When Should You Hire a Certified Court Reporter?
By Elizabeth Gallo Court Reporting, LLC
Court reporters are not just a simple accessory inside the courtroom sitting quietly in one corner, doing a simple typing job. They also play an important role in the legal world. The capture and provide transcripts of the court trial. These records are essential in filing for appeals, in preparing for the next trials, and in other legal matters. Aside from providing verifiable, reliable, and unprejudiced court transcriptions, court reporters also offer different court reporting services for different events and purposes. Digital advancements have greatly made things better for many industries. Medical and dental professionals, for instance, are now using modern medical technologies to improve health care. Entrepreneurs are also now making use of the different handy digital technologies to advance their business like using accounting software to make account management better and less complicated, management apps that allow them to effectively organize huge business data, and digital marketing which helps them reach a wider market. The finance industry, also, is using modern fin-tech and security technologies to bring banking and finance online and make their products and services more accessible. Just like these industries, the legal sector is also starting to embrace revolutionary applications and digital innovations and integrate them into the legal system. But unfortunately, the utilization of digital advancement for legal applications tends to cause more problems than to offer solutions.
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Just like these industries, the legal sector is also starting to embrace revolutionary applications and digital innovations and integrate them into the legal system. But unfortunately, the utilization of digital advancement for legal applications tends to cause more problems than to offer solutions. In the field of court reporting, for instance, some courts prefer to use digital technologies (e.g. video recorder, and audio recorder) instead of hiring a certified court reporter.
On the surface, this option seems to be better and more practical. But if you try to look further, you will realize that court reporters still play a vital role during court trials.
When should you hire a court reporter? Court reporters are often seen by the general public as just an accessory inside the courtroom sitting quietly in one corner, doing a simple typing job. The truth is, court reporters play an important role in the legal world. They do not just simply capture words spoken during court trials but they also hold the transcripts of records so that litigants, attorneys, and lawyers can have access to them. These records are essential in filing for appeals, in preparing for the next trials, and in other legal matters. But the services offered by court reporters are not only limited to courtroom trials. You can also hire them for different events, tasks, and purposes.
â—? Specialized medical litigation Court reporters are proficient not only in legal jargon but also in different medical terminologies. Apart from learning and mastering the Rules of Civil Procedure in Georgia, courtroom protocol, legal jargon, and shorthand writing, court reporters also study different medical terminology as part of their extensive two-year college training program. Having considerable knowledge of the medical terminology and other matters related to the healthcare industry makes court reporters
qualified to take official records of any specialized medical mediation, arbitration, litigation, and other administrative proceedings.
â—? Board meetings and arbitration Many businesses nowadays find it essential to hire services offered by court reporters. Aside from accurate and reliable court transcriptions, court reporters can also provide verifiable and unprejudiced transcripts to businesses, especially during important meetings and arbitration. Keeping an official transcription and record of important meetings for future reference is an integral part of any business operation.
This record will serve as a solid base and evidence that you can use in the future should there be additional discussions, clarifications, disputes, or legal validation.
Aside from board or stakeholders meeting, businesses also hire court reporting services for Skype meetings, interviews, witness insurance questionings, and telephone conference calls, to name a few. Some court reporting firms also have conference and meeting rooms where a shareholder or board meeting and arbitration can be held.
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â—? Seminars, webinars, conferences, and workshops Court reporters can also provide an accurate and reliable transcription for significant occurrences during seminars, webinars, conferences, and workshops. Some businesses require transcription to document the important happenings of an event. Whilst, some need it for legal protection.
â—? Audio transcriptions from digital sources
Some of the unique characteristics of court reporters are their exceptional hearing ability, high command in a different language, and great attention to detail. Court reporters can transcribe and capture a verbatim transcript of any audio record from digital sources. While you can hire a transcriber for audio transcription tasks, sometimes you will need the help of a court reporter. Atlanta court reporters are experts at distinguishing words even when working with poor quality audio. They are trained and experienced in capturing accurate records even with background noise as well as in dealing with low-quality audio recordings like those with vocals that sound muffled.
� Real-time reporting There are instances that litigators, judges, and lawyers need to witness the live testimony and see the written transcript in real-time as a court reporter captures it. This situation calls for real-time reporting. Real-time reporting is something that a digital recorder and an audio or video recording device can’t possibly deliver. This value-added service can only be provided by certified and highly skilled court reporters. No matter how innovative an audio or video recording device is, it can’t deliver real-time transcription without the expertise of a certified court reporter. A real-time court reporter uses a specialized technology intended for real-time recording and reporting.
This technology allows the court reporters to translate their stenographic notes into readable written text, allowing lawyers, attorneys, litigators, and/or the court to have immediate, simultaneous access to the testimony given by the witness in court or deposition. More and more courts are now embracing the idea of integrating advanced technology into legal proceedings. However, despite these advancements, the court still needs the skills of a national court reporter to capture, record, and create an accurate transcript. Contact Us Give us a call or come see us today! LOCAL - (404) 389-1155 Toll Free - 1 (866) 689-1837 Fax - 1 (866) 870-6032 Address - 2900 Chamblee Tucker Rd., Bldg. 13, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 Mail - info@georgiareporting.com