Digital dictation
Outsourced typing services: the answer to your admin woes
At Quill, we’ve recently launched an outsourced typing service, called Quill Type, in association with Law Society-accredited Document Direct. Here’s why the new addition to our outsourcing portfolio has come about… Outsourced typing services are gaining traction in legal circles as law firms alleviate the unmanageable demands upon their limited internal typing resources. You see, […]
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Transcription, voice recognition, document generation and AI
With contributions from Gordon Healiss, Norma Laming and Greig Duncan When I set up my web page on Transcription www.venables.co.uk/transcription.htm several years ago, it all seemed rather straightforward. I described the methods of input and output, the speed of the transcription, the security of the process and the cost. Now, the concept of transcription has […]
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Digital dictation on the move
Lawrence Graham LLP is a leading UK law firm. With over 60 partners and 200 lawyers, we offer clients legal and business solutions based on practical, commercial advice. LG’s clients operate in a variety of business sectors, most notably in real estate, public sector, hospitality and leisure, banking and financial services. LG introduced digital dictation […]
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Voice recognition in practice
I had first thought about getting voice recognition software as long ago as 1996, and while I had been impressed by the wizardry, I had not been impressed by the functionality. Having kept an eye on the reviews since then, particularly those that appeared in PC Pro (in my experience it provides a balanced and […]
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Getting to grips with digital dictation
Digital dictation technology has been with us for nearly 15 years and we have seen a steady progression from cassette-based recorders to MP3 devices. It is surprising, however, that the uptake of the technology was so slow in the early years. Indeed, even now, dictation equipment suppliers say that there is a significant proportion of […]
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Voice recognition – especially for emails
Voice recognition has progressed enormously from the early days when you had to spell everything using the phonetic alphabet, alpha, bravo, etc. It is now a very useful tool if used in the correct way. My views are shaped by what I do as a sole practitioner in a small rural town offering the traditional […]
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