Court reporting is a job that involves a specialized skill set. Like most positions, most of the task-based duties can (and will) be taught as part of the required education. However, certain personality-based traits are necessary for success. If those traits aren’t an inherent part of your personality, and you’re not interested in cultivating them, court reporting may not be the right fit for you. Although at first glance the court reporter’s role may not seem all that important in the larger production of legal proceedings, their job is actually incredibly important to the process. They capture history in the making through the spoken word and create a record of an event that has significant importance to the.....MORE
