Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

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Job Description

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Key Tasks

• Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
• Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
• Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
• Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
• Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
• Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.
• File and store shorthand notes of court session.
• File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
• Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
• Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
• Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
• Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.
• Type court orders for judges.
• Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.

O*NET Information

• SOC Code: 27-3092.00
• Title: Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

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