Opinions on legal transcription please, pros, cons - sm

Posted: Jan 5th, 2024 - 9:40 am

What's your worst experience typing legal? Is the pay commensurate to the work that one would be doing? What's the difficulty level for typing people you don't hear on a daily basis? Do you type the entire transcript on your own or are you just editing a document?

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Opinions on legal transcription please, pros, cons - sm (Views: 891, 2024-01-05, 9:40 am)
- I do extensive medicolegal depositions, - and legal depositions of all types (Views: 920, 2024-01-05, 4:37 pm)
  - I've sent you an email. - NM (Views: 573, 2024-01-05, 5:03 pm)
    - I judst received this - I was on the phone (Views: 622, 2024-01-05, 5:12 pm)
      - Okay, send me your number or email it and I will call. - NM (Views: 562, 2024-01-05, 5:59 pm)
  - You sent an email, stating you sent the phone number 20 mins ago - but I never received anything. Pls send again NM (Views: 580, 2024-01-05, 6:32 pm)
    - Just resent it - Not sure what happened (Views: 532, 2024-01-05, 6:34 pm)
  - I'm confused on this, as I would imagine that a court reporter - would be taking (Views: 662, 2024-01-06, 10:28 am)
    - I will try to answer what I can in your post. - There are many things here, and (Views: 677, 2024-01-06, 2:31 pm)
      - Information - can you provide (Views: 641, 2024-01-06, 3:20 pm)
        "Can you provide..." translated means give me names - so I dont have to do my own research SM (Views: 566, 2024-01-07, 11:41 am)
        Provide - Another witch (Views: 600, 2024-01-07, 12:18 pm)
        Witch - B - Knew that would happen (Views: 486, 2024-01-07, 12:20 pm)
        This is an information website for networking. The site - itself identifies (Views: 570, 2024-01-07, 12:54 pm)
        Just do a search on google - many things (Views: 523, 2024-01-07, 11:53 am)
        VIQ Solutions and Terra Nova - sm (Views: 658, 2024-01-07, 12:13 pm)
        type in best legal transcription companies to work for - into google (Views: 547, 2024-01-07, 12:42 pm)
        I am the OP you were asking this question of - and I will help as best I can (Views: 606, 2024-01-07, 12:59 pm)
      - I'm confused - anon (Views: 585, 2024-01-06, 7:38 pm)
        Yes, big difference in editing and typing an entire transcript - sm (Views: 600, 2024-01-07, 11:45 am)
        Your assumptions and calculations regarding - pay are way off. (Views: 615, 2024-01-07, 1:19 pm)
        Good for you. The audio I get for legal is usually crap - send me an email (Views: 561, 2024-01-18, 8:02 pm)
        Of course, no reply. - sm (Views: 457, 2024-01-19, 10:45 am)
        If you are interested in making that kind of - money, why would you expect someone (Views: 538, 2024-01-19, 7:17 pm)
        Thank you. I have not been on here for several days - due to an unexpected family (Views: 457, 2024-01-19, 7:08 pm)
        Who the hell are you to demand anyone email you? - You have quite an ego (Views: 539, 2024-01-20, 12:02 pm)
        I was pretty clear in my explanation. - The court titles us as scopists (Views: 539, 2024-01-07, 1:06 pm)
        Well, hey, now I understand what you're talking - about, (Views: 520, 2024-01-07, 1:12 pm)
        Glad that cleared it up for you. It is a very lucrative - field, and I love what I do (Views: 666, 2024-01-07, 1:24 pm)
        I get what you're saying, but as a professional transcriptionist - for over 30 (Views: 620, 2024-01-07, 1:31 pm)
        Your attempt to insult me is wasted. I am NOT PAID - TO ALTER WHAT IS STATED (Views: 619, 2024-01-07, 1:46 pm)
        Glad you slapped back on the poster attacking you. - Too many on this board (Views: 614, 2024-01-08, 2:22 pm)
        scopist - Terr (Views: 542, 2024-01-22, 9:57 am)
  - Scopist. - I too am a scopist. (Views: 716, 2024-01-08, 2:13 am)