Spurred by companies like Uber and Lyft, the “gig economy” has slowly began to pervade the legal market with web-based on demand offerings for attorneys and legal services. Entering this legal gig economy is DirectDep, an app for attorneys and legal professionals to hire and schedule stenographers on an as needed basis.
What it is: DirectDep is a cloud-based application through which users can schedule and reserve court reporters and stenographers. Scott Gilly, founder and CEO of DirectDep and a former labor and employment attorney, said the application aims to address two main pain points he experienced when scheduling court reporters.
