Court Reporter; Time​/Time Certified​/Non- Time​/Voice Writer

Description

EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES CAN ONLY WORK UP TO 1200 HOURS IN A FISCAL YEAR.

** TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IS HIRING FOR VOICE WRITERS AND STENO COURT REPORTERS**

Court Reporter Benefits & Incentives

• Hiring Incentive
  – Newly hired full-time court reporters may receive a sign-on incentive of up to $6,000
  .
• Release Time
  – Up to 5 hours per week of paid release time for official court reporter business.
• Realtime Certification Pay
  – Earn an additional 6% salary differentia with National Realtime Court Reporter (NCRA) certification.
• Realtime / CART Services Differential
  – Extra pay when assigned to Realtime Captioning or CART services.
• Annual Expense Reimbursement
  – Up to $1,000 per fiscal year for approved, job‑related expenses.
• CSR License Fee Reimbursement
  – Reimbursement of Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) annual license fees
  , up to $500 per fiscal year
  .
• Referral Bonus
  – Employees who refer a successful court reporter candidate may earn a $1,000 finder’s fee
  .

Under general supervision, court reporters record and transcribe verbatim stenographic accounts of official court proceedings utilizing the real time program.

• Supervision is provided by the Courtroom Services Manager, or designee, and schedule coordination is provided by the Court Reporter Coordinator.

Knowledge of
:

• Legal, medical and administrative terminology, phraseology, documents, and procedures.
• Grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation.
• Realtime principles and skills, including writing Realtime within his or her software, e.g. Livenote or Caseview.
• Court reporting and transcription equipment, including connection setup with judicial bench inside the courtroom.
• Courtroom procedures and protocol.

Skill/Ability to
:

• Take dictation at a speed of 220 words per minute.
• Type at a speed of 50 words per minute.
• Ability to write and read back Realtime dictation on demand.
• Demonstrating a minimum translation rate of 96% in Realtime.
• Use correct English, and proofread accurately.
• Record court proceedings verbatim continuously for several hours.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Listen to and understand conversations of the court in order to prepare a verbatim record.
• Be patient, tactful and courteous when dealing with judges and officers of the court, the public and co-workers.
• Transcribe court proceedings accurately from court reporting notes.
• Adjust to changes in workloads and work under the stress of meetings deadlines.
• Verbally communicate recorded court proceedings as required by the court.
• Be punctual both to work and in the courtroom.
• Prioritize workload to meet departmental deadlines.
• Operate a transcriber, computer and other related office equipment.
• Punctually arrive at work area to make preparations for court proceedings.

Education and Experience: The combination of education and experience listed as follows are the minimum qualifications:

• Education
  :
  Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade AND completion of an accredited court reporting school.
• Experience
  :
  One-year…