Top 8 Qualities to Look for in a Certified Court Reporter

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Top 8 Qualities to Look for in a Certified Court
Reporter
ByElizabeth Gallo Court Reporting, LLC
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• Court reporters are an important part of any
  legal proceedings. Their job entails producing a
  valid and accurate real-time report of a court
  proceeding, deposition, trial, prosecution or
  administrative hearing. Whether you are looking
  for a reliable certified court reporter or you
  want to be one, it is important to know the top
  qualities and skills that a court reporter must
  have.
• Like a secretary who records the minutes of a
  meeting, the court reporters in Atlanta GA also
  keep a record of a legal proceeding. Though both
  these professionals have an almost similar task,
  the job description of the later is far more
  complex.

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• Court reporters provide a reliable reference for
  the lawyers of both parties, as well as for the
  judges, and jury. Apart from the typical written
  or encoded transcription, some court reporting
  services firms offer sign language services to
  provide translation for participants with hearing
  impairment.

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Qualities of an excellent court reporter

• Regardless of whether you are looking for a
  reliable certified court reporter for your legal
  proceeding or you want to be one, it is important
  to know what qualities that make a court reporter
  an excellent one. These qualities will help you
  find the best professional for the job. On the
  other end, if you are an aspiring court reporter,
  these qualities will serve as your reference.
  Hopefully, through this post, you will be able to
  know what you need to work on and improve to
  become one of the most competent court reporters
  in town.
• Without further ado, here is an overview of the
  top qualities and skills that a court reporter
  must have.

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1. Punctuality

• It is imperative that court reporters must arrive
  early in court during a hearing. Their task
  requires them to prepare the devices or tools
  they need in doing their job. They must come on
  time or better yet earlier than everybody else
  because they need to record every word spoken,
  every action taken, and every decision made from
  the beginning until the end of the proceeding.
• In most cases, the court will not call the legal
  proceeding into action until the court reporter
  arrives. You surely dont want to be the cause of
  delay, right? If so, you must see to it that you
  arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes earlier.

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2. Organizational Skills

• Court reporters have to be incredibly organized.
  They spend a lot of time keeping track of the
  files for their different clients. They also
  usually handle multiple court proceedings in a
  day.
• Needless to say, in order to keep everything in
  proper order and to avoid mixing documents, the
  court reporters must possess excellent
  organizational skill. They must be able to
  coordinate the enormous amount of paperwork and
  organize them according to their respective
  cases. Apart from that, court reporters also need
  to keep the files secure and ready for
  presentation or distribution before the given
  deadline arrives.

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3. Attention to Detail

• From punctuation to grammar, Atlanta court
  reporters must be very critical. Legal documents
  have a strict standard format and it is very
  important to ensure that this standard format is
  followed accordingly.
• There is also a special rule to follow when it
  comes to the terminologies used in legal
  proceedings. This rule does not employ basic
  conversational language. Instead, it follows a
  formal verbatim language. Luckily, these
  complicated legal terminologies are being taught
  at the national court reporting schools. Court
  reporters must learn, study, and master these
  legal (and sometimes medical) terminologies
  before they can be able to practice their
  profession.
• Court reporters must also be very keen on
  details. Every single word uttered by the speaker
  must be captured and recorded precisely in
  detail.

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4. Accuracy and Speed

• One important thing that a court reporter cannot
  be without is his ability to keep up with the
  pace, while still retaining accurate recordings.
  Whether you are translating via sign language or
  you are using a stenograph machine, you must be
  able to simultaneously listen, record, and still
  come up with minimal to zero errors in the
  transcription. A court reporter must also be able
  to type in around 180 to 225 words per minute at
  very high accuracy.

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5. Neutrality

• During a court hearing, court reporters will be
  exposed to the two opposing sides. They get to
  listen to statements given by both parties.
  Although it almost never happens, a court
  reporter may experience temptations to internally
  be driven by personal biases and to unknowingly
  take a side. It is important for them to remain
  neutral throughout the entire process.

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6. Confidentiality

• Court records are not meant to be disclosed to
  third-parties or to unauthorized individuals.
  They are highly classified information and are
  only meant to be accessed by authorized persons.
  Unless publicized, what goes on in the court must
  stay within the realms of the court and the
  people involved. Court reporters must be able to
  maintain the confidentiality of classified
  information all the time.

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7. Demeanor

• Court reporters are expected to maintain a
  graceful composure while working under pressure.
  They must look and be respectable at all times,
  and possess professional courtesy while on the
  job.

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8. Time-management Skills

• Court reporters typically need to juggle
  different tasks and cases within a very tight
  schedule. And, they also need to be always on
  point when it comes to hitting the deadline. All
  these things will be impossible to achieve
  without having excellent time management skills.
• Court reporting is a very broad and critical
  profession. As a court reporter, you will need to
  be able to work efficiently in different
  settings. You will be exposed to various kinds of
  environment, and you will also be likely to
  encounter different kinds of people. To be a
  competent court reporter, you must not only be
  flexible and versatile enough, but you also have
  to possess all the above-mentioned qualities and
  skills.

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