Do Court Reporters always sell their work?

Question

Would like to get into the field. However, I'm interested to know if their transcription work is always bought by the lawyers, courts, etc. If not then how does the Court Reporter get paid? or What are they getting paid to do if no one wants/requests the record after that specific hearing.

Answer 1

Ay yi yi! I wish people who don't work in the legal field would stop answering questions to things they know nothing about!



I am a paralegal. I am friends with many court reporters and utilize court reporter services on behalf of the firm. Not all court reporters work for the government. That is just plain ignorance.



Many of the "freelance" court reporters that I know contract with a larger business. If you Google court reporting, I am sure many websites will pop up offering their services. The court reporters are usually reimbursed mileage and are "booked" for their services. The contracting agency will pay them per-page in addition to a flat fee per job. Court reporters take depositions and other transcription that needs to be documented. Not just sit in a Court. When you work for these businesses, they charge a fee to take a deposition, etc. for your time. From what I understand, you're never empty handed when you do these jobs. If the person who hired you decides not to purchase the transcript, at least you were paid for your time. However, with that said, an attorney is not going to go through the time to take a deposition and not purchase the transcript.



Court reporters that manage to actually work for a government agency are usually salaried and also get per page bonuses.



The point is...you have to generate a lot of work. You will go out and seek LARGE cases. The more attorneys and parties involved, the higher chance you have at selling a boat load of transcripts. I work in a construction litigation firm. We've been in a case so large that the court reporting service provided breakfast for 30 plus attorneys prior to the deposition. Why? Because they were about to rake in a lot of money.



If you aren't understanding how it works, you should really find a local court reporting business and speak to them directly. They can give you an idea what their contract looks like. Also read the link below. I can tell you the CRs that I know travel all over Texas and are very well paid, but they work hard and are at the mercy of whoever schedules their work.

Answer 2

Court reporters often are employees of the court and paid as a government employee. But, many are freelance and work for attorneys. Attorneys pay the vast majority of court reporters for recording depositions, hearings, etc. on their client's behalf, then billing the client.

Answer 3

Do a Yahoo! seek on courtroom reporting colleges on your section. you moreover mght could discover out the talents for a courtroom reporter (if she works while she needs, she in all hazard is certainly a "qualified shorthand reporter"). In California, there is an examination after dealing with college for 4 years. examine with the faculties to make certain their economic help applications. income relies upon on whom you artwork for and how many assignments you get. you would be considered an self sustaining contractor so which you may could do a 1099 variety.

Answer 4

No, they work for free because enjoy sitting in a chair all day staring at a little goofy looking typewriter.