So you want to be a Court Reporter?

Becoming a court reporter When becoming a court reporter, many people don’t know that there are a variety of different fields that you can delve into. Court reporting has three primary facets that are equally important to the judicial process:  Official/freelance reporting, closed captioning, and CART. Official/freelance reporting This is what people most often associate with
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IS MY COURT REPORTER “CERTIFIED”?

Cincinnati Court Reporting
When requesting court reporting services from a court reporting agency, many attorneys ask whether a court reporter is “certified.”  The answer depends on what is meant by certification. Professional court reporting services are certified by the National Court Reporters Association, a professional association comprised of court reporters, legal videographers, and court reporting firms throughout the
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Should I “synch” my video transcript ?

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I recently completed the out-of-state legal video deposition of a witness in a fraud case.  The witness had business ties to the defendant and, despite obvious attempts to help the defendant, was very helpful to my case.  Because I don’t expect the witness to be available for trial, I ordered both the deposition transcript and
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WHO’S IN CHARGE OF THIS DEPOSITION?

Cincinnati Court Reporting
An attorney has scheduled a deposition.  He’s subpoenaed the witness, issued a deposition notice, hired a court reporter, hired a legal videographer, and paid a deposit for court reporting services. The court reporter swears the witness and, as anticipated, the witness is less than cooperative.  His counsel objects to proper questions, becoming increasingly commanding and
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LEGAL VIDEOGRAPHY – HOW DOES IT HELP MY CASE?

Legal Videography
The court reporting firm I regularly use challenged me a few weeks ago.  One of the court reporters asked why I don’t use a legal videographer more often.  I appreciated the question; It made me think of how I can more effectively use court reporting services, court reporters, and legal videographers.  Particularly, it made me
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5 guidelines for hiring a Professional Court Reporter for your Agency

National Court Reporting
As the President of Elite Reporting Agency, I am responsible to hire freelance court reporters to cover assignments for the agency’s clientele.  Over the years,  I’ve compiled a list of key things to look for when considering a professional court reporter for a court reporting position at the firm. Has this individual obtained any state
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3 Facts About Certified NCRA Court Reporters

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Court reporting agencies have grown and evolved over the years. Today, court reporting is one of the most valuable and important careers when you consider the prevalence of legal issues and lawsuits. However, becoming a court report takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but the career is absolutely worth it for the right
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How to Break Into a Career in Court Reporting

People are always searching for new and exciting career opportunities. Exciting jobs can be great to have, but difficult to find, and even more difficult to obtain. Starting a career as a stenographer, also known as a court reporter, can be very rewarding and lead to great career opportunities for the future. Being a court
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3 Reasons to Consider a Career As a Court Reporter

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Court reporters, or court stenographers as they’re also known, are the people who transcribe virtually every word uttered during legal proceedings. That’s not all they do, though. Many court reporters also provide deposition services, in which they transcribe witnesses’ sworn testimonies given out-of-court. In fact, 70% of the court reporters in the U.S. regularly work
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3 Types of Court Reporting Services

When most people think of court reporting services, they think of the court reporters who work in the courts. While many do in fact work within court rooms, that isn’t the only position they can fill, and many people don’t realize just how versatile court reporters are. In actuality, over 70% of the more than
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