Transcribe confidential legal proceedings verbatim using proprietary software, maintaining accuracy, grammar, punctuation, and discretion. Independently manage a flexible workload, select available gigs, meet weekly deadlines, and learn basic legal terminology. Applicants must be native English speakers residing in the United States, have reliable internet access, strong listening and typing skills, and the ability to produce precise transcripts. Prior transcription experience is helpful but not required.
Filevine is a Legal AI company delivering Legal Operating Intelligence for the future of legal work. Grounded in a singular system of truth, Filevine brings together data, documents, workflows, and teams into one unified platform—where modern legal work happens with clarity and consistency.
Powered by LOIS, the Legal Operating Intelligence System, Filevine connects context across every matter to transform legal operations from reactive to proactive. LOIS reads, understands, and reasons across your data to surface insight, automate complexity, and give professionals the clarity and confidence to see more, know more, and do more. Fueled by a team of exceptional collaborators and innovators, Filevine’s rapid growth has earned AI awards and recognition from Deloitte and Inc. as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing technology companies in the country.
We’re looking for native English speakers based in the U.S. who are interested in independent, flexible gig work transcribing audio recordings of legal proceedings. As a transcriber, you’ll have the unique opportunity to listen to and learn from real legal cases and investigations.
Responsibilities
- Accurate Transcription: Listen to audio recordings of legal proceedings and transcribe them verbatim, capturing all spoken content with precision and clarity.
- Confidentiality Maintenance: Adhere strictly to confidentiality guidelines, ensuring sensitive and proprietary information from legal cases remains secure.
- Software Utilization: Use proprietary transcription software to complete tasks efficiently, following provided guidelines for setup and operation.
- Quality Assurance: Apply strong grammar, punctuation, and spelling skills to produce error-free transcripts that meet high standards of accuracy.
- Time Management: Independently manage workload and schedule, choosing transcription gigs that align with personal availability while meeting weekly deadlines.
- Legal Terminology Application: Incorporate or learn basic legal terminology and abbreviations to ensure accurate representation of case-specific language.
- Professional Discretion: Exercise maturity and professionalism when handling sensitive or confidential material related to legal investigations and proceedings.
Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail
- Native English speaker residing in the United States
- A computer with access to reliable internet/WiFi
- Familiarity with (or willingness to learn) basic legal terminology and abbreviations
- Prior transcription experience is helpful, but not required
- Attentive listening skills
- A strong command of grammar and punctuation
- Speed and accuracy in typing
- The ability to capture proceedings verbatim as you hear them
This is gig-based, independent work — you decide when and how much you want to work. Transcribers are paid weekly via Stripe.
Because these legal proceedings are confidential and may involve sensitive material, maturity and discretion are essential.
Filevine Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
1 S Wacker, Chicago, United States, 60606
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