Digital Reporting & Legal Transcription (BL-CRT-DCRLT-2.4)
$1,395
A course will be available for 365 days upon enrollment
Leads to certification
Curriculum

Digital Reporting & Legal Transcription (BL-CRT-DCRLT-2.4)

This curriculum pack includes both the Digital Court Reporting and Legal Transcriptionist courses. Course Access: 365 days

Equipment Requirements:

  • MS Word (Microsoft Word 2016, 2019, and Office 365), Infinity USB-2 Foot Pedal, headphones, and free version of Express Scribe software.
  • Some assignments in the Digital Reporting course require the use of DR software to complete. Any type of DR software can be used to complete this course. For students who don't have DR software, we have made available a 45-day trial of DRC-B software through an industry partner. The trial software will not work with other operating systems used on computers/devices like Mac, Android, Chrome Notebooks, or iOS. Minimum computer specs: Current Generation Quad Core Intel Processor / 8GB RAM / 15” Diagonal Screen Size / Screen Resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher.  (If using a desktop with no internal sound card, it may be necessary to plug in an external microphone.)
  • PC-based computer with Windows 8.1 or better. (Most software companies in this industry are PC friendly. You can use a Mac in this course, but we do not offer support for Mac-specific questions. You cannot use a Mac if you plan to use the trial DR software provided.)  

This 160-hour curriculum is designed to be taken by a person wishing to become certified through AAERT as a digital court reporter and legal transcriptionist.

Individuals taking this course will learn about the court system, legal procedure, terminology, ethics, professionalism, confidentiality. During the digital reporting portion of the course, students will learn how to cover all types of legal proceedings, including how to work with DR (digital reporting) software and equipment. There is no hands-on training with DR equipment. During the legal transcription portion of the course, students will gain the knowledge to format, transcribe, edit, and proofread legal transcripts for correct grammar, punctuation, and word usage.

Curriculum content

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    This course is designed to give participants a thorough understanding of digital court reporting to cover all legal proceedings, including court work and depositions. All content covered in the Intro to DR course is covered in this main DR course . (AAERT: The CER tests on all proceedings, the CDR tests on non-court work.) Course Access: 365 days Equipment Requirements: Some assignments in the Digital Reporting course require the use of DR software to complete. Any type of DR software can be used to complete this course. For students who don't have DR software, we have made available a 45-day trial of DRC-B software through an industry partner. The trial software will not work with other operating systems used on computers/devices like Mac, Android, Chrome Notebooks, or iOS. Minimum computer specs: Current Generation Quad Core Intel Processor / 8GB RAM / 15” Diagonal Screen Size / Screen Resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher.  (If using a desktop with no internal sound card, it may be necessary to plug in an external microphone.) PC-based computer with Windows 8.1 or better. (Most software companies in this industry are PC friendly. You can use a Mac in this course, but we do not offer support for Mac-specific questions and you cannot use a Mac if you plan to use the trial DR software provided.)   Individuals taking this course will learn about the court system, legal procedure, terminology, ethics, professionalism, confidentiality. Students will learn how to work with DR (digital reporting) software and equipment, and they will practice annotating with DR software. There is no hands-on training with DR equipment.

    • Lesson Terms and Conditions

    • Lesson Digital Reporting (CER Prep) 2.3

  • 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: MS Word (Microsoft Word 2016, 2019, and Office 365), Infinity USB Foot Pedal, headphones, and free version of Express Scribe software. PC-based computer with Windows 8.1 or better. (Most software companies in this industry are PC friendly. You can use a Mac in this course, but we do not offer support for Mac-specific questions.) This course is designed to be taken by a person wishing to become CET certified through AAERT as a legal transcriptionist. Individuals taking this course will learn about the court system, legal procedure, terminology, ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality. Students will learn to format, transcribe, edit, and proofread legal transcripts for correct grammar, punctuation and word usage.