Remote Forensic Legal Transcriber (Freelance)

Global Language Strategies; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contractor

Remote

Freelance

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Global Language Strategies (GLS) is seeking a professional forensic transcriber with native-level English to convert audio or video source content into accurate, well-formatted transcripts. Work is remote on a freelance/contract basis with a flexible schedule; candidates should handle sensitive, law-enforcement-related material, preserve tone, and meet strict accuracy and turnaround requirements. Applicants must have a degree in linguistics or translation and relevant transcription experience.

Qualifications

• Must maintain native-level English proficiency across formal, legal, diplomatic and informal contexts.
• Proficient in preserving tone and register of source material.
• Able to rapidly type and proofread transcripts with high accuracy.
• Capable of researching unclear terms and validating exact wording in context.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio or video source material into accurate written transcripts.
• Preserve tone and register of the transcription across different contexts.
• Meet stringent accuracy and turnaround requirements for sensitive content.
• Research unclear words or phrases and determine exact spoken wording.

Education

Bachelor's degree in linguistics, translation or related field

Transcription certificate or formal training

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Global Language Strategies (GLS) is seeking a professional forensic transcriber with native-level English to convert audio or video source content into accurate, well-formatted transcripts. Work is remote on a freelance/contract basis with a flexible schedule; candidates should handle sensitive, law-enforcement-related material, preserve tone, and meet strict accuracy and turnaround requirements. Applicants must have a degree in linguistics or translation and relevant transcription experience.