COVID-19 has been a huge learning experience for many legal videographers. We, like our court reporters, watched as the jobs on our calendars quickly disappeared,…
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The deadline to apply for the National Court Reporters Foundation New Professional Reporter Grant has been extended to June 30. The award goes to a reporter…
NCRA members and nonmembers registering for Online Skills Tests or Written Knowledge Tests this month are urged to read before they register to make sure…
A group of court employees from the Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently hosted a virtual career day via Google Meet for some…
By Lauren Lawrence Douglas Armstrong, RPR, is a freelance court reporter in Seattle, Wash. He is a 2018 graduate of the Green River College court…
When stay-at-home orders were put in place across the country, brick-and-mortar schools were forced to shut their doors. The last couple of months have been…
By Angela Rojo Did anyone else see posts about Stenopalooza on social media? I can hear my teachers and other professionals in the industry telling…
By Brian Binkney I was raised in rural Arizona and played video games and performed with my band around the state. I joined the U.…
Margary Rogers, RPR, CRI, recently started the Facebook group Stenographers Leveling up with Certifications. She talked to the JCR Weekly about what she hoped to…
Everyone knows that practice makes perfect and during the stay-at-home orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many NCRA members are taking advantage of this opportunity…
Did you miss it? Then don’t miss the chance to purchase the recorded NCRA Stenopalooza and Leadership Training webinars at the special price of $20 each…
By Robin Nodland One of the most unusual jobs that I did was captioning for the International Channel as they live-broadcasted the turnover of Hong…
With so many professionals waiting to go back to work, finding productive ways to fill downtime during the quarantine ranged from taking up a new…
Deborah Alvino, RPR, CRR, CRC — and CLVS — has been a member of NCRA for about 20 years. A former official and freelance court…
By Debbie Dibble I had a deposition one day of a very distinct individual, a man named Dan Clark. As he testified, it was obvious…
A blog posted on May 13 by JD Supra offers tips to share with witnesses who are sitting for remote depositions. Read more.
On May 13 the Revere Journal, Revere, Mass., posted a press release issued by NCRA about the benefits of a career in court reporting or…
Weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, the JCR Weekly checked in with several broadcast and CART captioners to get a snapshot of what has changed and…
By Lynette Mueller During my downtime these past several weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve tried to occupy my time in a thoughtful way.…
In honor of Celebrate Certification Month, the JCR Weekly reached out to two esteemed veteran NCRA members to find out what impact earning professional certifications…