On July 18, KSAT Channel 12, San Antonio, Texas, aired a story about the need for more court reporters in Bexar County. NCRA members Erminia…
Posts published in July 2017
In a July 13 press release posted on its website, O’Brien & Bails announced its partnership with Pohlman Reporting Company. Dawn Houghton, RPR, CEO of…
NCRA has selected the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Executive Recruitment Concierge Service (ERC) to assist with the identification and selection of candidates to…
The JCR reached out to several members of NCRA who made the decision to switch careers and enter the court reporting, captioning, or legal video professions and asked…
Time is running out to register for the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo being held Aug. 10-13 in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Planet Hollywood…
Apple products continue to be in the news, and the NCRA Technology Committee shared a number of links on the latest information on upcoming releases…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named PohlmanUSA Court Reporting, based in St. Louis, Mo., one of the “Top Workplaces” in the city, in an article posted…
The Council on Approved Student Education (CASE) has selected Lisa Erickson, a student at Prince Institute in Elmhurst, Ill., as the first-place winner of the…
NCRA member Marcia Chandler, RPR, an official court reporter from Charles Town, W. Va., was mentioned in a July 16 article posted by Heraldmailmedia.com that…
The St. Louis Business Journal reported on July 14, that PohlmanUSA, based in St. Louis, Mo., has acquired O’Brien & Bails, a court reporting firm…
By Felicia Coleman Jordan One of my favorite realtime tips came about due to a CART assignment at a college in my area. Upon arriving…
In a press release issued July 3, Trattel Court Reporting & Videography, Albuquerque, N.M., announced that the firm is now providing coverage across the state.…
A drop in the number of court reporters, as well as additional inadequate staffing and increasing workloads at the Superior Court of Sonoma County, Calif.,…
In a press release issued July 11, Esquire Deposition Solutions, Atlanta, Ga., announced it launched a new pro bono court reporting program that creates partnerships…
Professionals seeking to add nationally recognized certifications to their résumés can choose from several opportunities to work toward them at the 2017 NCRA Convention &…
NCRA is calling on all members to submit a short video sharing their career, what they do, and why they love it. The deadline is…
Nearly 20 years ago, Michelle Keegan, RMR, CRR, of Quincy, Mass., and her husband visited the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. It was an unforgettable…
Practicing, staying motivated, meeting target speeds. Networking, handing out résumés, taking skills tests. Court reporting students have a lot on their minds. And getting ready…
By Jacqueline Timmons I have trained many new reporters over the years, so I have had a firsthand view of the transition from student to…
By Abby Waller As the demand grows in the court reporting field for our knowledge and skill in realtime, we must strive to stay ahead…