Scopist

Also searched as: Corrector de textos taquigráficos de tribunales

Code 3343.5

What does a Scopist do?

Scopists edit the transcripts created by court reporters in order to make of them a readable professional legal document. They listen or read to the reports given to them in order to apply punctuation, missing words, format, and improve the accuracy of the document.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • grammar
  • transcription methods
  • spelling
  • stenography
  • legal terminology

Skills and competences

  • study court hearings
  • use free typing techniques
  • type error-free documents
  • type texts from audio sources
  • provide written content
  • use dictionaries

Transversal competences

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • observe confidentiality

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences