Legal transcription, as the name suggests, is the act of transferring any type of legal proceeding from the spoken word to a document format or a printed format. The services for the legal transcription include transcription of depositions, testimonies, official court hearings, interrogations, client letters, legal briefs as well as general legal correspondence. This can also include teleconferences and calls, telephone conversations, public hearings, minutes of meeting, wire taps, etc.
It is performed by professionals who have a strong command of English language as well as a strong sense of ethics and confidentiality. Many legal transcribers have a background in law that gives them a strong understanding of the source material.
The benefits of legal transcription include saving time while trimming overhead costs, improving work flow and shortening turn-around times. Legal transcription also assists with work productivity. By eliminating the necessity for administrative departments to carryout transcriptions, those departments can concentrate on more crucial day-to-day administrative tasks.
