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RealLegal® E-Transcript Signatures™ Electronically sign and certify E-Transcript files. Overview | Case Studies & White Papers | System Requirements | Demos & Tours | Create Account | Signature Pricing | Related Products | RealLegal E-Transcript Signatures™ technology, which meets or exceeds all legal standards for the use of electronic evidence, is the only digital signature technology made specifically for court reporters and their transcripts. Apply an E-Transcript Signature to a final transcript to both certify it and make it completely tamperproof. Upon receipt, your attorney can verify the authenticity of the signed E-Transcript and easily import it into their transcript management software. E-Transcript Signatures are an inexpensive and effective way to protect the integrity of your work product and add value to every transcript you produce. Plus, there is no need to go through a 3rd party to acquire E-Transcript Signatures; they are supplied by RealLegal and they can be applied to the transcript from within the RealLegal E-Transcript Manager or Reporter Edition software your agancy may already use. In fact, RealLegal has incorporated digital signature technology into its products for more than eight years. Since then: Thousands of court reporters have opened a free account to digitally sign E-Transcript files using our secure E-Transcript Signature technology. Learn more. More than one thousand court reporting agencies have subscribed to our RealLegal Unlimited plan which includes an unlimited supply of E-Transcript Signatures for their reporters. Learn more. Tens of thousands of attorneys are now using software that validates digitally signed E-Transcript files for them. Learn more. Several hundred thousand E-Transcript files have been digitally signed with an E-Transcript Signature. Learn more. Overview The digital signatures are embedded into RealLegal E-Transcript files and they can be printed along with the transcript to eliminate delivery delays. Whether a RealLegal E-Transcript file is received via e-mail, diskette, or Publisher Bundle, if an E-Transcript Signature has been provided, it will be intact and valid. Court reporters simply establish their own E-Transcript Signatures account and supply it with the digital signatures they purchase from RealLegal. The unique signatures can be purchased for just $0.50 - $2.50 each, depending on the quantity purchased. Or, agencies and reporters can enjoy an unlimited supply of free digital signatures as part of RealLegal Unlimited subscriptions. As the supply of E-Transcript Signatures is depleted from the account, court reporters simply replenish their inventory through their account interface. Each E-Transcript Signature is authentic and stored in the secure account. RealLegal E-Transcript Signatures ensure transcript fidelity by detecting if the E-Transcript has been tampered with either after it has been signed or in transit. It provides evidence that the transcript was signed at a specific date and time, that it was signed by a specific person, and that is was intended for a specific recipient. Whenever a signed RealLegal E-Transcript is opened, a nontransferable E-Transcript Signature is displayed, tying the designated recipient to that signed transcript. Moreover, when printed, the name of the designated attorney appears as a footer on every page. This serves to protect the work product of court reporters by discouraging unauthorized distribution. RealLegal E-Transcript Signatures: Follow statutory guidelines for admissibility Are presented in the full-featured E-Transcript Viewer Make it essentially impossible for a transcript to be altered Accelerate certified transcript delivery Work seamlessly with a court reporters’ current signature page practice Ensure nontransferable certification to a designated attorney Case Studies And White Papers Get a free copy of the "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A White Paper on Digitally Signed Transcripts", released July 2008. Learn more about the security provided by an E-Transcript Signature in this case study from Surety. The National Court Reporters Association publishes a Code of Professional Ethics for the court reporting profession. Public Opinion 40 addresses the topic of digital signature technology for transcripts. For the status of state laws pertaining to electronic signatures, refer to www.mbc.com/ecommerce.html. For a detailed explanation of digital and electronic signatures, refer to the American Bar Association Web site. To learn more about digital the Notary Service RealLegal has licensed, refer to www.surety.com. "Understanding Electronic Signatures" by Lynda Batchelor (48Kb) Click here if you like us to create a case study or testimonial about how RealLegal technology has improved your firm. System Requirements Court Reporters: An active RealLegal E-Transcript Signature Account RealLegal E-Transcript Manager software (Version 8.0 and above also displays an image of the user's handwritten signature) Internet Access Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or higher (128 bit encryption or higher). Click on this to download the latest version of Internet Explorer. Recipients of signed RealLegal E-Transcript files: No special software is required. The signature may be viewed and verified by opening the transcript within the free RealLegal E-Transcript Viewer or other popular software products. Demos And Tours Download brochures. Click here for a free sample of an electronically signed E-Transcript Click here to download sample screen shots of the signing process To receive a printed copy of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding RealLegal E-Transcript Signatures, call 800.548.3668 or e-mail sales@RealLegal.com. Create Account Enroll: Click here to begin creating your E-Transcript Signatures account. You may also call 888.584.9988 and request that an E-Transcript Signature Enrollment Package be sent by mail. Follow the prompts on the Web page in step one. Print, sign and have the application notarized. Send the notarized application via postal mail to our corporate headquarters. Please send to the attention of "E-Transcript Signature Enrollment". Activate Your Account: After sending your notarized application, RealLegal will verify it and send you an e-mail to let you know that your account has been activated. Buy Signatures: Note: Every subscription to RealLegal Unlimited includes an unlimited supply of E-Transcript Signatures at no extra charge for as long as the subscription is active. Once you have completed the registration process and have received the email notification, you are eligible to purchase E-Transcript Signatures. Log on to MyRealLegal. Enter your user name and password to access your account. Pre-purchase E-Transcript Signatures on-line using your credit card. In your User Preferences screen for your signature account, you can then set a threshold that will notify you when you need to purchase additional signatures. Subscribers to RealLegal Unlimited receive an unlimited supply of E-Transcript Signatures at no additional cost. Signature Pricing E-Transcript Signatures are very affordable! After opening your free account, build up your inventory by purchasing in bulk or by subscribing to RealLegal Unlimited. Subscribers to RealLegal Unlimited: Unlimited supply at no additional cost Non-subscribers: 1 to 100 = $1.50 each 101 to 500 = $1.00 each 501 to 1,000 = $0.75 each Related Products Click here to learn more about related products. Contact Us