Verifying Your Identity with RealLegal

Note for production departments: If are a member of a production department and you are not signing transcripts (you are simply allowing reporters to draw signatures from your signature billing account) then you do not need to verify your identify with RealLegal. However, if you plan to sign transcripts, you need to follow the instructions below.

Why do we need you to verify your identity with RealLegal? When you sign a transcript electronically, you can submit the transcripts to some courts in lieu of paper copies. To help prevent non-court reporters from creating transcripts and submitting them to courts as official documents, RealLegal must verify your identity. RealLegal accomplishes this by asking you to sign the Reporter/Participant Enrollment form and having your signature notarized before returning the form to us.    

Verifying Your Identity

Two procedures are described below, one for those who already have a My RealLegal account, and one for those who do not have a My RealLegal account. If you have created a My RealLegal account in the past but cannot remember your user ID, email reallegalsubscriptions@thomsonreuters.com and ask the program administrator to look it up for you. Please do not create duplicate My RealLegal accounts. It causes confusion for you and makes it difficult for Technical Support to resolve issues.   

If you have a My RealLegal account:

  1. Go to https://sign.reallegal.com.

  2. Log in with your My RealLegal user ID and password. The E-Transcript Signatures Enrollment page opens.

  3. Click Yes, display form. The Reporter/Participant Enrollment Form opens.

  4. Click Print and then click Done. You are returned to the E-Transcript Signatures Enrollment page.

  5. Complete and sign the enrollment form and have your signature notarized.

  6. Scan the form and return it to: rl-esignatures@thomsonreuters.com . Your handwritten signature will then be made available via the E-Transcript Signature service.  

Important!

  1. Click the Continue link. The E-Transcript Signatures Home page opens. Notice the red text that reads "Pending approval," indicating that, until RealLegal receives and approves your notarized form, you cannot sign transcripts electronically.  

If you do not have a My RealLegal account:

Note: If you have created a My RealLegal account in the past but cannot remember your user ID, email reallegalsubscriptions@thomsonreuters.com and ask the program administrator to look it up for you. Please do not create duplicate My RealLegal accounts. It causes confusion for you and makes it difficult for Technical Support to resolve issues.   

  1. Go to https://sign.reallegal.com.

  2. On the right side of the page, beneath the log-in fields, click Create a RealLegal account. The User Profile page opens.

  3. Create a profile. Make a note of your user ID and password. You will need them shortly, and be sure to enter a valid email address on the form. My RealLegal sends an email with information that you need to the email address.

  4. After you create the profile and click the Save button, open your email system and look for an email from RealLegal. Open the email and click the link in the email or paste the link to your browser (excluding the brackets <>). My RealLegal opens.

  5. Click the Continue link. The Login page opens with the user ID filled in.

  6. Type your password and then click Login. The Welcome to RealLegal E-Transcript Signatures page opens.

  7. Click Enroll Now. The E-Transcript Signatures Enrollment page opens.

  8. Click Yes, display form. The form opens.

  9. Click Print and then click Done. You are returned to the E-Transcript Signatures Enrollment page.

  10. Complete and sign the form and have your signature notarized.

  11. Scan the form and return it to rl-esignatures@thomsonreuters.com . Your handwritten signature will be made available via the E-Transcript Signature service. 

Important!

  1. Click the Continue link. The E-Transcript Signatures Home page opens. Notice the red text that reads "Pending approval," indicating that, until RealLegal receives and approves your notarized form, you cannot sign transcripts electronically.