The Legal Transcription program is designed to prepare individuals for employment as legal transcriptionists, legal word processors, or legal transcribers. Program graduates will be employable by law firms, attorneys, court systems, and other businesses requiring legal services. The program teaches the students fundamentals of law, legal ethics, and law specialties

Legal transcriptionists transcribe legal dictation creating legal documents for attorneys and other entities. A legal transcriptionist must have a good command of legal terminology and how different documents are formatted. It is well suited to working from home since the files can easily be moved electronically.   This program will review the topics essential to performing legal transcription work.

Upon completion of the Legal Transcription program, graduates can overcome transcription problems, such as inaudible dictation, background noise, and accents. Additionally, they will understand English grammar, rules for report filing, and proper transcription techniques.