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Lawyers Use Legal Transcription Service for Accurate Transcripts
by Julie Clements PromoterLegal transcription is the process of documenting different types of audio and video recordings of legal letters, pleadings, court transcripts, client letters, memorandum letters, interrogations and so on for attorneys and other legal purposes. Legal transcripts are text documents that contain every word spoken in the courtroom, including all arguments by lawyers, witnesses, decisions by the judges etc. Accurate transcription of legal proceedings enables current case scrutiny, future reference and also helps in training and educating legal professionals. Associating with a legal transcription company helps lawyers to get quality transcription of audio recordings on time with utmost accuracy.
Legal transcriptions improve efficiency and organization at work, makes it easier to build cases, gather facts and evidences. As a result, legal practitioners are able to save money and time so they can focus on what they do best. Here are some of the legal recordings for which transcription services are available:
- Pleadings: Pleading is a written statement where a given party submits their claims or defences and this is the base of any case. A typical pleading is usually one wherein the plaintiff submits a complaint stating cause of action. The defendant then forwards an answer stating his or her defences, or a counterclaim against the plaintiff.
- Sworn statements: It is a document the gives facts needed for legal proceedings. It is made in lie u of testimonies given in court, which allows for greater fairness and the likelihood of obtaining truth, are expensive, time-consuming, and rather troublesome to arrange. These statements are made without the presence of a notary public and include a paragraph indicating that it was made under penalty of perjury. Transcripts of sworn statements can be used as evidence in court in place of a testimony
- Subpoenas and summons: Subpoenas are legal documents issued by court that require one party to appear before the court in order to either testify or to bring physical evidence that can be used in the case. Summons are legal documents informing a person that a case has been filed against him, therefore his presence is needed at the court at a specific time and date. These documents can be transcribed and it saves time and keeps the attorneys organized.
- Depositions: Depositions are witness’s sworn out-of-court testimony used by attorneys for getting information and building their cases. Deposition transcripts are a powerful tool that enables attorneys to develop and present better and stronger arguments.
- Interrogations: Recordings of interrogations of witnesses or suspects can be transcribed to study suspects’ behaviour and possible lapses in their speech patterns, facial expressions and even their non-verbal signals such as head nods, and determine their intentions.
- Memorandums: These are informal notes that can be used in a legal proceeding. They are used to establish that a contract or agreement was made between two parties. Memorandums are to be taken note of to keep statements presented in court on track, and consistent in parties involved in the argument; and they can easily be recalled when being presented in court as a physical document.
- Hearings: This refers to various legal proceedings that happen in front of a judge/magistrate in the absence of a jury. A hearing is an informal way of resolving disputes – examples include arbitration hearings, administrative hearings, judicial hearings and so on. Transcripts of hearings help note witness testimonies, cross examination of each witness on both sides of the court. Legal authorities use transcripts of hearings to plan and strategize their movement in court.
- Wiretaps and phone calls: Legal authorities use these transcripts to develop a case. Verbatim transcription helps study speech patterns and important details essential for legal disputes.
Steady Growth of Global Court Reporting Service Market
The global analytical report titled Court Reporting Service Market recently published by Absolute Markets Insights shows a comprehensive analysis of the Court reporting service market. The global court reporting service market stood at US$ 4,439.8 million in 2018 and is anticipated to reach US$ 6,529.4 million by 2027. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period. Rising number of disputes and fraudulence activity across the globe are fuelling the volume of court cases, which is giving an opportunity to the market to increase its total market share. According to the report, North America has the major revenue among all the other regions. The European region is expected to grow at the highest compounding rate of interest by the end of the forecasted period. Some of the major players operating in the court reporting service market are Barkley Court Reporters, Elite Court Reporting, and Esquire Deposition Solution.
Errors in legal transcribing can be catastrophic. Accusing the wrong person or wrong interpretation of judicial statements are common in the legal industry. One reason for such mistakes can be inaccurate legal transcripts. Sometimes recordings may only be marginally audible, which may be due to use of poor audio recorder or background noises. Law firms have huge volumes of paper documents and with a reliable legal transcription service lawyers can obtain accurate court transcripts for legal depositions, trials and hearings.
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