Writing by speaking, in Spanish
Guides and comparisons on voice dictation for lawyers, advisers and law firms: what really works in Spanish, what you no longer need to correct and what to check before trusting an app with a legal document.
Spanish speech to text: how to dictate in Spanish on Windows, Mac, Word and Google Docs
How to dictate in Spanish with Windows voice typing, Word Dictate, Mac Dictation and Google Docs, and what to use for legal Spanish or English text.
GuideHow to transcribe Spanish audio to text: Word, online services and your own computer
Transcribe Spanish audio to text with Word, an online service, the open-source Whisper or on your own computer, and get the transcript in English.
ComparisonTaking meeting notes with AI at a law firm: with a bot, with the platform or on your own computer
AI for taking notes in a law firm's meetings: the Teams, Meet and Zoom recaps, bots like Otter and apps without a bot. What to check with clients.
ProductivityMeeting minutes with AI for lawyers and law firms: how to write them fast, what they must include and a template
How to use AI for the minutes of a meeting with a client or the other side: what they must include, three ways to do them, the prompt and what to check.
GuideTaking notes in in-person client meetings: how to record, transcribe and summarise them with AI at the firm
How to record a client meeting at the firm, where to put the microphone, how to tell speakers apart and get the notes with AI without losing the detail.
WritingWork meeting report in a law firm: how to write it, what sections it has and a template
How to write a work meeting report for the partner or the client: how it differs from minutes, its sections, a law firm template and how to dictate it.
ProductivityWord character count, with and without spaces, and the 50,000 limit for cassation appeals
Characters with and without spaces in Word for Windows, Mac and the web, with footnotes, and what the Supreme Court Agreement of 20 April 2016 sets.
WritingHow to cite a Spanish court ruling: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Audiencias and CJEU, with ECLI and ROJ
How to cite a ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, an Audiencia or the CJEU in a brief or APA 7, with ECLI, ROJ and checked examples.
GuideCENDOJ, the Spanish case law search engine: how to find rulings for free on the CGPJ website
How to use the CENDOJ case law search engine: what rulings it holds, each field, searching by ROJ and ECLI, filtering by court and downloading the PDF.
WritingHow to cite a Spanish law or an article of a law: in a brief, in APA 7 and in Word
How to cite a Spanish law the first time and afterwards, an article with paragraph and letter, the current or older BOE version, APA 7 and Word footnotes.
GuideLexNET maximum file size, accepted formats and how to prepare your PDFs
LexNET accepts 100 MB per submission and 15 MB for the main document, in PDF/A with OCR. Formats, file names and how to shrink, split and merge PDFs.
GuideInstall the ACA certificate (ACA Plus) on Windows and Mac, and what to do if it doesn't work
How to install the Spanish Bar's ACA Plus certificate on Windows and Mac, on a card or as software, and what to do if it fails: reader, PIN, expiry.
ProductivityWord keyboard shortcuts for drafting long briefs and contracts
The Word shortcuts that save most time in long briefs, by task and tested in Word in Spanish, where several from the official list don't work.
ProductivityCopilot in Word: what it does, how to use it, which plans include it and what happens to your data
Copilot in Word: what it does, where the button is, which plans include it and at what price, how to remove it and what Microsoft does with your documents.
ComparisonFree online voice dictation: Speechnotes, Google Docs, Word and other options
Speechnotes, Google Docs, Word for the web, Dictation.io and SpeechTexter: browser, price, Spanish, where the text stays and where your voice goes.
ProductivityQuick Parts in Word: what they are, how to create them and how to use them in a law firm
What Quick Parts and AutoText are in Word, how to create one with Alt+F3, insert it, share it with the firm and what changes on Mac and on the web.
ProductivityTyping tendinitis at the computer: what the guidelines say and how to type less
Tendinitis and carpal tunnel from typing, per MedlinePlus and Spain's INSST: keyboard, mouse, wrists, breaks, when to see a doctor and how to type less.
GuideTranscribe WhatsApp voice notes to text on PC: a guide for law firms
WhatsApp only documents transcripts on Android and iPhone. How to save a voice note to your PC, its format (OGG with Opus) and how to transcribe it.
ProductivityTrack Changes in Word: where it is, how to turn it on and how to remove it before sending
Where Track Changes is in Word, how to accept or reject changes, lock it, print without markup and really remove the markup before sending.
GuideHow to transcribe Google Meet to text: with Google's feature or on your computer
Which Google Workspace editions transcribe Meet, how to turn it on in Spanish, where the document goes and how to transcribe recordings on your computer.
ProductivityCompare documents in Word: how to see what changed in the other side's version
Review, Compare: how to see in Word what changed between two versions of a contract, its options, how to do it with a PDF and why the web version can't.
GuideVoice dictation in Excel: how to dictate into cells on Windows and Mac
Excel has no Dictate button like Word: how to dictate into cells with Windows + H or on a Mac, and what to check in figures, dates, notes and comments.
GuideHow to transcribe a Teams meeting to text: with Teams transcription or from the MP4 recording
How to start Teams transcription, set it to Spanish, where it is saved and how to download it as .docx or .vtt. And how to transcribe the MP4 locally.
GuideGoogle Docs voice typing: how to activate it on PC and Mac
Tools, Voice typing: how to dictate in Google Docs on PC and Mac, the Ctrl+Shift+S shortcut, punctuation in Spanish and why it doesn't work.
GuideHow to dictate in Outlook: the Dictate button step by step (and how to dictate in Gmail)
Where the Dictate button is in new Outlook, classic Outlook and Outlook for Mac, how to set it to Spanish, why it is missing and how to dictate in Gmail.
GuideHow to transcribe a Zoom meeting to text: recorded in the cloud or on your computer
Zoom only transcribes cloud recordings, on paid accounts and in English by default. How to switch it to Spanish and how to transcribe a local recording.
ComparisonPlaud alternative: record and transcribe meetings without buying a recorder
Plaud recorders cost €169.90 to €189 and transcribe in their cloud. When they pay off and how to record and transcribe meetings on your computer.
ComparisonTranscribing audio to text in a law firm: Otter, Happy Scribe, TurboScribe, Whisper or locally
Otter, Happy Scribe, TurboScribe, Whisper and MacWhisper compared on what matters to a law firm: where the recording ends up and whether it trains AI.
ComparisonSuperwhisper vs Wispr Flow: which to choose for dictating in Spanish
Superwhisper can run locally and Wispr Flow always goes to the cloud. Platforms, Spanish, free plan, price and privacy, compared for a law firm.
WritingCommon mistakes in Spanish legal writing, according to the Libro de estilo de la Justicia
«En base a», «motu propio», the BOE gerund, «el mismo», «artículo 1.902»: what Spain's justice style guide asks you to change in legal Spanish.
GuideHow to transcribe audio to text in Word
Word's Transcribe feature: which versions have it, the 300-minute monthly quota, the formats and what happens to the audio. And how to do it locally.
GuideVoice typing in Windows 11: how to turn it on and why it isn't working
Windows 11 voice typing: how to open it with Win+H, its commands in Spanish and why it isn't working (microphone, language, connection).
GuideHow to turn on dictation on Mac in Spanish and what to do if it doesn't work
Turn on Mac dictation in System Settings, Keyboard, Dictation: the Microphone key, the Spanish commands and what to do when it stops listening.
GuideWhich microphone to choose for voice dictation
The laptop microphone is the most common cause of dictation that fails. The three things that matter, which format fits a law firm and the one we use.
GuideHow to dictate a legal brief by voice
A six-step method for dictating claims, defences and appeals without over-correcting: outline first, facts, legal grounds, citing articles and review.
ComparisonThe best dictation software for lawyers in Spain
Dragon, DigaLaw X, Windows and Word dictation, Wispr Flow and ablalo compared: price, system, language, privacy and where each one falls short.
Comparisonablalo vs Dragon Legal
Dragon Legal vs ablalo in a Spanish law firm: language, system, price, legal vocabulary and where your voice is processed. What to ask before you pay.
Comparisonablalo vs DigaLaw X
DigaLaw X versus ablalo: price, operating system, setup, transcription of recordings and privacy. A legal suite or an app you download.
Comparisonablalo vs free Windows and Word dictation
Win+H and Word dictation are free. What they handle in a long document in Spanish and when sticking with them stops paying off in a law firm.
Comparisonablalo vs Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow versus ablalo: price, languages, mobile apps, legal vocabulary and where voice and text are processed. Which one fits client confidentiality.
Voice agentsWhat a voice agent can and cannot do in a law firm
What a voice agent does on a law firm's phone, what it must never do, what the GDPR requires and how to measure in two weeks whether it pays off for you.
ComparisonDragon NaturallySpeaking in Spanish: what happened and what to use today
Dragon NaturallySpeaking in Spanish: the home edition is discontinued and in Spain only Dragon Professional v16 is left. Alternatives on Windows and Mac.
GuideHow to dictate in Word in Spanish (and where it falls short)
How to dictate in Word: Home, Dictate, language set to Spanish, speak. No Microsoft 365? Win+H in Windows 10 and 11. And what to do if Dictate is missing.
ProductivityHow much time you save dictating instead of typing
People type at about 40 words a minute and speak at 160. The sums with real briefs, reports and emails: how much time you get back and where you lose it.
ConfidentialityClient confidentiality and GDPR when using AI in a law firm
What to ask before using AI with client data: where it is processed, who is the processor, whether it leaves the EU and whether it is used for training.