Prevail’s Year in Review: What We Built for You in 2025

As we close out 2025, we're excited to reflect on a year of significant progress at Prevail. From integrated deposition workflows to enhanced security features, our team stayed focused on one goal: making your legal proceedings more efficient, secure, and strategic.

This year brought 28 releases packed with features that legal professionals asked for and updates we knew you’d need. Here's how we evolved the Prevail platform to better serve your practice in 2025.

Purpose-Built Solutions That Focus Your Strategy

CheckMate Beta Testing

In 2025, we began a technical preview in beta for a new solution that will change how legal teams collaborate during depositions and receive AI analysis in real time. Prevail's CheckMate solution brings live transcription, speaker tagging, collaborative note-taking, and instant analysis into one screen with integration into your LLM of choice. Our team is continuously refining CheckMate to maximize its effectiveness in supporting case strategy, with a release scheduled in 2026.

Transparency You Can Trust

We are committed to building and deploying AI tools responsibly. In November, we added clear disclaimers to all AI-generated summaries and reports so you always know when content is machine-generated. This transparency commitment reflects our dedication to ethical AI in legal technology.

Security First, Always

Your clients' sensitive information deserves the highest level of protection. Throughout 2025, we strengthened security across the platform.

• Enhanced file security in Session Briefcase prevents unauthorized viewing through URL manipulation
• Watermarking for PDF exports adds document tracking and authenticity verification
• Improved access permissions mean organization users only see sessions relevant to their role, with automatic updates when roles change
• Numerical Zoom passwords align with updated security policies while simplifying session access

Zoom Integration & Session Improvements

Starting May 1^st, Prevail Sessions became accessible through Zoom, giving you flexibility when clients or co-counsel prefer familiar video conferencing tools while still accessing Prevail's transcription and analysis features.

We also refined how we integrate with Zoom:

• Streamlined pre-meeting setup with clearer join options
• Device memory that recalls your previously saved audio/video preferences
• Improved participant matching to eliminate duplicate entries
• Enhanced toolbar styling and responsiveness
• Automatic participant removal when sessions end, preventing users from lingering in completed sessions

And recognizing Safari desktop compatibility limitations, we now guide Safari users to compatible browsers (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge) for the best session experience.

Session Review Gets Smarter

Session Review received major upgrades throughout the year.

Enhanced Video Capabilities

• Picture-in-Picture exhibit and screenshare viewing with witness reactions visible
• Presentation View that automatically activates when presenters turn cameras off
• Exhibit replay functionality
• Video recordings now split by participant for easier review
• Improved Picture-in-Picture video playback

Better Transcript Experience

• Updated our in-house editing tool with improved usability
• Extended transcript search access across all organization sessions
• Custom PDF page numbering for greater flexibility
• Resolved transcript scrolling with smoother navigation to latest updates
• Fixed speaker grouping so segments from the same speaker appear together properly

Exhibit Management Evolved

Presenting and managing exhibits became more secure and flexible.

• "Present Only" mode lets you share exhibits privately without saving them to transcripts or recordings
• Enhanced Session Briefcase with multi-select support, direct file links, and improved navigation
• Removed download options during presentations for better security and control
• Clearer exhibit titles in document viewer when presenting from expanded Briefcase
• Improved on/off-the-record indicators with tooltips and visual clarity

User Experience Refinements

We obsess over the details that make your workday smoother.

Interface Improvements

• Complete visual design refresh in November with improved dropdown menus, checkboxes, and page layouts
• Dark mode fixes across multiple screens
• Breadcrumb navigation added to help you track your location and navigate efficiently
• Updated navigation menu with improved mobile responsiveness and larger tooltip fonts
• Browser tabs now display session titles for easier multi-session management

Scheduling & API Enhancements

• Improved self-service scheduling system for faster, more flexible session creation
• Session Request API updates including support for invites
• Estimated duration now included in API responses for better scheduling clarity
• Prevail API User Guide launched to support automated session scheduling

Quality-of-Life Updates

• Streamlined Join Session Preflight Page with optimized load times and clearer prompts
• Mobile users now receive helpful Zoom download prompts
• Exit confirmation prompts prevent accidental navigation away from active sessions
• Refined error messages for profile updates and password changes
• Improved display of buttons, tooltips, and form elements

Documentation & Resources

We believe guiding you through our progress makes our updates even stronger.

• New Quick Start section for setup information
• Comprehensive Schedule Sessions documentation
• Updated guides for Picture-in-Picture, on/off-record indicators, and exhibit management
• Regular help documentation updates aligned with each feature release

What's Next

Every update in 2025 was driven by your feedback and our commitment to supporting modern legal practice. From enhanced case preparation to enterprise-grade security and collaboration tools, Prevail continues evolving to meet the demands of today's legal professionals.

As we head into 2026, we're energized about the innovations coming next. Thank you for being part of the Prevail community and for trusting us with your most important legal proceedings.

Here's to another year of innovation, security, and excellence in legal technology.