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Legal Scopist (Contract)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Seasoned legal scopist or experienced legal transcription editor
  • Well-versed in legal terminology, formatting, and style standards
  • Exceptionally detail-oriented and dependable
  • Familiarity with AI transcription platforms is a strong bonus

Responsibilities

  • Review and refine deposition transcripts for grammar, formatting, and legal accuracy
  • Ensure strict adherence to company style guidelines and industry standards
  • Interact clearly and effectively with internal teams
  • Uphold confidentiality and deliver polished work reliably and on time

Key facts

Other skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Communication
  • Time Management

About the company

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Magna Legal Services

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Magna Legal Services provides end-to-end legal support services to law firms, corporations and governmental agencies throughout the nation. As an end-to-end service provider, we are able to provide strategic advantages to our clients by offering legal support services at every stage of your legal proceeding. It is our mission to assure that all of your legal support needs are delivered to you in a high quality, reliable and responsive manner. Magna's court reporters are among the most accomplished in the nation, providing real-time reporting, interactive Internet depositions, rough disks and Web-based transcript and exhibit repositories. Our document and E-Discovery consultants will work with you to assess your discovery goals and provide you with a solution that is both cost effective and efficient. Our trial consultants are experts in their fields and approach every case with the decision-makers in mind. We understand how judges, jurors and arbitrators form decisions and we provide our clients with action items in the form of strategic recommendations, story lines, themes, and graphics to persuade at deposition and trial.

Company details

IndustryLegal Services
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Magna Legal Services is a nationally recognized leader in litigation support, offering end-to-end solutions—ranging from court reporting and virtual depositions to jury consulting, graphics, record retrieval, and more.

Rooted in a client-first philosophy since 2007, Magna has built a reputation on high-quality, responsive service and strategic value at every litigation stage.

What You’ll Do:

As a legal scopist, you are responsible for reviewing and editing transcripts prepared by court reporters to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with legal formatting standards. Scopists contribute directly to the production of precise, professional transcripts that are relied upon in legal proceedings. In this role, you will:

  • Review and refine deposition transcripts for grammar, formatting, and legal accuracy
  • Ensure strict adherence to company style guidelines and industry standards
  • Interact clearly and effectively with internal teams
  • Uphold confidentiality and deliver polished work reliably and on time

Who You Are:

  • A seasoned legal scopist or experienced legal transcription editor
  • Well-versed in legal terminology, formatting, and style standards
  • Exceptionally detail-oriented, dependable, and capable of managing multiple projects
  • Comfortable and organized in a 1099 independent contractor role
  • Familiarity with AI transcription platforms is a strong bonus

Additional Requirements:

To perform this work, contractors should have a reliable computer, a stable internet connection, and a quality set of headphones. Full training will be provided on our proprietary software used for producing transcripts.

Why Work With Us:

  • Flexible remote work with immediate assignments available
  • Competitive per-page or per-project compensation
  • Join a high-caliber, supportive team that values precision and professionalism

Apply Today:

Send in your resume, a brief cover letter highlighting your scopist experience, and any work samples or references. Qualified candidates will be considered right away.

Job Type: Contract

Work Location: Remote

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