Although not suitable for citing of testimony, this draft transcript is very useful for preparation in situations of multiple-day depositions when you don't yet have the transcript. This draft is also very useful for preparation of summaries or client reports. Note taking is reduced to a bare minimum. You get a better record because you can look and see that the question you asked or the testimony that was given shows up in print in the same context and specificity as you intended. No more receiving the transcript several weeks later, only to find that the nuances you expected don't show up in the transcript.
Testimony can be issue-coded or categorized as it is happening.
This is done easily and does away with the necessity of spending weeks before trial digesting thousands of pages of deposition transcripts. A sophisticated search engine built into your computer program allows you to access needed testimony within seconds of your requesting it. This feature alone saves hundreds of hours of attorney and paralegal time searching for references to a particular issue. All you need do is open up the computer file containing another day's testimony. Copy testimony from the transcript file to your motion papers quickly with one swoop of the mouse.