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Three different practice areas (or subareas) of the law
Would an accounting firm likely employ a legal transcriptionist?
Family law/Securities law is more likely to require the skills of a legal
transcriptionist.
Name two positions that you might find in which legal transcription is just one component of
the position.
The police department in a given locality is an example of?
Junior-level attorneys in a law firm are called?
Most lawyers come from wealthy, private-school backgrounds and went to Ivy
League colleges.
TRUE OR FALSE?
As a legal transcriptionist you are least like to create which document?
Give two examples of administrative agencies at the state level.
Laws may be called?
Three branches of government
Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives
Pork barreling example:
U.S.
Senate
Statutes
Executive Branch
Agencies included in the executive branch.
Regulations
The secretary of state (or department of state).
Judicial Branch
Using
precedent
The federal court system
The House of Representatives is part of the _______ branch of government.
True or False? Pork barreling refers to the drafting of laws by administrative agencies.
Name the two U.S. senators who represent your state.
The President of the United States belongs to the _______ branch.
List three federal agencies under the President.
Hint: Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/
and click on the tab for The Administration; then click on The Cabinet.
The _______ is the supreme law of the nation.
_______ is the practice of applying previously decided court decisions to make your argument
in court.
Which of the following are names for laws?
The ultimate arbiter on decisions of law, both criminal and civil, is the?
True or False? Not all contracting positions are freelance by definition.
The majority of jobs in legal transcription are found in?
The occupation expected to grow the most between 2006 and 2016 is _______.
True or False?
The positions of legal secretary, paralegal, and legal transcriptionist are very
clear cut and don’t overlap in terms of job responsibilities.
As a legal transcriptionist, your direct supervisor may be?
True or False?
Legal secretaries are sometimes responsible for preparing attorneys’ bills.
Court reporters are expected to type on a special machine called a(n) _______.
What percentage of court reporters were self-employed as of 2006?
The professional court reporters association is called the _______.
The best way to find a position that suits you is to look at the job _______.
True or False?
Court reporters can attend any school they wish to become certified court
reporters.
Some states have begun to regulate requirements for the position of _______.
An occupation similar to legal transcriptionist that requires specialized courses to learn such
terms as osteoporosis is the _______.
True or False?
Taking a typing course is completely unnecessary once you’ve completed this
course.
Of legal secretaries, legal transcriptionists, attorneys, paralegals, and court reporters, which
two areas require a license or certification at this time to practice?
True or False?
It’s important for everyone in the legal field to be exposed to continuing legal
education.
Notary public
Law Firms
Corporations
General counsel
Administrative Agencies
If you work at a transcription service such as Accentance, you’re in a(n) _______ position.
If you’re self-employed, what are two different ways that you may bill your clients?
Write down three of the agencies
that your hometown government has.
True or False?
Law firms encourage uniformity.
Name the two general types of lawyers found at a law firm.
The head of the legal department at a corporation is called the?
A transcriptionist position in a(n) _______ is unlikely to include overtime.
Who is the biggest employer of legal transcriptionists?
True or False?
Most employees at administrative agencies report to attorneys.
The Wildlife Damage Management Service is an example of an agency in _______.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
NEEDED FOR PROFESSIONAL
TRANSCRIPTIONISTS
True or False?
Attorneys expect their employees to proof documents as assiduously as they,
the attorneys, proof documents themselves.
What is not an important quality in a legal transcriber?
A common deadline for a transcription assignment might be?
True or False?
Clients of a law firm are normally very accommodating.
Describe an easy way to become more comfortable with correct spelling and proper grammar.
True or False?
Most attorneys aren’t the most tolerant teachers.
Describe one method of asking for an attorney’s assistance.
As a transcriptionist, the software that you’ll work with most is?
What two additional skills do you need if you wish to work as a freelance legal
transcriptionist?
If you work in a law firm, you’re likely to work in the _______ department.
Name a Word formatting technique usually used on deposition transcripts.
Proofreading a document once you’ve typed it up is?
If something in a dictation is grammatically incorrect, what should you do?
Why is it helpful to purchase a secretarial handbook?
What do you call the hard copy of the document that includes your edits?
The minimum number of times you should proof your document is _______.
