Legal Transcription Services
Ditto Is The Premier Legal Transcription Services Company In The U.S.
Legal transcription services convert recorded legal proceedings, dictations, and audio or video files into accurate, properly formatted written documents. Unlike general transcription, it demands fluency in legal terminology, court-formatting standards, and certification requirements that make a transcript admissible in court.
Since 2010, Ditto Transcripts has delivered certified, court ready transcripts to law firms, attorneys, courts, and law enforcement agencies nationwide. Every file is transcribed by 100% US based, background checked human transcriptionists, never AI, with a 99% accuracy guarantee. We are CJIS compliant, and a CBI approved vendor, at $1.75 per audio minute; roughly 50% less than traditional court reporting firms.
We offer quick, affordable digital transcription services to meet any requirement. Accuracy, punctuality, confidentiality, and a professional touch that provides a personal touch for all your legal documents make the day less stressful and much more manageable.
How Much Do Certified Legal Transcripts Cost?
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Rush Price |
Standard Pricing |
Extended Pricing |
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Category A |
$2.25 / audio min. |
$1.75 / audio min. |
$1.50 / audio min. |
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Category B |
$5.00 / audio min. |
$3.00 / audio min. |
$2.50 / audio min. |
At Ditto Transcripts, our standard, and most common choice, pricing for legal transcripts is $1.75 per audio minute, with a 3-5 day turnaround time. However, we also offer quicker or more budget-friendly options if you need something faster.
You can review our legal transcription pricing options here.
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Colorado Bureau of Investigation Approved Vendor
We have been approved by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to work with law enforcement data. You can see us listed on the approved CBI vendor list.
Can AI Do Legal Transcription?
AI can produce a rough draft, but it can’t deliver a certified legal transcript. In Ditto’s own test of leading AI transcription tools on real-world recordings, AI averaged just 61.92% accuracy, compared with 99% for our human transcriptionists.
In a deposition, hearing or recorded statement, one misheard name, number or “did” in place of “didn’t” can change the meaning of testimony and give the other side a reason to challenge the record. When a transcript will be filed with a court, used as an exhibit or relied on in an appeal, it has to be certified by the person who prepared it, and an AI tool can’t sign that certification. That’s why every Ditto legal transcript is typed by 100% human, U.S.-based transcriptionists and backed by a 99% accuracy guarantee.
Who Do We Take Counsel With?
We’ve had our fair share of clients that benefited from our professional transcription services.
From deposition transcription jobs to dictation conversion to medical/legal transcription services, outsourcing to us is the best choice for the following clientele:
Law firms
Paralegals
Electronic court recorders
In-house counsels
Prosecuting attorneys
Independent attorneys
Legal assistants
Court systems
Defense counsels
Legal service companies
For The Legal Industry, Ditto Transcripts Delivers:
- 14+ years of experience providing outsourced legal transcription online with deep knowledge of legal terminology and understanding of the legal field.
- 99% accuracy for all transcription services — guaranteed
- All of our transcriptionists have passed fingerprint criminal background checks conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
- U.S.-based to ensure document quality and confidentiality of recordings and transcripts
- Rapid turnaround times, meeting specific times from 4 hours for rush files up to 6-10 business days—much faster than standard court reporters
- Verbatim transcriptions of all hearings, legal proceedings, interviews, depositions, and other audio
- 50% less expensive than court reporting firms
- Spanish legal translation services for depositions, employment hearings, court proceedings/hearings, administrative hearings/interviews, independent medical examinations, and letters, memos and other correspondence
- Toll-free telephone dictation, telephone support, and free iPhone app
- Unlimited customer support services
- No long-term contract required
Case study: law firm
A 10-year attorney hands transcription off to Ditto
Patrick’s firm turned paralegal transcription over to Ditto’s legal transcribers, who signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement before starting work. His firm has seen a boost in business due to the number of cases won along with not having his staff work nearly as much overtime.
“I’ve been a lawyer for 10 years and I’m grateful that I found Ditto. Their friendly staff can transcribe much faster and more accurate than any of our paralegals.”— Patrick W., attorney
Read the full legal transcription case study
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Legal Transcription Services for Every Task
Every legal recording has its own format and its own reader. Here’s how our 100% human, U.S.-based legal transcriptionists handle the files law firms, courts and attorneys send us most, each backed by a 99% accuracy guarantee.
Deposition Transcription
We transcribe recorded depositions with every question, answer, objection and interruption attributed to the right speaker, so counsel can cite testimony with confidence. Depositions are typed verbatim on request and can be certified for court use. Need the highlights instead of the full record? We also prepare page-line and narrative deposition summaries. See our deposition transcription services for details.
Court Hearings and Proceedings
Hearings, trials, arbitrations and custody, employment and administrative hearings often have many speakers, crosstalk and objections. Our transcriptionists identify each speaker and capture the record accurately, with optional timestamps for quick review. Learn more about our court transcription services.
Interviews and Statements
Witness statements, victim and suspect interviews, client meetings and conference calls are transcribed verbatim so every word, pause and correction is on the record. Transcripts can be certified and, when required, notarized. See our witness, victim and suspect interview transcription.
Jail Calls
Inmate phone calls are often hard to hear, with overlapping voices, background noise and slang. Our human transcriptionists replay difficult passages until they get them right, mark anything truly unintelligible, and label each speaker so prosecutors and defense counsel can rely on the transcript.
911 Calls and Evidence
We transcribe 911 calls, dispatch audio, and body cam and vehicle cam footage verbatim, in a print-ready format for your DA that can be certified for court use. All files are handled under CJIS-compliant processes by transcriptionists who passed CBI fingerprint background checks. See our 911 call transcription services.
Legal Dictation
Attorneys can dictate memos, letters, briefs and case notes by toll-free phone dictation or our free iPhone app, and get back clean, formatted documents ready to file or send. Rush files can be returned in as little as 4 hours. Learn more about our dictation transcription services, or our legal typing services for handwritten and scanned documents.
Court-Ready Formatting
We format every transcript to your court’s or firm’s specifications, so it slots into your case file with no rework. Choose cleaned-up transcripts at no extra cost, or full verbatim with every “um,” false start and stutter for $0.25 more per audio minute. Timestamps are available for $0.25 per audio minute.
We accept over 45 digital audio and video file types plus CDs, VHS tapes, flash drives and cassette tapes. Upload files through our secure online file-sharing system or mail or drop them off at our Denver office. Completed transcripts come back by email or secure file server, by pickup, or as hard copies by US Mail, FedEx or UPS. For high-volume or enterprise work, call (720) 287-3710.
Certified and Notarized Legal Transcripts
A transcript generally must be certified before it can be used or submitted as evidence. Court certification is included free: the transcriptionist who prepared your transcript signs a certification of its accuracy. When a court or other organization requires notarization, we add it for a $150 flat fee plus printing and shipping.
Security and Confidentiality for Legal Files
Depositions, privileged client recordings and evidence need more than a password. Here’s how Ditto protects every legal file, from upload to delivery.
- Encrypted transfer: files move through our secure exchange system, protected by 256-bit SSL encryption.
- Controlled access: individual usernames, passwords and PINs, with immediate deactivation on request, user access levels set individually, and detailed file and user tracking reports.
- Signed confidentiality agreements: every transcriptionist passes a criminal background check conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and signs a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement.
- 100% human, U.S.-based staff: we hire only U.S.-based transcriptionists, so your files are never sent overseas.
- CJIS- and HIPAA-compliant handling: every recording and transcript is handled within our CJIS-compliant workflow. Learn more about how Ditto meets CJIS requirements.
- Retention and deletion on your terms: we’ll delete your files upon request or on a set schedule, or keep your records for the retention period HIPAA or CJIS requires, whichever your organization needs.
Legal Transcription Services: FAQ
It’s the specialized process of turning legal audio like court hearings, depositions, interviews, and dictation into a formatted written record that meets the court’s standards. The key difference from general transcription is admissibility. Legal transcripts must follow jurisdiction specific formatting and carry certification, which is why ours are produced by trained legal transcriptionists rather than AI software.
AI can produce a rough draft, but it is not reliable enough for legal work. AI transcription averages about 61.92% accuracy, so roughly one word in three can be wrong, and in a deposition or hearing a single misheard word can change the meaning. Every Ditto legal transcript is typed by 100% human, U.S.-based transcriptionists and backed by a 99% accuracy guarantee.
Yes. We provide certified legal transcripts, and certification is what allows a transcript to be submitted as evidence or relied on in an appeal. Judges, appellate courts, and opposing counsel depend on accurate certified transcripts, which is why every document we deliver meets the standards required for use in the legal process.
Ditto serves law firms, independent and prosecuting attorneys, in-house counsel, paralegals, legal assistants, court systems, electronic court recorders, and legal service companies. We also work directly with self-represented individuals who need accurate transcripts to navigate their cases. Whatever your role in the legal process, we format the finished document to fit your workflow.
Our team handles depositions, trials, court hearings, witness statements, interrogations, wiretaps, police reports, jury instructions, custody hearings, conference calls, and client meetings. We also produce deposition summaries and medico-legal transcripts. If your project falls outside this list, call us, because our work covers far more than we can fit on one page.
Every legal transcript carries our 99% accuracy guarantee, produced by 100% U.S.-based human transcribers rather than automated software. Accuracy matters most in legal work, where a single misheard word can change the meaning of testimony. Our process is built so you receive a finished transcript you can use without spending billable hours on corrections.
Confidentiality is built into every step of our process. All of our legal transcriptionists are U.S.-based and have passed criminal background checks, and every recording and transcript is handled within our CJIS-compliant workflow. We are also an approved vendor of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, so your sensitive legal audio stays secure and protected from start to finish.
Our standard turnaround is 3 to 5 business days, with extended pricing available at 6 to 10 business days for budget-conscious projects. When you need it faster, our rush service delivers in 1 to 2 business days, and we can accommodate rush files in as little as 4 hours. That is significantly faster than waiting on a standard court reporter.
We price per audio minute, and our standard rate is $1.75 per audio minute on a 3 to 5 business day turnaround time, or $1.50 per audio minute on our 6 to 10 business day extended turnaround. Rush and extended options are available depending on how quickly you need your transcripts. Because we work this way, we are roughly 50% less expensive than traditional court reporting firms, with no long-term contract required.
Yes. We provide verbatim transcription of hearings, depositions, interviews, legal proceedings, and any other audio where every word matters. Verbatim work captures the full record exactly as spoken, which is often essential for testimony and evidentiary use. Let us know your requirements, and we will match the level of detail your case demands.
We accept more than 45 different digital audio and video file types, which you can send through our secure online file-sharing system. We also handle hard-copy media, including CDs, VHS tapes, flash drives, and cassette tapes. You can upload files, mail them, or drop them off at our Denver office, whatever works best for you.
Yes. We format every document to your specifications so it slots directly into your existing legal workflow with no rework. Whether you follow a specific court’s formatting rules or your firm’s internal template, our team matches it exactly. That consistency means your paralegals and staff spend zero time reformatting what we deliver.
Yes. We provide Spanish legal translation services for depositions, court proceedings and hearings, employment and administrative hearings, independent medical examinations, and legal correspondence such as letters and memos. If you have a language requirement beyond Spanish, contact us, and we will let you know how we can help. If you need another language please call and we should be able to help you
Finished transcripts are returned through our secure online file server or by email, whichever you prefer. You can also pick up completed documents at our Denver, Colorado office, or we can send a hard copy directly to your offices via U.S. Mail, FedEx, or UPS. The delivery method is yours to choose.
Absolutely. Law firms, courts, and agencies record hundreds or thousands of hours of audio every month, and our enterprise solutions scale to meet that volume with the same 99% accuracy across the board. You get customizable formatting, guaranteed delivery times, streamlined workflows, and CJIS-compliant security on every file.
Since 2010 we have been transcribing legal audio nationwide, with U.S.-based transcriptionists, certified, court-ready transcripts, a 99% accuracy guarantee, and pricing roughly 50% below that of traditional court reporting firms. Our criminal background-checked team, CJIS-compliant process, and CBI-approved status make us a trusted partner for law firms and courts nationwide. When accuracy and confidentiality decide the outcome, Ditto Transcripts delivers.
Why Choose Ditto Transcripts
Ditto took an oath early on to be the legal transcription services company you need. You’ll be hard-pressed to find any place that reveals the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth like the American courtroom.
The truth is, few witness the pressures legal professionals and law firms withstand. Glitches. Snafus. Mistakes. They just can’t happen here—at all. However, ensuring accurate paperwork can be difficult, and transcribing legal documents will take too long.
If you want to improve your law firm’s efficiency by outsourcing your transcription needs, finding the right company takes time. You want to make sure you choose a transcription company with years of experience in the legal industry, which transcribes everything on time and with 99% accuracy. Your data is safe with us and will never train AI.
- CJIS compliant
- HIPAA compliant
- SOC 2 type II
- FINRA
Our mission is to offer high-quality, cost-effective transcription services to the US. Ditto Transcripts’ legal transcribers provide services for court reporters, courthouses, lawyers, legal administrators, the Dallas legal community, and self-prepared litigants.
We can transcribe legal briefs, court proceedings, wiretaps, police reports, interrogations, and jury instructions in the exact document format you need. By covering all your audio and video transcription needs, we can help alleviate your paralegals’ backlog and be your go to legal typist.
To discover if Ditto Transcripts is right for you, call us at (720) 287-3710. Ask for a member of our management team, and we’ll happily answer your questions and walk you through obtaining a certified legal transcript from us.
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Ditto Transcripts did an excellent job for me. I gave them a link to what I needed transcribed and the perfect finished product was returned within a couple of days in the format I requested. It was just what I wanted at the price I needed.
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