AI Legal Dictation Software

A memo is spoken into a phone, a recorder, or a dictation device, exported as audio, then uploaded to the page. The transcript comes back as punctuated text that can be copied into a letter, a file note, or a case management system, with timestamps available for checking a phrase against the recording.

No. Any recording that ends up as a common audio file can be used, including a phone memo, a handheld recorder, or a dictation app export. A device that stores audio in a proprietary format has to be exported to MP3, M4A, or WAV first, since those are the formats the uploader accepts.

It takes a short list of names, party names, statutes, or recurring phrases that the recognizer should expect. Supplying them reduces errors on words that general speech recognition tends to normalize, such as unusual surnames or Latin terms. A firm can keep a short standard list for a matter and paste it before each upload.

A clear dictation recorded in a quiet room needs only light correction, mostly around names, citations, and numbers. Speech that is hurried, mumbled, or recorded in a car produces more errors. The advantage is that editing a draft is faster than typing one, particularly for a long memo or a first version of a letter.

Each recording starts its own job, and another can be submitted while the first is processing. A day of dictation can therefore be worked through in batches, with the key terms list reused across the files. Very long recordings are better split by matter, which also keeps transcripts from running together in a folder.

Yes. The output is a draft and should be read by the person who dictated it before it becomes a letter or a file note. Names, dates, monetary amounts, and citations are the usual places an error hides, and a timestamp makes it quick to replay the recorded phrase and confirm the wording.

Dictawave sends the audio to the speech recognition provider named in its privacy notice and does not keep the uploaded audio after the job finishes. A firm should still confirm that this processing meets its own confidentiality policy and any client agreement before uploading material that identifies a client or a matter.

The corrected transcript can be copied into a word processor, exported as plain text, or kept as a timestamped record of what was dictated. For a memo that will be reviewed by a colleague, the text is easier to comment on than an audio file, and the timestamps provide a route back to the spoken source.