Diary of a Legal Transcriber Week 6

I’m really getting into the actual legal transcribing now. I’m learning the parts of transcripts and listening to depositions and hearings. So far it is interesting. It was a bit confusing at first because some of the transcripts don’t match up with...

Diary of a Legal Transcriber Week 5

Back at it! And I’m happy to report another advancement. After going through both the original effort and my revised effort essentially side-by-side, there was a clear winner. The winner was the revised version, but that’s not really a surprise....

7 Ways to Set Yourself Apart as a Legal Transcriber

Just like any field, in order to thrive as a legal transcriptionist you will need to make sure you are the best. No one starts off as the best, but there are some things you can do directly from the beginning to make sure your clients are happy with your work, even...

Diary of a Legal Transcriber Week 4

It’s kind of cool keeping this diary while I learn how to do legal transcription. I wasn’t sure about it when Amanda asked the current students if anyone was willing to do it while they were learning. I really wanted to just get through the course as fast...

Diary of a Legal Transcriber Week 3

Okay you guys, I did it! I totally didn’t listen to any of the audios until I was ready to actually start typing them. This is a big deal to me, I might just be that person that reads all reviews and even the back page of a book before actually reading it...