UNKNOWN GIG JOBS OF THE LEGAL INDUSTRY

March 23, 2022
8PM ET | 5PM PT

 

 

Not all jobs in the legal industry require years of schooling to begin in the profession. Many careers like Digital Court Reporting, Legal Transcription, and Transcript Proofreading allow you to have the work-life balance you desire. Learn about these roles and how to join the ranks as a certified professional.

What is a Gig Economy Job?

• Flexible Schedule
• Work As Your Own Boss
• Work for Several Companies

What Legal Jobs Are in the Gig Economy?

• Digital Court Reporting
• Legal Transcription
• Proofreader/Scopist

What does a Digital Court Reporter do?

• Capture the Record
• Moderate Proceedings
• Protect the Chain of Custody

What Does a a Legal Transcriptionist Do?

• Listen to Audio and Video Recordings
• Create the Legal Transcript

What does a Proofreader/Scopist do?

• Quality Control Transcripts
• Edit Speech to Text Content
• Edit Reporter Output

How Do You Get Into the Industry?

• Training
• Mentorship
• Certification

Where To Find Gig Jobs!

 

HOSTED BY
BENJAMIN JAFFE | Digital Training and Development Manager | BlueLedge

WITH PANELISTS
ALEXIS ALLEN | Vice President of Talent | Allegis Transcription
JORDAN KITTRICK | Certified Digital Court Reporter | Freelance
LIZ DWYER | Production Manager | Advanced Court Reporting
SUSAN LAPOOH | Director of Remote Testimony Capture| Remote Legal

 

BlueLedge is an AAERT approved training center, preparing students for national certification in digital court reporting and legal transcription. 

There is a growing demand for court reporters and transcribers in the court systems as well as by private firms across the United Stated and the world. The nature of the court reporting and transcribing industry is that you truly can work anywhere, as there are always needs.

Court reporters should be customer service focused, organized, capable of conducting different work in a variety of environments with people from a diverse background and capable of utilizing the legal knowledge gained through BlueLedge.

BlueLedge has passed a rigorous evaluation process by the nationally recognized governing association for digital/electronic reporters and legal transcribers to ensure the highest quality education for our students.

Legal transcriptionists should be detail oriented, have a firm grasp of the English language, organized, capable of sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time while listening to audio with the legal knowledge gained through our training courses.