Telecommuting Job Idea Legal Document Coder

L egal document coders             helpful. Some companies only want  provide a very specialized      to hire entry-level lawyers or     service for law firms. They     paralegals, so they have a better  organize the legal documents to       understanding of the documents.    make research easier for the                                             lawyers. By using databases to        You should be able to learn the    organize things, the information      filing system that each law firm   can be found quickly, allowing        uses quickly, so you can step in   more time to be dedicated to the      and do the job efficiently. You    case at hand.                         should also be aware of the                                              various styles of indexing that    Where to find a job as a legal        can be applied to the documents,   document coder: There are many        including inventory,               companies that offer document         bibliographic, and detailed        coding that may hire freelance        indexing.                          workers. You could contact law                                           firms in your area, especially        You should have excellent typing   smaller law firms, who may need       skills (40 WMP or better) with     occasional help.                      high accuracy. You should be able                                        to read quickly and accurately as  Skills you need: You need to be       well.                              able to do Objective Coding (a                                           basic index of each document,         Tools you need: A reliable         including dates, author of the        computer and internet connection   document, recipients, type,           are necessary if you will be       title, where stored) and              working from home. A printer,      Subjective Coding (includes           scanner and fax are useful tools   keywords from the document itself     for transferring files to the law  for searches). If you have some       office. But, since many of the     basic knowledge of the law, it is     documents may be confidential in   nature, they may have to send         have to purchase.                  them through the post office or                                          other delivery service. You           How much money can you make?       should have a standard word           Depending on skill and             processor and database programs.      experience, you could make         Some companies may have a             upwards of $9 an hour.             preferred program that you may         About the Author: Nell Taliercio is known as the Telecommuting Answer Lady and owns http://www.telecommutingmoms.com where you can locate legitimate work at home jobs and practical advice to start working at home tomorrow! Read more articles by: Nell Taliercio Article Source: www.iSnare.com