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News from Around the PlanetDisproportionately Popular Jobs
By Julia Alicandri Business Insider recently posted a fascinating map that shows the most disproportionately popular job in every state. In New York, it’s fashion designers. Texas’ most disproportionately popular occupation is petroleum engineers. In Maryland, that...
Go ‘Realtime’ – Foreign Depositions
By Jodi Harmon, CRR, RMR Litigation involving foreign witnesses can be challenging. Paralegals will no doubt find that their cases will require the services of both deposition interpreters, also known as legal interpreters, and realtime court reporters who are up to...
Award issued by Permanent Court of Arbitration in South China Sea dispute
By Jade King A ruling in the long-running South China Sea dispute was released by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Tuesday and has immediately become global front-page news. Initiated by the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China in...
Choukokuji: The Tokyo Zendo Experience
By Tom Feissner Dogen Zenji (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) is widely considered to be the first patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Japan. The order that he founded, commonly referred to as the Soto Zen School, is one of the leading Buddhist denominations in Japan...
Confidential Transcript Portions
Excellence in court reporting begins with the process of scheduling and continues through delivery of the final transcripts. Paralegals and their attorneys are always busy, dealing with lots of little details and unending paperwork. Naturally, to assist their clients,...
Court Reporting: An Unfamiliar Industry
By Julia Alicandri The College of Court Reporting recently tweeted a comedic photo of a man with a huge smile, standing in front of a whiteboard with a senseless algorithm of letters and numbers on it, and the caption was “Trying to explain court reporting to pretty...
New Arbitrators, New Code of Ethics for the KCAB
Just recently the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) announced both the appointment of new arbitrators and the adoption of a new Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in 2016. Both changes demonstrate the KCAB’s continued commitment to improving the arbitration...
Road to International Depositions
Growing up, my sisters and I loved watching old comedies, particularly those starring that great comedic duo, Hope and Crosby. We could watch their 7 Road movies on a continuous loop. Of course, the premise of each film was roughly the same: Bob and Bing in some...
Japan Deposition Tip – Go to Hawaii
By Suzanne Quinson In a previous blog, we highlighted the value of local court reporters and videographers when taking depositions in Japan. Japan’s detailed and time-consuming steps for taking depositions, particularly the deposition visa requirements and expenses...
Business Meetings in Asia
By Suzanne Quinson Just as in the litigation world, the business world has seen an increase in interactions with Asia-based companies, necessitating meetings and other communication which can require a combination of videoconference, travel and, of course,...