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Enterprise-Grade Transcription for In-House Legal Teams
Transcription Services for Corporate Counsel
In-house legal departments handle a unique mix of audio: board and committee meetings that may bear on fiduciary duty, internal investigation interviews that may bear on Title VII exposure, regulatory examination audio, settlement negotiation recordings, and witness preparation sessions for major litigation. Every recording carries significant business and legal risk if the transcription is wrong, late, or insufficiently confidential.
VerbalScripts provides enterprise-grade transcription services for corporate counsel. We deliver SOC 2 audited security, role-based enterprise access, consolidated invoicing across business units, and dedicated account management that scales with your matter volume. Our transcribers are vetted on legal and corporate-content work and trained to handle privileged audio appropriately.
Whether you are a one-attorney legal department at a growth-stage company or a 200-lawyer team at a Fortune 100, our service is engineered to integrate with how you actually work — through your existing security review process, vendor management program, and matter management system.
Why Choose VerbalScripts
Most transcription vendors are not built to pass an in-house security review. They cannot produce SOC 2 audit reports, cannot sign enterprise DPAs without weeks of negotiation, and cannot demonstrate the level of access control, audit logging, and breach notification that modern corporate vendor management requires.
We can. Our SOC 2 Type II audit reports are available under NDA. Our DPA template aligns with standard corporate security expectations. We support SAML SSO for enterprise customers and per-business-unit access controls.
Just as importantly, our transcribers understand corporate content. Board minutes language, internal investigation interview protocols, FCPA-related audio, securities litigation testimony, employment dispute recordings — we have transcribed all of it.
SOC 2 Audited. Enterprise-Ready.
SOC 2 Type II audit reports available under NDA. Enterprise DPAs, SAML SSO, role-based access by business unit, and 24/7 security incident response are all standard for enterprise customers.
Common Use Cases for Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel professionals use our service across every stage of their work.
Board and Committee Meeting Transcription
Board of directors, audit committee, compensation committee, special committee, and executive committee audio transcribed with full attribution and confidentiality.
Internal Investigation Interviews
Witness interviews in Title VII, FCPA, securities, and other internal investigations transcribed verbatim by U.S.-based transcribers under heightened security.
Compliance and Regulatory Examination Audio
Recorded interviews with regulators, internal audit conversations, and compliance training audio transcribed with full regulatory awareness.
Litigation Hold and Witness Prep Sessions
Recorded witness preparation sessions with outside counsel transcribed for internal litigation strategy use.
Executive Coaching and Performance Audio
Recorded executive coaching sessions and performance management conversations transcribed for HR and legal use.
Acquisition Diligence Interviews
Recorded due diligence interviews with target company executives transcribed for M&A deal teams.
Recorded Settlement Negotiations
Settlement conferences, mediation sessions, and high-stakes negotiation calls transcribed for internal record.
Earnings Call and IR Audio
Earnings calls, investor day presentations, and IR-related audio transcribed for legal and disclosure review.
Key Challenges We Solve
In-house teams face a unique combination of pressures we address directly:
Vendor security review: Your CISO will demand SOC 2 reports, DPA templates, breach notification commitments. We are ready for all of it.
Privilege protection at scale: Internal investigations and litigation hold materials must be protected with the same rigor as outside counsel work product.
Multi-business-unit access control: Different business units handle different matters. Role-based access ensures each team sees only its own work.
Cross-jurisdictional compliance: GDPR, CCPA, and other regional data protection rules apply differently by jurisdiction. We accommodate data-residency requirements.
Consolidated invoicing and accruals: Invoices break down by matter, business unit, and cost center for clean financial reporting.
Integration with matter management: API integration with major matter management platforms allows transcripts to flow directly into the matter file.
Outside counsel coordination: When your outside counsel needs the transcript, we deliver to them under your written authorization with full audit trail.
Audit and litigation hold support: When the company is sued, transcripts and source audio may be subject to legal hold. We support hold notices and produce files on subpoena per your instructions.
What You Get with VerbalScripts
Standard with every enterprise transcript:
SOC 2 Type II Audited Security
SOC 2 reports available under NDA. Encryption, role-based access, audit logs, and 24/7 incident response.
Enterprise SSO and User Provisioning
SAML SSO with your identity provider. SCIM-based provisioning. Per-business-unit and per-matter access controls.
Data Processing Agreements
Enterprise DPA templates available. GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA-compliant workflow available with signed BAA.
Per-Matter and Per-BU Reporting
Invoices and usage reports break down by matter, business unit, and cost center. Custom reporting available.
API Integration
REST API for upload, status, and delivery integration with matter management, document management, and SOC platforms.
U.S.-Only Transcription Available
U.S.-only assignment on request, with optional restriction to specific U.S. jurisdictions where data-residency requirements apply.
Dedicated Enterprise Account Manager
Single point of contact for your team, with knowledge of your matters, business units, and security requirements.
24/7 Security Incident Response
On-call security team for any incident, with breach notification commitments aligned to your corporate policy.
Privilege, Regulatory Compliance, and Litigation Hold
In-house legal departments operate under a uniquely complex regulatory environment: attorney-client privilege, work product protection, SEC and other regulatory disclosure rules, GDPR and CCPA for personal data, HIPAA for any health information, and a growing patchwork of state privacy laws.
VerbalScripts is engineered to operate within this environment. SOC 2 Type II audited infrastructure provides the security foundation. Configurable workflows accommodate HIPAA BAA requirements, GDPR data processing requirements, and any specific regulatory or contractual obligation.
Litigation hold notices are supported with audit trail attestation. When the company receives a subpoena that touches transcripts or source audio, we produce files per your instructions — never directly to a third party without your written authorization.
SOC 2 Type II audited infrastructure
Enterprise data processing agreements
HIPAA-compliant workflow with BAA available
GDPR and CCPA accommodation
Litigation hold support with audit attestation
Subpoena response coordinated with in-house
How It Works: Our Six-Step Process
Enterprise Onboarding
Sign MSA and DPA. We provision SSO, business unit access controls, and dedicated account management.
Secure Upload
Upload via encrypted portal or REST API integration with your matter management platform.
Specialist Assignment
U.S.-based transcriber with experience in your specific matter type assigned to your file.
Verbatim Transcription
Verbatim or clean verbatim per your matter preference. Templates applied per matter or per business unit.
Two-Stage Proofing
Senior proofer reviews against audio with attention to corporate terminology, executive names, and regulatory references.
Delivery and Audit Trail
Transcript delivered to portal or via API with complete audit log. Source audio retained per your schedule.
Accuracy, Security, and Confidentiality
Enterprise security is the foundation of our service for corporate counsel. SOC 2 Type II audit reports are available under NDA. Encryption is end-to-end (TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest) with role-based access control and immutable audit logs.
We support SAML SSO with major identity providers, SCIM-based user provisioning, and per-business-unit access controls. Audit logs are available via API for ingestion into your SIEM platform.
Default file retention is 30 days post-delivery, configurable per matter from 7 days to multi-year retention where required by litigation hold or regulatory obligation.
Turnaround Times and Pricing
Enterprise pricing tiers and turnaround options:
Industry Insights
Corporate Counsel data shows that in-house legal departments now handle a majority of matter spend internally, with vendor selection focused on security, integration, and consolidated billing.
Internal investigations have grown significantly in the past decade, driven by increased regulatory enforcement and ESG concerns.
GDPR enforcement actions have made data processing agreements and vendor security a standard part of in-house vendor management.
HIPAA-related corporate investigations require business associate agreements and HIPAA-compliant transcription workflow.
Board minutes accuracy has become a focus of fiduciary-duty litigation, particularly in special committee and audit committee context.
Litigation hold and e-discovery rules now routinely apply to audio recordings and their transcripts.
What Our Clients Say
“Our security review took six weeks for most vendors. VerbalScripts passed in nine days, with SOC 2 reports, signed DPA, SAML SSO setup, and per-BU access controls all in place before our first project. It is now our default for every internal investigation.”
— Deputy General Counsel, Fortune 500 manufacturing company
Frequently Asked Questions
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