Sat through a deposition last month where opposing counsel had 3 monitors and I swear he pulled up a spreadsheet from 2012 mid-question

The witness tripped up on a date and within 10 seconds this guy had a vendor payment log from 8 years ago on screen, so now I'm wondering if anyone here runs a dedicated second screen setup for depositions or is that overkill for most cases?

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angelaellis1mo ago

You ever notice how lawyers and accountants are the worst offenders when it comes to hoarding digital junk? It's like they think every random scrap of paper from 2012 is gonna save their case. I've seen it spill over into regular life too - people walking around with three phones and a tablet just to check email. It's a weird flex, honestly, like having a bigger toolbox doesn't make you a better carpenter. The older I get, the more I realize most folks just want to look prepared instead of actually being good at reading the room. At some point, you gotta ask if all that extra gear is really helping or if it's just a crutch.

noah_barnes1mo ago

angelaellis you said "every random scrap of paper from 2012" and I genuinely felt a little dizzy reading that. The thought of someone keeping a sticky note from twelve years ago (or even a tax receipt from that long ago) makes me want to check my own junk drawer in a panic. I've seen a lawyer buddy pull out a binder from 2009 like it was a holy relic, and it just makes you wonder if they've ever heard of a shredder. That "look prepared instead of being good at reading the room" line hits hard too, because I swear some people treat their filing cabinets like a security blanket. It's wild how much energy goes into storing stuff nobody will ever look at again.