Last date modified: 2025-Nov-19
Transcripts Summary Limited General Availability
You can create a summary of a transcript using Generative AI to quickly find relevant information for your case. Once a Transcripts Summary has been created, it can be viewed on the Native Viewer or if you have aiR for Case Strategy installed, you can also view a more detailed summary on the Case Home tab.
Transcripts Summaries can only be created for transcript files that are imported using transcript MDB data via Import/Export. To learn more, see Importing transcript MDB data for Processing via Import/Export.
Before you begin
- While the aiR for Case Strategy application installation is not required, we recommend installing it because it is designed to work with Relativity Transcripts and having both applications is the only way to experience the full capabilities of Relativity Transcripts.
- Import/Export utilizes Processing to capture transcript metadata, create a transcript document, link the attached audio/video files, and publish the transcript family to the workspace. The Viewer utilizes the Family Group field in order to properly display the transcript alongside the audio/video content. Please ensure that the Family Group field is mapped to your workspace before Publish commences.
Creating a Transcripts Summary
To create a summary of a transcript document:
- Navigate to the Documents tab.
- Select a transcripts document from the list.
The transcripts document opens in the Native Viewer. - Click on the Transcripts Summary icon to expand the panel.
- Complete the prompt criteria to determine how the summary is generated. The Matter Overview and Summarization Goal fields are required. In most cases, the more prompt criteria you can complete, the better the results are. To learn more about the prompt criteria, see Transcripts Summary prompt criteria.
- Click Generate Summary.
Viewing and editing a Transcripts Summary
There are two ways to view a Transcripts Summary. You can view a Transcripts Summary from the Native Viewer to conveniently review the summary or if you have aiR for Case Strategy installed, you can view it from the Case Home tab and if desired, edit the summary.
To view a Transcripts Summary from the Native Viewer:
- Navigate to the Documents tab.
- Select a transcript from the list that has a summary created.
- Click on the Transcripts Summary icon to expand the panel.
To view and edit a Transcripts Summary from the Case Home tab:
- Navigate to the Case Home tab.
- Optionally, click on the Case Documents widget to expand it.
- Click on Deposition Summaries to display the list of transcripts summaries.
- Select the desired summary from the list.
- Optionally, edit the Transcripts Summary as desired with the text editor.
- Either click Save or enable Autosave to save any edits you made.If you have unsaved changes and try to navigate away from the Transcripts Summary, a pop up displays. Click OK to discard any unsaved edits and navigate away from the current document or click Cancel to stay on the current Transcripts Summary so that you can save your edits.
Clearing a Transcripts Summary
You can remove a Transcripts Summary from a document so that you can create a new one. If you clear a Transcripts Summary, it will no longer display in the Viewer for that document but it can still be accessed on the Case Home tab.
To clear a summary of a transcripts document:
- Navigate to the Documents tab.
- Select the transcript document from the list where you wish to clear a Transcripts Summary.
The document opens in the Native Viewer. - Click on the Transcripts Summary icon to expand the panel.
- Click Clear Summary.
The Clear Summary modal displays. - Click Clear.
The Transcripts Summary is cleared and you can now create a new one for this document.
Transcripts Summary prompt criteria
The prompt criteria in transcript summaries give the large language model (LLM) the broad context surrounding a matter. This includes an overview of the matter, people and entities involved, detail on the legal issues that facts must relate to, and any jargon or terms that might help in understanding the deposition.
The Matter Overview and Summarization Goal fields are required to create a transcript summary.
Most fields display information which can guide the voice and tone of what you write. Further description of the fields for transcript summaries are provided below.
- Matter Overview—Enter a concise overview of the case. Include the names of the parties involved, the nature of the dispute, and other important case characteristics.
- Summarization Goal—Outline your side of the argument and what you are trying to achieve in the case. This helps Transcripts Summaries determine what information is useful to your case.
- Issues—Enter a list of issues in your case and their descriptions.
- People and Aliases—Enter the names and aliases of key individuals in the case. Include their role and any other affiliations.
- Deposition Intent—Enter why this deposition is being carried out and why the person being deposed is relevant to the case. Additionally, provide information on whether the person is a key witness, providing expert testimony, or providing factual background for the case.
- Witness Credibility—Enter how credible the witness is and include information such as their employment history, criminal record, or any conflicts of interest.
- Additional Context—Enter any additional information that does not fit the other fields. This section is typically left blank.