AAERT CET Certified Electronic Transcriber case studies
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The Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET®) is a credential issued by the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT) for professionals who transcribe digitally recorded court and non-court proceedings verbatim. AAERT describes its certifications as recognized by many courts and businesses, and the CET is aimed at working transcribers as well as newcomers preparing to enter the field. The AAERT CET Certified Electronic Transcriber case studies are 5 cases and about 1,750 words.
1The Overlapping Speakers on a Continuance Hearing
You are transcribing a 47-minute recorded motion hearing for a two-party civil case. At timestamp 00:18:42, the judge, opposing counsel, and your client's attorney begin speaking within a two-second window during a heated exchange about a continuance.
360 words, about 2 min2Software Auto-Punctuation and a Numbers-Heavy Damages Stipulation
Your transcription platform's AI auto-punctuation and auto-numbering feature is enabled. You are transcribing a 22-minute stipulation hearing in which counsel recites damages: "forty-two thousand five hundred and sixty dollars," "point zero eight percent," "section 1983," and "exhibit twelve-B." The software has rendered " 42,560" correctly twice but once output " 4,2560" and once "$42.560." It also auto-capitalized "Section" mid-sentence and changed "point zero eight" to "0.8" (dropping a zero).
336 words, about 2 min3The Unsworn Statement and the Missing Oath
You are transcribing a 38-minute recorded small-claims proceeding. The recording opens mid-sentence; there is no audible administration of an oath or affirmation to the parties.
335 words, about 2 min4The Party Who Asks You to 'Clean It Up'
You are a freelance CET hired by a law firm to transcribe a 55-minute recorded client interview for use in litigation. After you deliver the draft, the client's paralegal calls and asks you to "clean it up" - specifically to remove the client's two uses of profanity, to change "I think it was around June" to "It was in June," and to delete a 20-second aside where the client speculates about a third party's motives.
363 words, about 2 min5Vocabulary Precision in a Sentencing Allocation
You are transcribing a 29-minute sentencing hearing. The supervising attorney will rely on this transcript for a possible appeal.
356 words, about 2 min