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Curriculum
Digital Court Reporting and Legal Transcription (BL-CRT-DCRLT-1.95)
This curriculum pack includes both the Digital Court Reporting and Legal Transcriptionist courses.
The newly introduced Digital Court Reporting 2.0 now includes a 45-day trial of digital recording software. With this trial students will get hands-on practice, making them more prepared for certification.
Transcription assignments require the use of Express Scribe software and an Infinity 3-pedal USB foot-pedal. Headphone are also recommended.
(This package does not include the Formatting for Word course or the Prepare to Pass course. Please see our Complete Digital Court Reporting and Legal Transcription package if you are interested in taking those courses as well.)
Curriculum content
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Modules 1 and 2 were covered in the Digital Court Reporting Combo course, so the Legal Transcript Combo course will start on Module 3. Course Access: 365 days / Equipment Requirements: Microsoft Word (2016, 2019, and Office 365), Express Scribe Professional software, and an Infinity foot pedal. Headphones are also recommended. This eight-week (70 - 80 hour) course is designed to be taken by a person wishing to work in the legal environment, particularly focusing on producing transcription of legal proceedings. This course is designed to provide students with the ability to transcribe, edit, and proofread legal transcripts for correct grammar, punctuation and word usage. Students will study the role of a digital (electronic) reporter and legal (digital) transcriptionist. Students will learn decorum, principles and procedures, deciphering annotations, demonstrating the importance of confidentiality and ethics required in the profession. Students will study the role of a digital (electronic) reporter and legal (digital) transcriptionist.