Transcribing, no matter the field you're in, is listening to a video or audio file and typing in a document what is being said.

A Legal Transcription is a very specified transcription that deals with legal content or other content needed for legal reasons.

A legal transcriptionist is responsible for transcribing all kinds of legal recordings. The finished transcript becomes part of the legal record and it's of most importance in these procedures:

Besides legal affairs, legal transcriptionists work with a variety of businesses, insurance companies, real estate, financial institutions, schools, universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies.