Training to Become a Legal Transcriptionist

One of the most interesting Utah transcription jobs is that of a legal transcriptionist. The demand for legal transcription services comes second only to medical transcription, and according to the National Federation of Paralegal Associates (NFPA), the demand for legal transcriptionists will continue to grow.

Specialized legal transcriptionists who are familiar with legal terminology and legal document formatting are urgently needed by

• Law firms, large and small
• Insurance companies
• Courts
• Corporate legal departments
• Finance companies
• Prosecutors, etc.

Legal transcription training usually covers the following subjects:

• Basics of litigation systems
• Fundamental legal principles
• Law firm operations
• Legal documentation and formatting of legal documents
• Legal terminology
• Court reporting techniques
• Scopist training
• Typing skills …

You can train to be a legal transcriptionist at a college or you can enroll in one of the many online legal transcription courses. There are many Utah transcription jobs available for well-trained transcriptionists. You can also work as a freelance legal transcriptionist from home, but it is best to do so after you have acquired at least some experience working as a salaried legal transcriptionist.

Legal transcription jobs can be fascinating work, but they require precision and dedication. As a salaried legal transcriptionist, your salary will be between $30,000 and $40,000 per year. Work-from-home legal transcriptionists may charge by the hour, by the number of pages of the text transcript or by line of text transcribed from the audio.

Basic skills that every legal transcriptionist should master include:

• Understanding of legal concepts and terminology
• Excellent memory and exceptional attention to detail
• Research skills
• Experience with testimony, evidence pleadings, deposition, briefs, etc.
• Religious respect for deadlines
• Computer skills
• Above average keyboarding/typing skills
• Documentation skills (legal formatting, editing, legal correspondence)
• Specialization in court reporting and scoping

With the increase in outsourced legal transcription, Transcriptionutah is always on the lookout for experienced, talented and dedicated legal transcriptionists to join our staff. If you feel you have the required skills, please feel free to contact us. Since we are an online transcription company providing remote legal transcription and typing services, it makes no difference whether you are living in Taylorsville , Utah or in Knoxville , Tennessee . We screen and test all our legal transcriptionists prior to hiring their services.