Anyone else use their laptop in a deposition instead of a pad and pen?

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I try to keep my outline on my iPad and write very little notes to ensure I’m listening to the deponentes answers. If Im on my laptop I tend to get distracted

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Yes, always. I type faster than I handwrite, and I can easily email my notes to myself to add to the file. Unless you're still using paper files, it seems like the best way to do it.

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