| name | deposition-transcript-analyzer |
| title | Deposition Transcript Analyzer |
| description | Analyzes deposition transcripts to extract litigation work product including executive summaries, testimony indexes, admission compilations, impeachment maps, credibility assessments, motion/trial designations, and follow-up checklists. Use when reviewing a deposition for case strategy, summary judgment prep, trial prep, or post-deposition analysis. Triggers: deposition analysis, transcript review, testimony index, admissions, impeachment, trial designations. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/deposition-transcript-analyzer |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | general |
| practice | litigation |
| language | en |
Deposition Transcript Analyzer
Extracts and organizes deposition testimony into structured work product for motions, trial, and case strategy.
Prerequisites
- Completed deposition transcript (full text or upload)
- Witness identity and role (party/third-party, represented side)
- Claims and defenses at issue
- Prior statements or documents for impeachment comparison (optional)
Quick Start
Collect prerequisites, then run phases 1–7 sequentially. For time-limited review, run Phase 1 only and flag key admissions and impeachment points inline.
Workflow
Phase 1 — Executive Summary
Produce a structured summary covering:
- Header: Witness name, role, date, page count, examining counsel
- Witness profile: Demeanor (cooperative/hostile/evasive/credible), preparation level (well-prepared/poorly prepared/over-coached)
- Key takeaways: Top 3 most significant testimony points
- Helpful vs. harmful testimony: Side-by-side with page citations
- Credibility: Assessment with likely jury appeal
- Follow-up needed: Documents to obtain, witnesses to depose, discovery requests, legal research
Phase 2 — Testimony Index
Table: Page:Line | Topic | Summary | Importance (High/Med/Low) | Use (Liability/Damages/Impeachment)
Organize by: chronology, key events, witness knowledge, documents discussed, admissions, denials, credibility issues, damages, expert-related.
Phase 3 — Admission Compilation
Classify each admission by type:
| Type | Meaning |
|---|
| Direct | Witness explicitly concedes a fact |
| Implied | Testimony logically supports your position |
| Adoptive | Witness adopts document content or another's statement |
| Party binding | Party-witness statement binding under FRE 801(d)(2) |
For each admission record: factual proposition, citation (page:line), exact quote, significance to claim element. Group by liability, damages, and credibility.
Phase 4 — Impeachment Index
Table: Issue | Depo Testimony | Contradicting Source | Citation | Use At (SJ/Trial)
Categories:
- Internal inconsistencies — contradictions within same deposition (cite both page refs)
