Using Transcription in Documenting an Investigative Statement

Recently, Steven N. Malitz, attorney and partner at Arnstein & Lehr's Litigation Group, and David Zulawski, senior partner at Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. wrote a blog entitled "Taking and Documenting a Statement" for the General Counselor describing the best practices for taking and documenting a statement in investigative interrogation. Mr. Malitz and Mr. Zulawksi suggest, under the heading of "Types of Statements", that an investigative interrogator should record a witness's or suspect's statement and then have the recording transcribed and included in the file or case management system.

TTE specializes in transcribing recordings for the legal and investigative communities. Simply record the statement either by using a recording device or dialing directly into our dictation servers. If you use a recording device, just email the recording to us and we will transcribe the audio file into a publish-ready document and deliver it to your inbox. Should you choose to record directly into our dictation system, we will be notified of your recording and will transcribe the audio straight away and send the finished document to you via email.

Documenting Webex and GoToMeeting Events Through Transcription

Documenting Webex and GoToMeeting Events Through Transcription

If you are hosting a Webex or GoToMeeting event, be sure to get a written record of your recorded event. By having your event transcribed, you have a detailed account of what was said. This will help you to avoid any misunderstandings between the participants and it will be much easier for you to find who said what at a particular point in the event.

When looking for a transcription service provider, make sure that they offer an accuracy guarantee of 99% or better. Avoid making your decision based on price alone, for often transcription companies offering bargain-basement pricing will source their work overseas and the quality is less than desirable. Other bargain-basement transcription companies use a pool of transcribers randomly from the internet. Be sure to ask if your transcription provider uses transcribers with degrees in language arts and if they have tested their capabilities thoroughly before assigning projects to them. Knowing who you are working with will save you a lot of heartache down the road.