https://lexoral.org/blog/ Legal transcription in Canada and the United States: guides, and a regular watch on transcription and justice. en-ca Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://lexoral.org/blog/watch-2026-09-30/ https://lexoral.org/blog/watch-2026-09-30/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Watch An AI-assisted transcript before the Texas Supreme Court, a new California court-reporting law, and an Acadian courthouse at the Supreme Court of Canada. https://lexoral.org/blog/what-a-legal-transcript-is-for/ https://lexoral.org/blog/what-a-legal-transcript-is-for/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Guide A transcript is not a set of notes: it is the record. Who reads it (appeal courts, counsel, judges, witnesses), how it is cited, and why accuracy matters. https://lexoral.org/blog/court-reporter-transcriptionist-interpreter/ https://lexoral.org/blog/court-reporter-transcriptionist-interpreter/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Guide Three jobs that get confused. In Quebec, Ontario and the U.S.: who takes the record, who transcribes it, who interprets, and what each one produces. https://lexoral.org/blog/deposing-a-canadian-witness-for-a-us-case/ https://lexoral.org/blog/deposing-a-canadian-witness-for-a-us-case/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Cross-border Canada is not a party to the Hague Evidence Convention. Willing witnesses, letters rogatory, and what to plan for when the witness speaks French. https://lexoral.org/blog/watch-2026-09/ https://lexoral.org/blog/watch-2026-09/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Watch California allows recording when no court reporter is available, North Dakota moves to audio, AI next, and language is back before Quebec’s Superior Court.