I have been doing Legal Video for 11 years. It pays good and it is not stessful as some other video careers like weddings. The lawyers contact the court reporters and the court reporters contact the videographer. I use the PD-170 and it does a great job. If you have the editing equipment to give the attorneys what they want, you should look into it. I do not know what State you are in, but in Texas you do not have to be certified. If you contact some of the court reporters, they can call you when the attorneys want video. That is the way it is done most of the time.
I also have police scanners in my car and when I am not tied up on a deposition I run auto and 18 wheeler accidents. I take video and stills and sell them to attorneys. I am retired from the Houston Police Dept. where I was an accident investigator.
Doug Albert
