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Interesting court trials - Recording history can be your career!

United States Courts - Career Possibilities by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court on behalf of the Federal Judiciary. Of special interest is the link for "Court Reporter."

Official court reporters are employed by the local, state or federal government to write verbatim what is said in court. This may include testimony, opening and closing statements, arraignments, motions, grand jury proceedings and more.

Freelance reporters often work independently from their own home or for a freelance reporting firm. Types of reporting may include: Statements, depositions, substituting for an absent official court reporter, arbitration and meetings for stockholders, board of directors or any place it is necessary to have a verbatim copy of what was said. Some "Corporate Reporters" travel between companies and take minutes of important meetings such as mergers and acquisitions.

Closed captioning reporters write for television news and programs, sporting events and other events that require an instant script on TV screens for the hearing impaired.

Communications Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporters may work at colleges, high schools or government agencies to assist the hearing-impaired. Reporters for a college or high school take verbatim notes on class lectures and attend student meetings to prepare transcripts for hearing-impaired students. Many college captioning reporters use realtime skills with CAT software so students can read the computer screen while attending class, making it possible for hearing impaired students to fully participate in class.

Scopists are responsible for making corrections, deletions, and additions to transcripts produced by a reporter using a Computer Aided Transcription (CAT) system. Scopists must be resourceful and posess excellent English skills. The job may include researching terminology, deciphering acronyms, completing missing or partial terminology and dealing with a wide variety of fields. Many scopists work from their homes and can frequently find work all over the country without ever traveling.