Certified Court Reporter for Legal Matters: Is It Still Practical Today?

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Certified Court Reporter for Legal Matters Is It
Still Practical Today?
ByElizabeth Gallo Court Reporting, LLC
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• With the availability of various options provided
  by technology, more lawyers are convinced to use
  them during court depositions instead of hiring a
  certified court reporter. But is it still wise to
  hire a certified court reporter these days? Find
  out here.
• Technology seems to have a solution to everything
  nowadays. It has made manual tasks a lot easier
  and faster. It has even simplified complex tasks.
  We have become dependent on technology to the
  extent that we place our trust in it to preserve
  confidential and important information. However,
  we often overlook the fact that technology is not
  perfect and even more so than humans, still,
  tend to fail.

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• With the constant development of technology, it
  is slowly being applied as well during court
  depositions. Court testimonies, statements,
  actions, verdicts, and everything that occurs
  within the walls of the courtroom, are required
  to be documented and recorded as accurately as
  possible. This is made possible by a highly
  trained certified court reporter or stenographer.
  But with the emergence of advanced technology,
  there may be less need of court recorders, as
  lawyers and judges will resort to audio and video
  recording, or other high-tech options to perform
  the tasks mentioned before.
• While this may seem like a good idea, there are
  things that technology is not able to accomplish
  that the human can. Here are a few reasons why
  hiring court reporters still proves to be a wise
  choice during court depositions.

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Advantages of Court Reporters
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• Trained

• Stenographers undergo years of learning the art
  and science of court recording. Before one
  becomes a certified court recorder, one has to
  learn how to accurately and swiftly record spoken
  word in real-time. This means writing a verbatim
  narrative report as it happens and as it is being
  spoken. This requires speed and an active mind.
  Because of their training, some very experienced
  and famous court reporters can reach up to 300
  words per minute.

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• Knowledge

• There are many special terminologies that a court
  reporter must learn and understand. They are
  required to have an extensive vocabulary to
  provide precise details of the court proceedings.
  They learn codes, abbreviations, and other
  techniques. Apart from that, they are trained to
  distinguish the feel per se, of the deposition,
  something that technology is unable to do.

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• Critical

• As much as they are required to, an efficient
  court recorder possesses some sort of quality
  that makes them very critical to details. They
  are able to notice changes in the tone of voice,
  able to recognize accents, mumblings, and other
  forms of speech being uttered. They are also
  allowed to request a repetition of the statement.
  Technology cannot do that. When the court
  reporters for legal matters are unable to catch a
  part of a statement or question, they can ask the
  speaker to repeat what they said, to further
  improve the accuracy of their record.

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• Credibility

• The data accomplished by a court reporter can
  serve as the basis for further legal action.
  There is an assurance that the data is valid,
  accurate, and detailed. And because the
  transcription is being made real-time, any
  anomaly or questions that need clarification can
  be instantly resolved. Atlanta court reporters
  are required to be completely unbiased by the
  court to avoid conflict of interest. This only
  means that both parties can count on the
  reliability of the record that they produce.

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How a Lawyer Benefits From The Service of Court
Recorders

• A good transcription can be useful in a lot of
  ways for both lawyers and clients. It can be a
  reference for the following
• 1. Trial Action Plans. A clear record of
  transcripts can help lawyers and clients
  strategize. Loopholes, weak links, and other
  vital information can be provided by the document
  that can be used to build a strong defense and
  offense.
• 2. Questions. The legal counsel can formulate
  questions, and prepare for possible ones that the
  opposing party might throw. Obsolete statements
  can be detected and used by legal counsels to
  conduct further questioning.

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• 3. Trial tones. Setting the tone of the
  deposition can greatly impact how it goes. As
  mentioned before, court reporters are also able
  to capture the tone of speech and body language
  of a person and documents it as well.
• 4. Appeal plans. Legal counsels can appeal to a
  verdict by providing basis derived from the
  transcript. Lawyers can cite errors in the
  procedure - something that will catch the
  attention of a court of appeals.

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A good court reporter is a very valuable asset.
The case, the counsel, the client, and the
verdict, all depend on the accuracy of the court
record to substantiate the facts, statements, and
testimonies.
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• Court reporters and national court reporting
  agencies offer live, detailed, and credible
  output. It is a piece of common knowledge that
  technology, no matter how advanced, is still
  vulnerable to malfunctioning and failure. It is
  not wise to put our entire trust on them because
  after all, these are still man-made devices. The
  human mind is still the mastermind. Technology is
  all tempting to indulge in, but court depositions
  are far too serious and highly dependent on human
  capability. There have been cases that were
  requested for re-trial due to a glitch in the
  automated audio and video recording. This fact
  alone should be enough to convince the people in
  the legislative body that live court reporters
  are still practical and essential to the court
  process.

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