Four Reasons To Hire A Skilled Court Reporting Service
Professional court reporting services like Court Scribes are an important part of any trial, a fact that attorneys recognize. Conservative Daily News recently listed several benefits of hiring a skilled court reporting service: Expertise Court reporters have to complete training that gives them the necessary knowledge and skills they need to provide their services in […]
Head Of Court Reporters Philanthropic Organization To Retire
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, captioners, and legal videographers, announced that the head of its philanthropic arm will retire in January. BJ Shorak, Deputy Executive Director of the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), will be replaced by NCRA Senior Director of External Affairs Mary Petto. “Today’s […]
Court Workers In Fresno County Set To Strike
Court workers are important to the smooth operation of the American court system, but when workers find it’s necessary to strike to protest work conditions, the system can grind to a halt. CourtScribes court reporting agency is working to change the industry by having fewer workers in the courtroom, using internet-age technology to create the official […]
Technical College Plans To Add Court Reporting Curriculum
Horry Georgetown Technical College is one school that wants to start offering a court reporter program to help ease the shortage, which is especially severe in South Carolina,
Military Spouse Fights For The Right To Practice Law
The use of courtroom technology like CourtScribes provides for courtrooms can make the practice of law easier. But practicing law can be difficult for military spouses who frequently have to move from place to place, meaning they are not necessarily licensed to practice law in the state in which they find themselves currently living.
New York Adds Watchdog Organization For Prosecutors
Accurate court reporting is an important part of the criminal justice system, and so is fairness in prosecution. New York state is working to reform its court system, and as part of that effort, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation establishing the nation’s first State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. The Commission will review and investigate prosecutorial conduct […]
Court Reporters And Captioners Are In Demand
Becoming a court reporter is a sure-fire path to a good job, experts say.
CourtScribes Offers The Best In Digital Court Reporting
If you’re looking for the best way to create a record of court proceedings, you need the best court reporting system, so CourtScribes is where you should turn. Digital court reporting is a relative newcomer to the field of court reporting, per CourtReporter.edu. But this subspecialty of court reporting has made its way into a […]
Legal Professional Sues Amazon Over Exempt Status
A former paralegal at Amazon.com Inc. is suing the company, alleging that the online retail giant misclassified paralegals as exempt employees, The Puget Sound Business Journal reported. Paralegals and court reporters are both crucial to the legal process. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon wrongfully misclassified paralegals as exempt employees, meaning that they were not subject to state […]
Houston Man Holds Guinness World Record As Fastest Court Reporter
Who’s the fastest court reporter in the world? According to Guinness World Records, it’s Mark Kislingbury, who can type 360 words per minute on his stenomachine. Kislingbury set the record in 2004, securing his place in the Guinness World Record book as well as his place in history. But Houston, Texas native Kislingbury is not happy to […]