Trial Presentation Specialist /Trial Technician ("Hot Seat" Operator)

Assignment Overview

Trial Presentation Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary hot-seat operator throughout trial.
• Display and retrieve exhibits immediately during witness examinations.
• Present documents, photographs, demonstratives, graphics, and other evidence to the court and jury.
• Create document callouts, highlights, zooms, and other on-screen annotations.
• Prepare and play deposition video clips and impeachment materials.
• Organize and maintain the electronic trial exhibit database.

Courtroom Technology Responsibilities

• Assist with PowerPoint presentations and other courtroom demonstratives.
• Set up, operate, test, and troubleshoot courtroom presentation equipment.
• Coordinate laptops, monitors, projectors, displays, audio, video, and related courtroom technology.
• Assist with pretrial preparation, exhibit organization, and testing of trial presentations.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in witness examinations and presentation needs.

Required Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Trial Presentation Specialist, Trial Technician, or Hot Seat Operator in actual trials is required.
• Strong proficiency with TrialDirector and/or OnCue is required.
• Experience presenting electronic exhibits and deposition video during live witness examinations is required.
• Experience creating document callouts and managing exhibits in real time is required.
• Strong knowledge of courtroom audiovisual equipment and troubleshooting is required.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure is required.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail are required.
• A professional, dependable, responsive, and collaborative working style is required.

Preferred Qualification

• Prior experience supporting California jury trials is strongly preferred.

Timing and Availability

• Availability is required for pretrial preparation shortly before trial and throughout the jury trial beginning approximately in mid-October 2026.

Workplace

• The assignment is in person in Los Angeles.

Compensation

• Pay starts at $70,000 per year.

Benefits

• Benefits include a 401(k), 401(k) matching, health insurance, and paid time off.