An Under-Marketed Profession - Court Reporting

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An Under-Marketed Profession - Court Reporting
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• We need doctors, teachers and researches. This is
  common knowledge. But what about those
  professions that are not in the spot light.
  Arent those professions needed. There are so
  many jobs that require great mental processing
  skills but are often overlooked and, at times,
  many dont even know that such professions exist!

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• If you are looking for a non-attorney job in the
  judiciary, court reporting might just be the
  career for you. A court reporter, also known as
  a stenographer or shorthand reporter, transcribes
  the spoken word/testimony at court hearings,
  depositions, trials, arbitrations, or any
  official proceedings. You might have seen this
  on television shows and movies, the one silent
  character who is just reporting everything.
  However, dont tell that judge the profession. A
  court reporter is considered as an officer of the
  court.

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• Today there are several types of tools and
  technology used to record, however, the primary
  method is a steno machine, a word processor with
  a modified 22-button keyboard, upon which words
  are written phonetically.

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• Court reporters are an integral part of the legal
  process. They are responsible for recording and
  preparing verbatim transcripts of proceedings to
  be used by attorneys, judges and litigants. Court
  reporters also serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  communities by providing real-time captions for
  live television programs, as well as one-on-one
  personalized services in educational and public
  environments.

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• If you are worried about the annual salary, then
  let us tell you, just as anything else in life,
  what you get out of something is a product of the
  effort you put into it! Reports show that court
  reporters who have invested in continuing
  education, advanced certification, and
  cutting-edge technology typically earn well into
  six-figure salaries.

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• Also it is very important to note that there are
  different types of jobs for those who master the
  skills required to become a court reporter. A
  freelance court reporter is an independent court
  reporter or one who works for a court reporting
  firm whose work is primarily recording testimony
  taken in the discovery part of a case
  (depositions), as well as meetings, arbitrations
  and hearings. An official court reporter is
  typically hired by a court system and works
  inside the courtroom. One can even give captions
  for all live programming for various broadcasting
  networks.

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