Did it take off? In a word, no. Today, most law firms are using videoconferencing internally, for firm-wide departmental meetings and associate training sessions. But lawyers still find it too clunky to use for most meat-and-potatoes billable work, like depositions and settlement conferences.
Right now, videoconferencing has a lot to recommend it. For one thing, it’s cheaper than it’s ever been. Companies like Milpitas, California-based Polycom, Inc. and Oslo’s Tandberg Group offer solid, do-it-yourself videoconferencing units for less than $8,000.
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