| Court reporters hold some of the most respected | | | | Generally, students who have successfully completed |
| positions in the legal profession, and you can learn to | | | | court reporting training will find work in governmental |
| be a court reporter with court reporting training from a | | | | agencies and perform duties such as creating |
| vocational school. Practically anyone can learn | | | | verbatim transcripts of conversations, legal |
| stenography, voice writing, and real time recording | | | | proceedings, meetings, and even speeches. In doing so, |
| from some of the best court reporting schools in the | | | | a court reporter provides legal proof, records or |
| US and Canada. | | | | written accounts of spoken words. Those with voice |
| Training in court reporting can take less than one year | | | | writing training can find positions in broadcasting and |
| to complete; however, some court reporting courses | | | | television. Earnings for those with comprehensive |
| may take up to 33 months. Vocational schools offering | | | | training in court reporting can be quite satisfactory, as |
| court reporting training may provide coursework in | | | | median annual earnings are approximately $40,000 or |
| scoping technology, stenotype computer-aided | | | | more, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics. |
| transcription, voice writing, and real-time reporting. The | | | | If you are interested in training to be a court reporter, |
| important thing is to look for court reporting schools | | | | apply to schools that offer court reporting training on |
| that are approved by the National Court Reporters | | | | our website today! |
| Association NCRA. | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW and |
| Court reporting training can culminate in professional | | | | may or may not reflect specific practices, courses and |
| certificates in a variety of disciplines, with titles that | | | | or services associated with ANY ONE particular |
| include CCR (Certified Real-time Reporter), CBC | | | | school(s) that is or is not advertised on |
| (Certified Broadcast Captioner), and CCP (Certified | | | | Copyright 2007 - All rights reserved by Media Positive |
| CART Provider). You can receive training in court | | | | Communications, Inc. |
| reporting from a vocational school, trade school or | | | | Notice: Publishers are free to use this article on an |
| even online court reporting schools. In addition to | | | | ezine or website, provided the article is reprinted in its |
| requisite continuing education programs, certain states | | | | entirety, including copyright and disclaimer, and ALL links |
| call for court reporters to be notary publics as well. | | | | remain intact and active. |