do so in the manner mostly likely to persuade the court that our clients should prevail. It is our privilege to tell our clients’ stories, and our ambition to tell them well. – American Bar Association
Much like journalism and documentary filmmaking, legal cases often involve hours of interviews, meetings, and recorded events that need to be pieced together to form a cohesive “case”.
By applying the “paper edit” method used in journalism, legal teams quickly reviews the transcripts of interviews or live recordings, identifying key moments and snippets that help bring the case together into a clear narrative. The paper can then be used to edit down or reference the original content to prepare the case.
To ensure our clients can fully utilise this method, our transcripts focus on accurately identifying speakers and their statements, while incorporating timestamps throughout. This makes it easy to cross-reference and verify details with the original recording.
MORE INFO ON THE PAPER EDIT METHOD HERE