Use case · Legal

Live English answer copilot for deposition and discovery calls.

Lawyers and paralegals working English depositions and discovery calls need to respond precisely and quickly. Minuta listens, drafts answers grounded in your prep documents, and keeps the transcript in your desktop app — no bot in the call, no third-party recording the session.

Before, during and after

English Minuta interface following a synthetic technical meeting with English questions, Portuguese translations and answers in two columns

English Minuta interface following a synthetic technical meeting with English questions, Portuguese translations and answers in two columns
Real Minuta app screens with synthetic demonstration data.

Why third-party notetakers are a non-starter

On a privileged call — remote deposition, settlement discussion, or witness prep — the firm typically cannot have the audio uploaded and stored on a third-party SaaS. A bot joining the meeting also signals to the other side that an external tool is recording the conversation, which changes the dynamic.

The status quo is frantic note-taking and reconstructing the call from memory. Minuta captures audio on the lawyer's computer, sends it to cloud AI for transcription and summarization, then stores the transcript in the desktop app. The full chain is published on the Trust page.

Where it earns its keep

Remote deposition

English deposition with a non-native team

When the deposition is in English and part of the legal team is operating in a second language, live answer drafts help counsel respond precisely without losing the thread of the witness's testimony.

Discovery call

Technical discovery in English

On a fast-moving discovery call, the copilot surfaces answers grounded in the case documents you loaded before the call — so you can stay present instead of flipping through notes.

Multilingual depositions

EN witness, PT or ES counsel

When the witness speaks English and counsel operates in Portuguese or Spanish, Minuta's live translation gives the legal team a working English transcript in real time.

Looking for a broader legal-meetings copilot — client meetings, negotiation, contract review? See the general legal use case →

How it fits a legal workflow

Open Minuta a minute before the call. Attach the matter brief, deposition outline, or any prep documents. Run the call as you normally would — Zoom, Teams, or a phone bridge.

  • No bot joins. Other participants see no extra attendee. Audio is captured by the desktop app on the lawyer's computer.
  • A narrow audio payload goes to Deepgram for primary transcription, with OpenAI/Groq fallback. All documented subprocessors operate under the data-handling terms described on the Trust page — full list at /trust.
  • Live copilot answer drafts appear on the side of your screen, grounded in the documents you loaded before the call.
  • Transcript and notes are stored in the desktop app on your machine. The Trust page documents the cloud processing path.

Why lawyers reach for Minuta on sensitive calls

  • No bot in the call — other participants see no extra attendee and no recording indicator from an external tool.
  • Cloud AI is required for transcription, copilot, and summaries. See /trust for the provider list and data flow.
  • Working transcripts cover EN, PT, and ES — useful in matters that span jurisdictions.
  • Official transcripts and certified translations remain a separate, lawyer-led workflow. Minuta is a working tool, not a replacement for court reporters.

Other situations Minuta is built for

More ways professionals stay sharp on live calls across English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Try it on your next prep call

Try every feature for 7 days, with 120 minutes total. After that, Free includes 60 shared transcription and translation minutes per month; copilot answers require Pro. See current plans.

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