Legal Focus Media is looking to hire more freelancers to add to our team of in-person legal deposition videographers in the Chicago regional market.
Applicants need to have interestest & experience in the audio/video field and own their own equipment kit which includes a professional video camera (non DSLR), audio mixer, 4 lavalier microphones, a collapsible backdrop, video fluid-head tripod, 1 or 2 laptops, and a few other small pieces of equipment. We’ve helped many new team members build kits from scratch job for around $1k, not including the laptop, if needed. A basic in-person deposition kit is pictured on this post for reference.
Applicants need to own a vehicle and frequently travel to markets within a 100-mile radius of their videographer’s home location. Typically we are in a different place every day! We reimburse travel at the 2025 rate of $0.70/mile and all parking/toll fees with receipt submissions. If you are not too interested in driving, this position isn’t for you!
In this job, you’ll work side by side with attorneys, court reporters, interpreters, judges, and other legal industry professionals. Job assignments typically pop up typically the day before, so this job is best for true freelancers, however some jobs are scheduled 1-2 weeks in advance. Our team members list their upcoming daily/weekly availability, and our scheduling department prioritizes assignments based on that availability. For instance, if a team member is only available Thursday/Friday of the upcoming week, we will mark our calendar and offer jobs first to this team member on these days while offering jobs to everyone else on the team for the rest of the weekdays. This job occurs is typically Monday-Friday as weekend jobs are very rare and pay 1.5x the rate when they occur.
Due to the nature of legal depositions, some jobs are only 1 hour in length and some go 12+ hours. We never know how long a job will be unfortunately there is never an end time listed, however, the average in-person job is around 4-6 hours. There is a 3-hour minimum payment for any jobs 3-hours or less on site.
If you feel this job would be a great addition to your freelance career, please apply! We appreciate your patience while we review your application and we look forward to getting back to you ASAP!
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you!
