Sage College Shuts Its Doors Due to Accreditation Issue

In a bizarre turn of events, one of the most well-known court reporting schools shut its doors in early January. Sage College, a private for-profit school in Moreno Valley, closed two weeks before the end of the quarter, turning away hundreds of court reporting and paralegal students. Despite its good reputation, Sage College has been
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5 Qualities All Successful Court Reporters Must Have

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Court reporting agencies are constantly hiring new court reporters. In fact, between 2012 and 2022, job opportunities are expected to rise by 10%. But some just aren’t cut out for the job. In order to be a court reporter, there are some essential traits that you need to have to succeed.   Good Work Ethic- Even
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Working as an Independent Freelance Court Reporter

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As a freelance court reporter, there are two options available as you begin your reporting career:  an employee of a reporting agency or working for yourself (sole proprietor or independent contractor).  Here are some important things to know about working as an independent contractor in the reporting field.   As an independent contractor: You decide when
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PROFESSIONALISM IN COURT REPORTING AND LEGAL VIDEOGRAPHY

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Court reporters keep the official record of trial proceedings.  It’s a function critical to the fair operation of the American judicial system.  The job demands incredible skill, requiring court reporters to discern, record, and transcribe testimony verbatim in an argumentative atmosphere peppered with argument from multiple sources often speaking simultaneously and fast. Yet, incredibly, the
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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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5 guidelines for hiring a Professional Court Reporter for your Agency

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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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Court Reporters Test Their Speed at National Court Reporters Association Convention

There are three court reporting associations that operate within the United States: The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA), and the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT). However, the National Court Reporters Association is the one that hosted the 77th annual National Speed Competition last week in Chicago.
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Local court reporter earns national certification

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Brenda Keyser recognized as Certified Realtime Captioner   RESTON, Va., June 18, 2016— The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, broadcast and CART captioners, and legal videographers, has announced that Brenda Keyser has earned the nationally recognized Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC) certification, which acknowledges proficiency in language skills
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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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What You Need to Know About Education for Court Reporters

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One of the most underrated professions within court rooms is court reporting. Court reporters carry out several functions within our legal system that are essential to keep things running smoothly, and yet they mostly fade to the background. Court reporting, in essence, is transcribing everything happening in a court room as it happens. But most
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