Legal transcription
Depositions, court hearings, arbitration, and filings. Formatted to your jurisdiction's rules — speaker labels, bylines, line numbering, exhibit references. Verbatim or clean-read.
From $1.25 / minLegal Transcription · Scopist Services
The record, written right.
Depositions, hearings, and medical-legal records. Reviewed by a human. Delivered on deadline. NDA on every file — no exceptions.
Deposition reviewChicago, IL
48h
Standard turnaround
24h
Rush turnaround
99.6%
Verified accuracy
$1.25
Per audio minute
Services
What we do. And how.
Two specialty lines — transcription for legal teams, and scoping for working court reporters. Every file is read line by line before it goes out.
Medical-legal
IME reports, workers' compensation records, and medical-legal documentation. Handled under HIPAA-compliant procedures with access logging and secure disposal.
HIPAA-compliantScopist services
Full scoping and proofing for court reporters. Case CATalyst, Eclipse, ProCAT, MAXScribe. Send native, receive native. No conversion, no cleanup.
From $0.65 / pageA recent job
“Ninety minutes of audio. A filing deadline the next morning. Testimony Legal confirmed the quote in twenty minutes and had the transcript in our inbox before six a.m. That is the whole review.”
Sarah M.
Litigation Paralegal · Chicago, IL
Process
Three steps. No account.
No portals, no passwords, no project managers. Send the file, confirm the deadline, receive the transcript.
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Upload the file
Audio, video, PDF, Word, or native CAT file. Up to 2 GB. Encrypted in transit and at rest. No signup required.
T + 2 hours
Confirmation & quote
We confirm turnaround and total cost. You approve or decline. Nothing is charged until you say go.
T + 48 hours
Transcript delivered
Reviewed line by line, formatted to spec, and sent to your inbox. Rush jobs deliver in 24 hours.
Rates
Published. Not quoted.
Most agencies ask you to request a quote. We put our rates on the page. Send us the length, and we'll confirm the total before starting.
| Service | Turnaround | Rate |
|---|---|---|
Standard Filing-ready. Human-reviewed. NDA on every file. |
48 – 72 hours |
$1.25/audio min or $2.50 / page |
Rush Same review process. Priority queue. Best for filing deadlines. |
24 hours |
$2.00/audio min or $4.00 / page |
Scopist Full scoping + proofing pass. Native CAT file return. |
48 – 72 hours |
$0.65/page rush: $1.10 / page |
Custom work: Certification, exhibit indexing, or multi-file jobs are quoted per project. Message us on WhatsApp and we'll return a fixed quote before starting.
Confidential, by default.
We treat every file the way we would want ours treated. That is not a slogan — it is written into every job we take.
- NDA on every file. Binding non-disclosure before we open a single document. No exceptions.
- HIPAA-compliant handling. Medical-legal material processed under strict procedure with access logging.
- Encrypted at every step. TLS 1.2+ in transit. Encrypted at rest. No public bucket access, ever.
- Human-only review. No raw AI output is ever delivered as final work. A specialist reads every line.
Questions
What clients ask before the first call.
How much does legal transcription cost?
Standard transcription is $1.25 per audio minute (or $2.50 per page) with 48–72 hour turnaround. Rush is $2.00 per audio minute (or $4.00 per page) with 24-hour delivery. Scopist work runs $0.65 per page standard, $1.10 rush. Send us the length and we confirm the total before starting.
How fast can I get my transcript back?
Rush jobs deliver in 24 hours. Standard delivers in 48 to 72 hours. All turnaround is measured in Eastern Time business hours, Monday through Friday.
Do I need to create an account or use a portal?
No. You drop your file into the upload box, fill in your details, and we take it from there. No signup. No password. No portal.
How is my file kept confidential?
Every file is covered by a binding NDA before we open it. Medical-legal material is handled under HIPAA-compliant procedures. Files are stored in encrypted cloud infrastructure with no public access.
What file types can I send?
Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, WMA. Video: MP4, MOV, AVI. Documents: PDF, DOCX. Native CAT files: Case CATalyst, Eclipse, ProCAT, MAXScribe. Files up to 2 GB each.
Can you match our jurisdiction's formatting requirements?
Yes. We format to your jurisdiction's specific rules — speaker labels, bylines, lines per page, page headers, exhibit references, and certification pages. Send a redacted sample of what you need and we'll match it exactly.
Do you offer verbatim transcription?
Yes. Verbatim (including umms, false starts, crosstalk, and interruptions) is available on request. Standard clean-read transcription is also available.
Who actually transcribes my file?
Trained legal transcription specialists. Every transcript is reviewed by a second reader before it goes out. We do not use raw AI output as final work.
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Enter your email, then upload. We confirm turnaround and total cost within two business hours.
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