Law firms and solicitors have been known to outsource their legal transcription work to legal transcription companies. Law firms have been outsourcing before "outsourcing" becomes part of our business processes.
When I was new to this legal transcription profession, I often wondered why law firms outsource at all. Can't they simply type these documents up themselves?
Let's have a look at why law firms and solicitors outsource their legal transcription work.
Time is money
One hour of a solicitor's time is easily worth anything between £150 to £500. And so spending an hour typing up a document which can easily be done by a legal transcription company for less than £10 would be so stupid!
Leave it to the experts
A solicitor may not necessarily have the fastest typing speed. It's better to leave the typing to professionals.
Focus on your core competencies
A solicitor is better off concentrating on the legal work and research, rather than in typing and documentation.
Reduces a lawyer's work
Obviously, a lawyer's work is considerably reduced and in capable and reliable hands.
Reduces a secretary's work
A secretary can now deal with more important work at hand like chasing up a client, answering phone calls, scheduling meetings and interviews.
Reduces cost of hiring an employee
When you hire a legal transcription company, you are relieved of the many headaches of hiring an employee. You don't have to worry about attrition, medical insurance, travel allowance, and other employee remunerations. Besides, a typist/secretary may cost a law firm anywhere between £1,500 to £2,500 per month. While a transcriptionist in a third world country may earn less than £200 per month!
Anytime service - no holidays
If you employed a staff you can only avail of her services for only 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. A legal transcription company usually serves you 24/7. Transcription companies usually work round the clock and some even work 7 days a week. This is made possible by following shift work in such outsourcing companies.
Solicitors and lawyers can simplify and reduce their workload by outsourcing their legal transcription work to a legal transcription company. Legal transcription companies are professional in their approach and have superior work quality and quick delivery time. To prevent backlog and save time for other core issues, outsource your legal transcription work to legal transcription companies.
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