With a legal transcription service, legal professionals can get their spoken word testimony, hearings, or consultations transferred to printed or electronic documents. This service provides documentation for both record-keeping purposes and to compile work for ongoing cases.
One of the key benefits to legal transcription is you don’t need to purchase any special equipment other than a high-quality digital voice recorder. Also, you can receive the finished work very quickly – often within 12 to 24 hours from the time you submit the recordings to the transcription service.
The legal transcription process
Here’s how legal transcription works: an attorney talks into a digital voice recorder or dials an 800 number and records the information. This information is then converted into an audio file and sent to the transcription company via email or over the web. You could also burn the data to a recordable CD and mail it to the company.
From there, a team of experts work together on transcribing your information with care and accuracy. A legal transcriber listens to the audio and puts the information into a document. Multiple proofreaders then review the document for errors, inaudible segments, and to confirm facts. Once completed, the transcribed documents are sent to the customer who will review the information and make sure it’s accurate.
Other legal transcription information
In addition to general transcription services, legal transcription companies can also draft and review documents, provide information on legal precedents, and offer detailed reporting for the work they completed. However, you’ll typically pay more for services like these.
Legal transcription companies can also permit you to visit their facilities to witness their training procedures. Since you will likely work with transcriptionists with a range of legal experience – or no legal experience at all – it’s important to see how companies ensure their employees are up to speed on procedures and can be trusted to produce quality work.
