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Legal Transcriptionist

This course will prepare you for a career as a legal transcriptionist. The legal transcriptionist has the important job of correctly transcribing and punctuating the spoken word in order to create a verbatim record for legal proceedings. This course will also give you an understanding of the legal system including relevant ethics, professional standards, and procedures, and prepare you to sit for and pass the AAERT Certified Electronic Transcriber exam.

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Overview

Objective

Syllabus

  1. Course Introduction
  2. The Legal System
    1. Courts
    2. Laws
    3. Life Cycle of a Case
    4. Types of Proceedings
    5. Types of Court Reporters
    6. Litigation Support Services
  3. Terminology
    1. Historic/Latin Terminology
    2. Legal Terminology
    3. Medical Terminology
    4. Business Terminology
    5. Pop Culture, Media, and Political Terminology
  4. English Language
    1. Parts of Speech
    2. Confusing Words
    3. Spelling Rules
  5. Grammar and Punctuation
    1. Capitalization
    2. Numbers
    3. Intro to Punctuation
    4. Sentence Punctuation
    5. More Punctuation and Formatting
  6. Word, Text Expansion, and Research
    1. MS Word for Transcription
    2. Text Expansion
    3. Researching
  7. Software and Annotations
    1. Express Scribe & Foot Pedal Setup
    2. DR Software Player
    3. Annotations
  8. Building the Transcript
    1. What Gets Transcribed
    2. Formatting
    3. Parentheticals
    4. Transcription Skills
    5. Proofreading
  9. TAs and Working Environment
    1. Transcription Assignments
    2. Working Environment
  10. TAs and Professionalism
    1. Transcription Assignments
    2. Professional and Ethics
    3. Maintaining Confidentiality
  11. Course Wrap-Up and Finals
    1. AAERT Certification Information
    2. Final Transcription Assignments
    3. Final Exam

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