How Do I Get My Court Transcripts?

How Do I Get My Court Transcripts?

If you were in a court proceeding, like a hearing or deposition, you might need the court transcripts (the record of what was said). First things first: Transcription companies (like this one), don’t actually have access to your court transcripts.  To obtain your...
Why Dictate When You Can Type?

Why Dictate When You Can Type?

If you grew up with computers or other devices, odds are you’re a pretty good typist. But here’s a little-known fact: You can actually talk faster than you can type. Even with the fastest phalanges, your speech will always be a faster mode of communication than text....
5 Legal Trends for Lawyers Going into 2022

5 Legal Trends for Lawyers Going into 2022

The pandemic has drastically changed the legal industry. In a relatively short amount of time, a mass-scale adoption of technology continues to shift the expectations of clients and lawyers alike. Using data from Clio’s 2021 Legal Trends Report, here are some of the...
E-Typist’s Favorite Legal Podcasts for 2021

E-Typist’s Favorite Legal Podcasts for 2021

Legal podcasts have grown to inform and engage lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Listen for insight, advice or simply entertainment, there are literally hundreds of options to choose from.   While no list is complete, here are E-Typist’s top 7 legal podcasts of...
Why E-Typist Doesn’t Charge Extra Fees

Why E-Typist Doesn’t Charge Extra Fees

Here’s a little insider information about the transcription industry: The rate advertised by most companies is not the rate you’ll actually pay for your transcribed documents. The reason? It usually comes down to fees.  How Transcription Pricing Works   Transcription...
SEO for Lawyers: The Basics

SEO for Lawyers: The Basics

Search engine optimization, often referred to as SEO, is the process of improving the visibility of your website from search engines.  In a nutshell, the better your SEO, the higher up the page you’ll appear when someone googles “attorney near me.”   SEO...
How a Legal Virtual Assistant Helped Jon

How a Legal Virtual Assistant Helped Jon

Jon is an attorney. He runs a two-person operation that focuses in Business Law. He’s always busy, but the end of each month teeters on chaotic. It’s billing time, and that means painstaking invoices and chasing down payments, the least favorite part of his job. ...