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News from Around the Planet10 Tips to Meet Deposition Deadlines
Court reporters have transcript deadlines to meet each and every day, and meeting those deadlines gets trickier and trickier the more work we take on. So, we asked our veteran reporters to share with us how they manage to get it all done, and here’s what they...
Apps that Simplify Life for a Court Reporter
Here are lists of apps that Planet Depos has compiled (as a result of reporter feedback) that can help simplify your workday. Calendar apps are helping reporters track the status of their work and meet deadlines more easily. Court reporters suggested Pocket...
Choosing Court Reporting Software
In the event you’re in the market for new court reporting software, we compiled this handy checklist for you to rate the importance of various features. Once you’ve determined which attributes are paramount, pinpointing the right software should be a “piece of cake.”...
Libraries Attempt to go Digital
Law libraries worldwide are attempting to ‘go digital,’ but it’s no easy venture, as e-book acquisition is a very complicated process for libraries, beginning with the question of “ownership” versus “licensure.” While a general consumer may be able to “purchase” an...
Court Reporters & the Veterans History Project
It was Tawni Kind, a court reporter, and also the wife of Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), who first envisioned a partnership between the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), and the Veterans History Project (VHP). 10...
Reengineering the Judiciary
The Sequestration that went into effect March 1st, 2013 in an effort to slow the growth of our national debt is bringing to the forefront the fact that our nation’s judiciary is strained to the limit because of funding cutbacks, and is facing a potential crisis, given...
Perfection & the Court Reporter
Court reporters work very hard to write each and every word spoken during a proceeding. As noted by PETAP, court reporters tend to be ESFJ (Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging) and ISFJ (Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging) personality types. As Nancy Varallo noted...
Deposition Destination: South Asia
I recently had the opportunity to take a series of depositions in India. Called into service at the last minute as a videographer, I was able to harness the resources of Planet Depos and provide a complete set of options with video recording and realtime streaming....
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs for Court Reporters
College graduates are having a difficult time finding work, and are returning to grad school and community college in large numbers. Those who are talented musicians or video gamers may want to consider court reporting -- one of 2013’s “Top Jobs.” The court reporting...
Cameras in Court Expanding the Public’s Interest in the Court Reporting Profession
Trials have appealed to the public as a means of entertainment for centuries. With the introduction of cameras and newsreels in courtrooms as early as the 1920s, their entertainment value expanded well beyond the courtroom’s four walls, and into the general public’s...