Learn to Type or Edit Legal Transcripts for a Work-From-Home Career
Learn legal transcription online through step-by-step training that teaches you how to type legal transcripts from scratch, edit AI-generated legal transcripts, apply punctuation and formatting, and proofread legal transcripts. Both our online legal transcription training and ASR editing training include hands-on practice with authentic testimony from U.S. litigation.
Software used for courses at Learn to Transcribe Academy are Microsoft Word and MAXScribe. No experience is required. Students must be 18 or older.
Could legal transcription or editing be a good fit for you?
Whether you are considering a career change, exploring a second career, or seeking flexible work from home, learning legal transcription — including how to transcribe depositions, hearings, trials, examinations under oath, and other recorded legal proceedings — or learning how to edit AI transcripts might be a better fit than you realize.
Legal secretaries, paralegals, court and office personnel, and 911 dispatchers.
Stay-at-home parents, beginners, retirees, and those interested in part-time or full-time work.
Experienced transcriptionists looking to expand their skills into a new specialty.
People with strong grammar, listening, research, and communication skills.
Learn from Linda Wilson, certified stenographic court reporter with over 40 years of experience.
Meet some professional transcriptionists
Professional transcriptionists come from many different ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. A strong grasp of English grammar and punctuation, a good vocabulary, and basic typing and computer skills provide an excellent foundation.
Visit our Interviews page to read the stories of the professional transcriptionists pictured.
LEGAL TRANSCRIPTION
Microsoft Word
EDITING ROUGH DRAFTS
Microsoft Word or MAXScribe
Proofreading is an essential skill taught throughout our legal transcription and legal transcript editing training.
Don't Worry!
Good Move!
You Got This!
We know that launching into anything new can be scary. We’ve all been there.
But this can also be the best change you’ll ever make. You’ll be so glad that you got started.
Our easy process will help you make the right decision for yourself and your future.
Take some free courses
Complete a paid course
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What's included in our legal transcription course
- Career training
- Study at your own pace
- Build job-ready skills
- Student group
- Easy-to-follow lectures
- Punctuation
- Formatting
- Speedbuilding
- Multimedia videos
- Instructor access
- Quizzes and downloads
- 35 practice transcripts
- Practical examination
- Completion certificate
- Marketing information
- Graduate group
Real Training. Real Graduates. Verifiable Partnerships.
Hear from some of our graduates
Here are a few of our MAXScribe edit graduates
Approved. Trusted. Industry Connected.
AAERT Approved School
Courses approved for AAERT CEUs.
BBB Accredited Business
Accredited with an A+ rating.
Stenograph Partner School
Providing MAXScribe editing training.
What transcription companies say about our graduates
Our staff is ready to help you
Our team consists of experienced court reporters and transcriptionists who understand the profession from the inside.
Linda Wilson and her team are here to help you develop the knowledge, technical skills, and confidence needed to produce professional legal transcripts from home on a schedule that works for you, day or night.