Category Archives: Career

After all, this is why I’m studying court reporting

Mastering jargon

So far in my internship I’ve had an easy time. I’ve sat in on mostly car-accident depositions, which were as simple as pie for the court reporters I was there with. Some of the court reporters were 10-year veterans and others were in their first year of work. Still, none had any difficulties. Then during [...]

Let the games begin!

I’m so behind on posting to my blog, so let me explain as briefly as I may. First of all, I’m past 200 and now facing the ominous 225 series of tests. This also means that I’ve begun my internship. So far, so good. Almost . . . there . . . light at . [...]

Court reporting quote

I can imagine this hanging above my desk. Or perhaps in my bag to take with me to depositions? Very cute.

Reporting Is For Introverts

The speed teacher of my previous class said some time back that court reporting is the perfect job for people who are social introverts, but if you are an outgoing extrovert, you may have a difficult time at the job. Since the job involves sitting quietly for hours on end just listening to people talking, [...]

Tired of us

I thought this lawyer’s post was pretty funny. I guess because of the perspective from which I read it. This lawyer is absolutely furious with a/all court reporter(s) he’s been dealing with. It’s pretty funny: CrimLaw: I’m getting so tired of this . . . I guess the fellows over at at CrimLaw should review [...]