Certified Legal Transcription (CLT)

CLT Certified Legal Transcriptionist

CLTs are expected to have a working knowledge of the law and its specialties, court system document requirements, format rules for legal documents, captions, headings, and the ability to transcribe dictation including cases, correspondence, trial briefs, hearings, depositions, and other types of testimony. Legal terminology and good typing skills as well as the ability to do internet research.

Eligibility

To achieve certification, an individual must have completed an educational training course (a minimum of 100 hours) or have 1 years' experience in a legal office providing similar services through on the job training (with verification of training/or experience).

Practice and Certification Testing

Cert-blaster: Competency related to general provider policies and procedures, patient interaction, payer processes, compliance planning, and accounts receivable management with case scenarios and exercises. The practice test takes about an hour and simulates the type of questions that are on the certification test. Four different types of tests are available; all are interactive.

Exam-Guard: The certification test takes 2 hours, is timed, and the results are immediate and reported to you. The test is reviewed by an instructor prior to issuing the final grade and certificate.

Certification Testing Options:

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