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Litigation Genius Live: The Whole Case, One Conversation

November 9, 2026 Joe Stephens

Moving a case forward means reading the transcript alongside the complaint, the medical records, the discovery responses, the correspondence, and the photo someone took the day of the incident. That is where the hours go, and it is where cases get won.

If you’ve ever lost an afternoon searching a case file for the one document that answers your question, this session was for you. Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens gave a live look at Litigation Genius, Steno’s new purpose-built legal AI tool.

Litigation Genius reads everything in your case at once, from transcripts and exhibits to medical records, spreadsheets, photos, and handwritten notes, so every answer comes back with full context and citations.

What We Covered:

The auto-generated overview and timeline that show exactly where a case stands before you ask a single question
How to ask questions across every file in the case, from contracts and correspondence to images and spreadsheets, and get answers in one conversation
What it looks like to bring in large volumes of documents, including lengthy medical records, hundred-page contracts, or an entire case file
Time-saving moves like @ mentioning a single file, reading photos and handwritten notes, and sharing a saved conversation so a teammate can pick up where you left off
Practical tips and tricks for getting the most out of Litigation Genius, from writing stronger prompts to downloading any answer as a Word document

We watched it work in real time, so you can spend less of your day searching and more of it building the case that matters.

About the Contributor

Joe Stephens

Joe Stephens, J.D., is Steno's Director of Legal Solutions as well as a Clinical Lecturer at Texas Tech University School of Law. With over 15 years of experience in criminal defense and public service, he founded and led Texas' largest rural public defender office, which serves a 12-county area. A graduate of The University of Texas School of Law (cum laude) and Vanderbilt University (B.A.), Stephens currently serves as a Board Member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (TCDLA) and sits on multiple State Bar of Texas committees. His expertise spans the intersection of legal practice and technological innovation in the justice system.

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