Confidentiality first: where your dictation goes
When you dictate case notes, settlement memos, or correspondence, the recording itself is confidential material. FastScribe transcribes it using our own transcription engine, so the audio is never handed off to an outside AI provider for processing.
Once transcription finishes, the audio file is deleted the moment your transcript is ready. Only the text remains in your account, so you can revisit and export the transcript later without the original recording sitting on anyone's disk. We keep your text, never your sound.
From voice memo to working document
For a solo attorney or paralegal, plain TXT is usually the right export: transcribe the dictation, paste the text into your memo, letter, or case management system, and edit from there. Every transcript includes timestamps, so if a sentence reads oddly you can jump straight to that moment in the recording and hear exactly what you said.
SRT and VTT export is included as well, though for single-speaker dictation most people stay with TXT. Pro accounts add DOCX export for the days you want a formatted draft to hand to a colleague or send out for review.
Dictating in volume
A quick file memo fits comfortably inside the free first file: up to ten minutes and fifty megabytes, no signup required. Creating a free account raises that to thirty minutes and one hundred megabytes per file.
If dictation is how you draft everything, Pro at twelve dollars a month accepts files up to two gigabytes and five hours, takes batch uploads so a whole week of recordings goes up in one pass, moves your files into the priority queue, and keeps your transcript history forever, with unlimited files under fair use.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the transcript as a certified or court-admissible record?
No. FastScribe produces a working transcript for your own drafting and review, not a certified record, and we make no claim of evidentiary or court-admissible standing. Proofread the output against your recording before any of it goes into a filing.
Does anyone else hear my dictation?
Your audio is processed by our own transcription engine rather than being sent to a third-party AI service, and the file is deleted the moment your transcript is ready. Only the resulting text stays in your account.
How does it handle legal terminology?
Clear, single-speaker dictation is about the friendliest audio an automatic transcriber can get, but no machine transcript is perfect. Treat the result as a first draft and check names, citations, and dollar figures before the text reaches a client or a court.
What if my dictation is stored on an online service or inside a video?
FastScribe works on uploaded files only, and it accepts both audio and video. If a recording lives on an online service, download the file to your device first, then upload it here. We cannot fetch it from a link or a connected account.