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Virtual hearings, depositions, and client meetings are now a permanent part of legal practice.

But many law firms are still relying on conference room technology that was never designed for the pressure and scrutiny of legal proceedings.

When technology fails during a hearing, it doesn’t just interrupt the meeting — it can affect credibility, professionalism, and the perception of your firm.

Below are the seven most common AV mistakes law firms make during virtual hearings — and how to avoid them.

There's a pattern that every law firm IT director recognizes: Conference rooms work perfectly fine during testing, during training, and during casual internal meetings. But the moment a high-stakes deposition begins, or a client video call starts, or a judge joins remotely — that's when the camera freezes, the audio cuts out, or the screen goes black.