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legal transcription - good website references - me


Posted: May 16, 2012

Hi!  I used to work for MQ, frequented this board often and appreciated the sound advice.  I have since retired from the medical transcription industry.  Recently I was asked to transcribe some recorded conversations that will ultimately be read aloud in court for a child custody case.  I'm not worried about the actual transcribing, just about proper formatting and such.  I would also like to know an approximate amount to charge, i.e., by the line, by the page, by the hour, etc.?  Could someone please give me some good website references for legal transcription formatting or any other websites which might help me complete this project?  TIA!   

I don't know of any websites, but... - hope this heps

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I have seen where people charge either 1/2 cent per word or per page. I used to type for a psychologist who wanted to pay per page, and I was paid $3.00 per page, but I'm not sure what the going rate would be now. Hope this gives you some idea.

pay rate - me

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Thank you so much for the info!


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