Practice Test Geeks(CLT) Certified Legal Transcriptionist Practice Test
← All CLT Flashcard Decks

Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards

7 cards from real CLT practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Professional Ethics & Standards flashcards as text

  1. A legal transcriptionist discovers that a colleague has been sharing transcript excerpts on social media without client consent. What is the FIRST appropriate action?

    Answer: Report the behavior to the supervising attorney or compliance officer

    Reporting to a supervising authority upholds professional standards and protects client confidentiality.

  2. Under professional ethics standards, a CLT must avoid 'conflict of interest.' Which scenario BEST illustrates this?

    Answer: Transcribing depositions for a law firm where your spouse is a named plaintiff

    A personal relationship with a party in the case creates a direct conflict of interest that compromises impartiality.

  3. A CLT is asked to clean up an attorney's grammatically poor dictation before transcribing. What is the ethical response?

    Answer: Transcribe verbatim and note any unclear passages, then flag them for review

    Verbatim transcription preserves the legal record; alterations without authorization can constitute falsification.

  4. Which practice BEST supports the principle of data minimization in legal transcription?

    Answer: Retaining only transcripts required by contract and deleting all others on schedule

    Data minimization means retaining only necessary information for the required period and securely disposing of the rest.

  5. A transcriptionist is pressured by a client to omit a damaging admission from a deposition transcript. The CLT should:

    Answer: Refuse and explain that altering the legal record is unethical and potentially illegal

    Omitting material from a legal record—regardless of who requests it—constitutes falsification of evidence.

  6. A CLT receives a subpoena for transcripts belonging to a client. The CORRECT first step is to:

    Answer: Notify the client's attorney immediately and await legal guidance before producing any documents

    Legal counsel must be consulted before responding to a subpoena to protect privilege and ensure compliance.

  7. Which of the following BEST describes the duty of 'impartiality' for a certified legal transcriptionist?

    Answer: Producing an accurate record regardless of which party's testimony is being captured

    Impartiality means the transcript reflects exactly what was said without bias toward any party.