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Optima Juris Embraces Global Business Outlook By Rebecca E. Neely Optima Juris, founded by internationally recognized Global Deposition Expert Ian Hardy, serves a niche market in the legal community by offering court reporting services solely outside the United States.
The company, headquartered in Orange County, California, has offices in eight other locations, including Dubai, Hong Kong and Paris, and is currently, with the aid of such technological innovations such as Skype, able to operate with only six full time employees. The recession has hit the legal industry hard domestically, as underscored by the very recent demise of Alexander Gallo Holdings LLC, one of the largest U.S. providers of deposition services. Due to the ever increasing globalization of markets, and clients, there is a growing demand for lawyers ‘’to obtain testimony from non U.S. based witnesses.’’ Optima Juris’s mission, according to information at the company’s website, is to ‘’provide our clients with access to the highest quality deposition services through a seamless and hassle-free process’’. In the September 20th prweb.com press release, ‘’In a Legal Industry Hit Hard by the Recession, Optima Juris Debuts as a New Breed of American ‘’Global Small Business’’, Hardy was quoted as saying: ‘’When I was working in Paris, I was able to see up close and personal what it takes to set up a deposition in a foreign country. By creating Optima Juris, we will fill a
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current void in the legal services industry, and take advantage of global market dynamics where demand is increasingly coming from outside the United States. As a small company, we could never have done this without new technologies such as Skype and our proprietary operations and scheduling software, which is completely Internet-based and accessible from anywhere.’’ As the ‘’first and only agency’’ providing U.S. deposition services, including court reporters, legal videographers, interpreters, and conference facilities, worldwide, ‘’Optima Juris has more experience conducting global depositions than any other agency in existence.’’ Ian Hardy has over ten years of experience coordinating depositions throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania; currently Optima Juris serves over 70% of the world’s leading law firms. Hardy’s expertise has made him one of the most sought after resources in the international legal community. He is a frequent speaker at law firms, domestic reporting agencies, and in-house legal departments, discussing such topics as organizing and conducting successful legal depositions globally.
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