eScribers
is a large and successful legal transcription company with a reputation for
meticulous accuracy, and a strong customer base. The firm, which has offices in
Arizona, Virginia, and New York, uses mostly work from home independent
contractors to fill out their transcription team.
Note —
If you are located in California or Massachusetts, eScribers is not able to
accept you to work with them at this time.
Working For eScribers
There's
not a lot of information on the company website about the specific nature of
the work, but since most legal transcription jobs are fairly similar, we can
probably make a few safe assumptions.
Basically,
you'll be dealing with audio recordings by attorneys and court administrators,
which means you'll need to have a certain amount of knowledge about common
legal terms and things like that.
Since some
of these documents might be considered “official” in one way or another, there
could be special formatting rules, and other important policies you'll need to
become familiar with.
Legal
transcription is a little different than ordinary transcription work, and there
is definitely a learning curve, but it’s possible to find inexpensive courses
that will teach you the ins and outs if you’re just getting started.
eScribers Pay Rate
The pay is
not disclosed, but apparently it’s calculated on a per-page basis, and they
describe it as “competitive.”
A US bank
account is required to receive payments, so I imagine they probably deliver
your money via direct deposit.
Scheduling With eScribers
Based on
what I could gather around the web, there's some degree of flexibility in terms
of exactly how much work you do, but when you accept an assignment, you'll
generally be under deadline.
Requirements To Apply
They're
looking for transcribers who are responsible when it comes to delivering
assignments on time, and serious about the quality of their work. Relevant
industry certifications, such as the AAERT or NCRA are a big plus, but not mandatory.
eScribers
generally only hires people with some degree of prior
transcription experience, but you don't necessarily need to have a background
in legal transcription. Obviously, it's a major advantage if
you do, but in some cases they're willing to provide additional training for
experienced transcriptionists with non-legal backgrounds to help them get
started.
Tech Requirements
You’ll
need a windows computer, and a high speed internet connection. There’s no
specific mention of foot pedals or any other special industry equipment, but
with such an emphasis on experience in their hiring requirements, they might be
just assuming you’ll have all that taken care of.
Feedback
The
reviews on Glassdoor for
this company are actually quite positive, but unfortunately there are only
three of them available, which isn't really enough to make any broad sweeping
statements about whether or not eScribers is a good or bad company to work for.
There was
one negative review, and this person had issues with the very complicated
formatting rules required by eScribers. Apparently, there’s a lot to keep track
of, and it can take a long time to get fast enough to earn good money.
In some
respects, the above is a problem with basically all transcription jobs, but it
seems that the learning curve at eScribers might be a little worse than usual.
The two reviewers who really liked working for the company seemed happy with
their jobs, and were definitely pleased with the pay, but both did say it can
take a while to build up speed.
According
to those who gave favorable reviews, the best thing about working for eScribers
is the congenial corporate atmosphere. Managers are supposedly friendly, fair,
and easy to work with.
Overall,
with only three reviews available, it's hard to say for sure whether or not you
should try for this job, but assuming you're an experienced transcriptionist,
and you're looking for more work, I don't see anything that would cause me to
feel uneasy. In fact, assuming the reviews can be trusted, this sounds like a
pretty decent gig.
How To Get Started
If you
think eScribers might be a good fit for your skill-set, and you want to apply
for a position with them, go here to
read more about the company and submit your application.
Are You Serious About Pursuing a Career in
Legal Transcription?
If you
don't know a lot about transcribing from home, I recommend Transcription
Foundations – a
free 7-lesson mini-course that teaches you all about general transcription, how
much you can earn, where to find work, and more.
After
you've gone through that, you can enroll in the legal transcription
mini-course (also
free) to learn if this is the type of transcription you should do.
Good luck
in whatever you choose!
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