Sessions & Transcription
A session is a recorded deposition, witness interview, or meeting. Sentinel records it, transcribes it with speaker diarization (identifying who spoke), makes the transcript searchable, and can surface AI assistance live as the session happens.
The Sessions hub
Open Sessions from the sidebar to see a matter's recorded sessions and to start a new one. When creating a session you choose the matter, the participants, and how it will run (for example a live video meeting or an in‑room ambient recording).
Types of session
- Ambient / in‑room session — captures audio in a room (e.g. a deposition or meeting), with a live transcript, speaker labels, and side panels for objectives, exhibits, and AI suggestions.
- Live video meeting / interview — a video session that combines conferencing with the same ambient intelligence panels. External participants can join a session through a secure link without an account.
- Upload a recording — already have audio or video? Upload it to a session for transcription and analysis after the fact.
Transcription and diarization
Sentinel transcribes session audio and assigns speaker labels so the transcript reads as a back‑and‑forth rather than an undifferentiated block. Transcripts are then chunked and embedded like any other content, so you can:
- Read the transcript, optionally filtered by speaker.
- Search within and across sessions — find every session where a name, term, or topic came up.
- Ask Emma to summarize a session or pull what was said on a topic.
Live AI assistance (ambient intelligence)
During a live or ambient session, Sentinel can act as a quiet second chair. As the transcript streams in, the ambient intelligence system watches for signals — possible contradictions with earlier testimony or documents, mentions of key people or topics, and other follow‑ups — and surfaces them as leads in a side panel, with related documents, so the attorney can follow up in the moment.
What a session produces
After a session you have:
- A transcript with speaker diarization.
- An AI summary (key points, topics, decisions, action items).
- Timeline events mentioned in the session, feeding the matter timeline.
- Any leads the ambient system surfaced and the documents it pointed to.
All of this is searchable and available to Emma alongside the rest of the matter's content.
Exhibits and objectives
In an ambient session you can pull up exhibits (documents from the matter) during the session and keep a list of objectives — the questions or topics you intend to cover — so the session stays on track.
Privacy note
Sessions involve recordings of people. Handle consent and recording in accordance with the law of the relevant jurisdiction and your firm's policies. Transcripts and recordings are stored within your tenant like other content; see Security & Compliance.