The
National Court Reporters Association is celebrating its third annual Court
Reporting & Captioning Week to take place February 15 through
21, 2015. One goal of this annual event is to educate the public about
court reporting as a rewarding career. There is a current shortage of
court reporters, and projections show that there will be 5,500 job openings in
the next five years. Another goal of this event is to recognize the
valuable contributions court reporters and captioners make as keepers of the
record, as captioners for television, and as CART providers for the deaf and
hard-of-hearing. Court reporters are currently on the forefront here in
Boston as they are reporting two high profile trials: the Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev/Boston Marathon Bombing case and the murder trial of former New
England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
This
week we will highlight some thoughts from our reporters about their profession.
Our reporters collectively have hundreds of years of combined experience.
They are the best the profession has to offer as far as work ethic and
commitment to quality and service. They are all certified by our state
and national associations; they continue to invest in their education; and they
go the extra mile every day to accommodate our clients’ requests. They
utilize the latest technology to produce the timely verbatim transcripts our
clients have come to rely on for over 47 years. Look for their
perspectives in the coming week!
