Verbit and eSteno Modernize Court Records Across Latin America with AI-Assisted Legal Capture™

Partnership offers AI-powered, expert-supervised real-time legal transcription in Spanish and Portuguese to modernize court records amid rising caseloads

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Verbit, a leading voice AI platform trusted by 3,000+ businesses and institutions, today announced a partnership with eSteno Media Services. The partnership brings Legal Capture™, part of Verbit’s courtroom transcription suite, to courts and judicial systems across Central and South America. eSteno will lead the regional deployment, implementation, sales, and customer support of Legal Capture for courts, arbitration centers, and legal organizations throughout Mexico, Central and South America.

As judicial systems across South America continue to modernize case records and manage rising caseloads, Verbit and eSteno see potential across the region’s growing arbitration caseloads and high-volume courts, where faster, more reliable transcripts can expand access to justice.

eSteno brings more than two decades of experience providing real-time reporting, captioning, transcription, translation, and legal language services throughout Latin America, supporting major arbitration centers, courts, broadcasters, multinational corporations, and government institutions throughout Latin America.

The partnership expands Verbit’s international legal technology footprint and Legal Capture solution, combining its AI platform with eSteno’s established regional implementation and support capabilities. It reflects the growing demand for AI-powered legal technology across judicial systems to help courts and arbitration institutions modernize proceedings and builds on Verbit’s successful deployments in other global markets.

Real-Time Legal Transcription Designed for the Needs of Courts Across Latin America
Legal Capture pairs Verbit’s legal-trained AI transcription engine, Captivate™, with expert human review to deliver accurate, searchable transcripts of legal proceedings in real time or from recordings.

Key benefits of Legal Capture include:
— Faster access to accurate, searchable transcripts that ease backlogs and speed up review
— Support for in-person, remote, and hybrid hearings
— Built-in editing tools, including transcript editing and paragraph merging
— Speaker identification, readback, and exhibit marking
— Court-admissible transcripts with encryption and access controls to protect sensitive legal content

For the Central and South America launch, Legal Capture will support Spanish and Portuguese dialects, legal terminology, and courtroom speech patterns, so courts receive transcripts that reflect how their proceedings actually sound.

“eSteno is the right partner for this launch because of its trusted reputation and deep relationships with courts and legal professionals across South America,” said Nafeesah Pierkhan, VP, Legal Services at Verbit. “This partnership represents another important step in expanding Legal Capture internationally, allowing us to bring our AI-powered legal technology to more courts while working with a partner that understands the unique needs of local judicial systems. Together, we’re helping courts modernize legal proceedings with faster, more accessible, and highly accurate transcripts that improve efficiency and access to justice.”

Legal Capture Use Cases: Arbitration Hearings and Courtroom Backlogs
— High-volume arbitration centers that need fast, accurate transcripts to keep proceedings moving without sacrificing precision
— Judicial systems managing rising caseloads, where AI-assisted transcription helps courts take on more volume
— Courts modernizing case records, giving judges, clerks, and attorneys searchable, time-stamped transcripts they can trust for hearings, appeals, and archives

eSteno’s Regional Reach Meets Verbit’s Leading Legal AI
Together, Verbit and eSteno are committed to helping courts and arbitration centers throughout Central and South America modernize proceedings through AI-powered transcription supported by experienced legal professionals.

“Courts and arbitration centers throughout our region are looking for practical ways to modernize without sacrificing accuracy or trust,” said David Israel, VP, Business Development & Operations at eSteno. “By combining Verbit’s Legal Capture platform with eSteno’s regional expertise and experienced legal language professionals, we’re bringing judicial systems a solution that delivers real-time access to accurate legal records in Spanish and Portuguese while respecting the unique practices of each jurisdiction.”

To learn more about Legal Capture™ for Latin America or to schedule a demonstration, visit our site here.

About Verbit
Verbit is a leading voice AI platform trusted by 3,000+ businesses and institutions, including courts, court reporting agencies, law firms, and government legal departments worldwide. Verbit’s legal technology suite, including Legal Capture™ and Legal Visor, pairs its legal-trained Captivate™ speech recognition engine with expert human review to help judicial systems and legal teams capture, transcribe, and act on legal proceedings with speed, security, and precision. Verbit also offers transcription, captioning, audio description, translation, and dubbing solutions.

About eSteno
eSteno provides real-time reporting, transcription, translation, captioning, and legal language services for courts, arbitration centers, broadcasters, governments, and multinational organizations throughout Latin America. Through its partnership with Verbit, eSteno delivers Legal Capture™, combining AI-powered transcription with expert human oversight to produce accurate, real-time legal records in Spanish and Portuguese.

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