A deposition doesn't become part of the record just because someone spoke it. Someone has to write it down, correctly, in a form other people can trust later. That's this job. We need a Legal Transcriptionist, working from home, full-time.
The Basics
$45,500 a year. Fully remote, full-time. Hours are flexible, Monday through Friday. As long as your internet connection can reliably upload audio files, location isn't really the issue. This one's open across borders — the USA, Canada, the UK, EU member states, Australia, and India are all fine, along with a handful of other eligible locations.
The Actual Work
Typing fast only gets you partway there. You also have to catch a term that doesn't sound the way it's spelled, and hand back something a legal team can actually use.
- Turning legal dictations, courtroom audio, depositions, and client interviews into written transcripts
- Proofreading and formatting to standard legal style
- Keeping finished files organized so people can actually find them later
- Looking up terminology instead of guessing when audio is unclear
- Running multiple files at once and still hitting deadlines
- Checking with an attorney or paralegal directly when something in the audio genuinely doesn't make sense
What Gets You Considered
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience: 1 year minimum in transcription or legal admin work
- 75+ WPM, with an error rate low enough that speed isn't the problem
- Genuine familiarity with legal vocabulary and courtroom terms
- Can move between transcription software, word processors, and file-sharing tools without much guidance
- Catches small inconsistencies other people miss
- Manages deadlines independently
- Treats confidentiality as non-negotiable
Good to Have
- Certification or coursework in legal studies, paralegal work, or transcription
- Some background with affidavits, motions, or case summaries specifically
- Comfortable with encrypted storage — Dropbox, Google Drive, that kind of thing
- Already own a foot pedal or a decent headset
What You'll Use
Mostly Express Scribe or similar transcription software, plus Word or Google Docs. Legal style manuals come into play depending on the file. Files move through encrypted storage. Most people end up buying a foot pedal within their first month or two, once it's obvious how much it speeds things up.
Ramping Up
New hires start with structured onboarding — training modules, sample files, formatting rules. You're paired with someone experienced for the first stretch, too, so unfamiliar terms don't mean you have to figure it out alone. This gets built into the process on purpose. Naukri Mitra didn't just post an opening and leave people to sink or swim.
What's Included
- A schedule you shape yourself, inside standard weekday hours
- No commute, no fixed desk
- Training and refreshers as formatting and terminology shift
- A real path toward senior transcriptionist, QA reviewer, or training roles
- Colleagues to actually ask for feedback
Growth
People don't tend to stay stuck here. Transcriptionists who deliver clean, accurate work tend to take on larger or more complex case files first. Some go into drafting affidavits or summaries. Others move into quality review, or start training new hires themselves. It takes time. But the option exists.
Who Does Well
The fastest typist in the room usually isn't the best fit. Someone who slows down on a garbled phrase, checks a section twice before marking it done, treats a messy file as a puzzle instead of an annoyance — that person does better here. If accuracy actually matters to you, not just as a résumé line, the work tends to feel satisfying rather than tedious.
Why Bother
Courts and law firms continue to produce audio that needs to be made a permanent record. That demand isn't slowing down. Combined with real remote flexibility, it's a reasonable place to build something long-term.
Applying
Send a resume, plus transcription samples or certifications if you have them. Shortlisted candidates take a short transcription test to assess speed and accuracy, followed by a final conversation.
