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But there's also a downside — and one that points to deeper problems tied to fatigue from the coronavirus pandemic, which has lasted nearly two years, some lawyers say.

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Miami litigator Loreal Arscott, for instance, has seen it materialize in an unusual way: attorneys less prepared for mediation. And she feels it's because lawyers are more likely to get away with not knowing facts of a case when on Zoom, versus being in person.

"I believe it's because of the pandemic, because it's more embarrassing when we were in person for you to walk in and not be prepared. You can't play that off," said Arscott, a certified mediator and immediate past president of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association. "Through Zoom, you can play it off. But then it begins to show that a person may not know the facts, and it's obvious they don't fully know what's going on."