Specialist course
Legal Transcription
Develop advanced legal transcription judgment, terminology, formatting, research, testimony handling, and production-quality review skills.
58 complete modules 180–260 hours 20–28 weeks
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58 modules
01Legal Record Integrity, Ethics, Scope & Error SeverityWeek 1 · Phase A · Legal Foundation02U.S. Court Systems, Jurisdiction & Administrative ProceedingsWeek 1 · Phase A · Legal Foundation03Civil Litigation Process & Document VocabularyWeek 1 · Phase A · Legal Foundation04Criminal Proceedings & Law-Enforcement TerminologyWeek 2 · Phase A · Legal Foundation05Administrative, Workers’ Compensation & International ProceedingsWeek 2 · Phase A · Legal Foundation06Practice Areas & Domain Vocabulary Without Legal AdviceWeek 2 · Phase A · Legal Foundation07Core Legal Terminology in ContextWeek 3 · Phase B · Legal Language & Structure08Acronyms, Latin Phrases & Case CitationsWeek 3 · Phase B · Legal Language & Structure09Legal Research, Dockets, Captions & VerificationWeek 3 · Phase B · Legal Language & Structure10Courtroom Roles, Speaker Labels & Procedural IdentityWeek 4 · Phase B · Legal Language & Structure11Anatomy of the Legal Transcript PackageWeek 4 · Phase C · Transcript Structure12Q&A Versus Colloquy — Structural MasteryWeek 4 · Phase C · Transcript Structure13Examination Headers, Bylines, Restarts & Voir DireWeek 4 · Phase C · Transcript Structure14Legal Verbatim Systems: Smooth, Strict, Video & Speaker-Specific TreatmentWeek 5 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules15Legal Periods, Fragments & Question MarksWeek 5 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules16Legal Comma MasteryWeek 5 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules17Semicolons, Colons & Reporter-Specific Question TagsWeek 6 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules18Quotations, Read Documents & Prior Transcript MaterialWeek 6 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules19Reporter’s Dash, Interruptions, False Starts, Strike-That & StitchingWeek 6 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules20Indiscernibles, Phonetics, [sic], Internal Flags & Nonverbal ResponsesWeek 7 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules21Legal Capitalization: Courts, Parties, Documents, Titles & BrandsWeek 7 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules22Required Spellings, Acronyms, Abbreviations & Character-Perfect TextWeek 8 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules23Legal Numbers, References, Statutes & Case IdentifiersWeek 8 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules24Dates, Time, Money, Percentages, Measurements & Medical Number FormsWeek 8 · Phase D · Legal Language Rules25Parentheticals, Court Events, Jury Events & SidebarWeek 9 · Phase E · Proceedings & Evidence26Objections, Rulings, Motions to Strike & Court InstructionsWeek 9 · Phase E · Proceedings & Evidence27Exhibits: Marking, Identification, Admission, Descriptions & IndexingWeek 9 · Phase E · Proceedings & Evidence28Deposition General Transcription: Purpose, Participants & Proceeding ModesWeek 10 · Phase F · Depositions29Notice of Deposition, Dope Sheet & Caption ConstructionWeek 10 · Phase F · Depositions30Appearances, Examination Index & Exhibit IndexWeek 10 · Phase F · Depositions31Proceedings, Witness Oath, Interpreter Oath & Examination StartWeek 10 · Phase F · Depositions32Deposition Interruptions: Objections, Recesses, Readback & Witness ColloquyWeek 11 · Phase F · Depositions33Deposition Conclusion, Transcript Orders, Certificates & ErrataWeek 11 · Phase F · Depositions34Remote & Videotaped DepositionsWeek 12 · Phase F · Depositions35Interpreter Depositions, Language Switching & Translation FidelityWeek 12 · Phase G · Court & Special Proceedings36Court Hearings, Trials & Multi-Witness Proceeding StructureWeek 13 · Phase G · Court & Special Proceedings37Jury/Venire, Voir Dire, Sidebar & Courtroom Event ControlWeek 13 · Phase G · Court & Special Proceedings38Witness Interviews, Police Interviews, 911 Calls & Radio TransmissionsWeek 14 · Phase G · Court & Special Proceedings39Recorded Calls, Public Meetings & Other Evidentiary RecordingsWeek 14 · Phase G · Court & Special Proceedings40Examinations Under Oath (EUOs)Week 15 · Phase H · Special Records & Documents41Unsworn Statements, Statements on the Record & Certificates of NonappearanceWeek 15 · Phase H · Special Records & Documents42Legal Dictation, Correspondence & Law-Office DocumentsWeek 15 · Phase H · Special Records & Documents43Florida Transcript LaboratoryWeek 16 · Phase I · Jurisdiction Laboratories44New York Supreme Court & Statement-on-the-Record LaboratoryWeek 16 · Phase I · Jurisdiction Laboratories45Massachusetts Court-Style LaboratoryWeek 17 · Phase I · Jurisdiction Laboratories46Illinois & Minnesota Workers’ Compensation LaboratoryWeek 17 · Phase I · Jurisdiction Laboratories47Federal/DOL & International Workers’ Compensation LaboratoryWeek 17 · Phase I · Jurisdiction Laboratories48MAXScribe + Phoenix ASR — Deep Production LabWeek 18 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software49Maggie — Client Style, Editor Controls, Rough Drafts & QCWeek 18 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software50AutoScript / AutoScriptOne — Legal ASR, Layouts & CAT HandoffWeek 19 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software51Case CATalyst for Scopists, Editors & Transcript ProductionWeek 19 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software52Eclipse / Eclipse Edit for Scoping & Transcript ProductionWeek 19 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software53WordPerfect, Reveal Codes & Double-Spaced ASCII Legal ProductionWeek 20 · Phase J · Professional Legal Software54Advanced Legal ASR Editing & AI GovernanceWeek 20 · Phase K · ASR, Scoping & Quality55Scoping, Reporter Preferences, Rough Drafts & Expedited WorkWeek 21 · Phase K · ASR, Scoping & Quality56AAERT-Aligned Competency Audit & Multi-Channel Practical BenchmarkWeek 21 · Phase K · ASR, Scoping & Quality57Eighteen-Level Legal Practice Progression & Annotated Case StudiesWeek 22 · Phase L · Practice & Certification58Legal Capstone Portfolio, Final Exams & Certificate StandardWeek 23 · Phase L · Practice & Certification