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In a recent interview, Carol Patterson, President of Patterson Reporting & Video in Colorado, said, "RealLegal Reporter Edition and E-Transcript Signatures will enable us to immediately get a certified copy to our clients because we will no longer have to wait for our reporters to bring in their signed signature pages."
Carol is using a complete system of RealLegal technology to tackle greater volumes of work, increase accuracy and efficiency, and better serve her clients. Carol is a RealLegal Unlimited Multimedia subscriber. Her subscription includes the latest E-Transcript Manager, unlimited installations of Reporter Edition, unlimited electronic signatures, the latest RealLegal Publisher and MediaSync, a private iBinder Transcript and Video Repository, and several other software products and services. All future upgrades and technical support are also included!
Carol estimates that her office sends an average of 350 E-Transcript files each month.
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If your state has issued changes to its rules for electronic signatures, let us know! We can supply affected court reporters with a system of technology that is just right for their local policies! Since the January 28, 2006, change in Texas, we have already helped 1,200 court reporters and dozens of court reporting firms!
Subsequent to the Texas Court Reporters Certification Board meeting on January 28, 2006, encrypted digital signatures are approved as a secure method of electronic
signature for court reporters to use on the first certification of a transcript. This new policy went into effect immediately. During the same meeting, the board officially stated that Power of Attorney and faxed signatures are not acceptable means for electronic signatures on the first certification (i.e., to certify the accuracy of a transcript) in the State of Texas.
RealLegal offers encrypted digital signature technology to users of E-Transcript Manager software. Since these policy changes were announced at the Texas Court Reporters Certification Board meeting in January, RealLegal has helped more than 1,200 Texas court reporters and dozens of Texas firms adopt E-Transcript Signature technology before their state-issued grace period expires.
The change to Texas policy came on the heels of the National Court Reporters Association’s recent update to the Code of Professional Ethics which provides the latest recommendations for using digital signatures to ensure the security and veracity of the transcript’s contents.
Following the revision to NCRA Public Advisory Opinion 40: Authorizing Others to Sign Transcripts, RealLegal conducted a thorough assessment of its software to independently affirm that it meets the expectations set forth for professional conduct. This evaluation revealed that RealLegal E-Transcript Signature™ technology is a sound means for court reporters to assert that the transcript is complete and accurate, to authenticate its origin, and to prevent any future tampering with the digitally signed transcript.
The modifications to codes at the NCRA and in the State of Texas are indications of a new trend for state and federal courts to mandate the use of electronic signatures as part of their paperless initiatives.
To emphasize the importance of electronic signatures, RealLegal has included unlimited E-Transcript Signatures (digital signatures) and unlimited installations of Reporter Edition software as part of the new RealLegal Unlimited subscription plans. As subscribers to one of our Unlimited plans, reporters and agencies get an unlimited supply of encrypted digital signatures plus all of the software they need to create, finalize, and certify the transcript. The subscription plans also include software that supports how transcripts are passed among court reporters, proofreaders, scopists, and production staff.
If signature policies are changing in your state, please let us know! We can connect affected court reporters with a system of technology that is just right for their local policies!
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Over the past several years, law firms have begun to scrutinize ASCII transcripts for their susceptibility to editing and reformatting. Their vulnerability to accidental or intentional modifications may compromise the integrity of the transcript and can wreak havoc on how attorneys make citations, draft motions or briefs, and prepare witnesses. (Note: The March 30, 2006 issue of the Connecticut Law Tribune featured an article about why one attorney recommends that all attorneys request E-Transcript instead of ASCII. Click here for the article.)
As a result of this, thousands of court reporters have opted to protect the accuracy and security of their transcripts by sending them in the E-Transcript (.ptx, .exe) format. Attorneys appreciate the benefits of E-Transcript files: guaranteed page and line accuracy, helpful tools for viewing and searching, and protection from tampering.
Since the release of LiveNote SR 9.1 in January 2006, your E-Transcript files can be read by the two leading transcript management programs: LiveNote and Binder which covers 83% and 16% respectively of the top 200 law firms in the country.
This means that you can continue to use the most popular software for transcript standardization, encryption, and certification, E-Transcript Manager, and rest assured that you are compatible with the vast majority of legal professionals. The new LiveNote software even notifies your clients when you have sealed the transcript with an E-Transcript Signature.
In addition to simplifying your customer service practices, this new feature in LiveNote software has an enormously positive impact on how litigation teams manage their cases. When importing an E-Transcript file (.ptx or .exe), LiveNote SR 9.1 automatically populates the transcript property fields (e.g., Name, Date, Time, Pagination) with the meta-data embedded in the transcript. No reformatting is needed! This eliminates redundant data entry and the risk for errors. E-Transcript files can also be used to "update" rough transcripts in LiveNote to the certified, final transcript text while retaining all the notes and annotations entered by the users.
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When you subscribe to the RealLegal Unlimited program, you get an unlimited supply of electronic signatures. Subscribers also receive unlimited use of the latest software, unlimited free upgrades, and all technical support. Two RealLegal Unlimited plans are available.
Choose the best plan for your business.
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E-Transcript Signatures have become a very popular topic at court reporting events nationwide! Sunny Hann, Randy Reas and Jason Primuth were asked to present E-Transcript Signatures and related technology at NCRA Midyear in Nashville, USCRA Midyear in Tampa, STAR Midyear in Las Vegas, and regional conferences in Texas and Mississippi. More >>>
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RealLegal Unlimited Workflow™ is a package of 10 products and services proven to reduce your expenses, increase your revenue, and protect a court reporter's work product. RealLegal Unlimited Workflow subscribers get the entire system, plus all future upgrades and technical support, for one low monthly fee.
And for firms seeking additional revenue streams, we offer the RealLegal Unlimited Multimedia™ plan. It includes everything in the Unlimited Workflow plan plus additional software products for linking digital exhibits, synchronizing deposition video, and providing clients with on-demand web access. With the Unlimited Multimedia plan, you'll get 15 products and services for one low monthly fee.
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To start your subscription, call 1.888.584.9988 to be transferred to your Account Manager.
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