Court Reporting (Portland: job openings, transfer, school)

[brottishluv]

I have two quesitons.

How is Court Reporting in the Portland area?

Is this school a legit one?

College of Legal Arts
8909 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 100
Portland, OR 97219

Thank you!

[Minervah]

I can tell you I went to COLA back in 2002. There was a great deal of dissatisfaction which resulted in the firing of one of the teachers and administrators. The instructors were below par. I transferred to Western School of Business which is now Everett College and the law teachers there were awesome

COLA may have cleaned up its act by now I hope so. I don't see any ads for court reporters and I am always looking in the papers and online for para legals and they are usually in the same section. Still you need to check this out with some of the employment agencies who specialize in placements in the legal field.

[subsound]

Court Reporting is a dead profession, most courts have installed recording systems nearly a decade ago.

[gea12345]

Originally Posted by subsound

Court Reporting is a dead profession, most courts have installed recording systems nearly a decade ago.

False, I talk to court reporters every day! ]They are working and making decent money.

Look at the U.S. governement's Bureau of labor statistics and they make about the same as paralegals!!

As long as people sue each other, you will need court reporters.

good luck!!

[subsound]

Originally Posted by gea12345

False, I talk to court reporters every day! ]They are working and making decent money.

Maybe in criminal trials, I have only 1 experience there which did not have a reporter, but no civil proceedings I know of has ever had one since 2001. My own personal experience, and those I chat with that are mostly in copyright and business law, haven't seen one for ages.

[brottishluv]

Court Reporting Designated One of the Fastest Growing Professions By Federal Government, Although Number of Graduates is Trending Downward - Business News - redOrbit

It's supposedly a growing profession

[brottishluv]

Originally Posted by Minervah

COLA may have cleaned up its act by now I hope so.

Thanks for the information! I will definitely need to do research to make sure it has. The college you transfered to doesn't have court reporting.

[brottishluv]

Originally Posted by gea12345

False, I talk to court reporters every day! ]
good luck!!

Thank you!

[subsound]

I can see it for broadcasting for the hearing impaired, that will grow I think (more things broadcast in general, all those cable channels) but transcriptions and courts will diminish in priority. I know most people who do transcriptions outsource it now, medical procedures get some very interesting spellings that way. Also depends on the technology of speech to text applications, Dragon Naturally Speaking has always done a mediocre job...but if they ever get a killer application in that area the positions could disappear pretty much overnight.

Court Reporter

The number of court reporters is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2016. There will probably be more job openings than job seekers, so job opportunities should be good, especially for stenographic typists. There will continue to be a need for transcriptions of court cases. The need for television captions will grow. The need for translating services for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons will also grow. Because there aren't enough stenographic typists, voice writers have become more common. Still, many courts hire only stenotypists. So, demand for these highly skilled reporters will remain high.


All new television programs must be captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Also, deaf and hard-of-hearing college students can get translations in their classes. Both of these factors should increase demand for court reporters that can provide real-time captioning and CART services. Providing these services requires the same skills that court reporters use.


Limited budgets may prevent courts from hiring more staff. This might limit the need for court reporters. Many courtrooms use tape recorders to make records of proceedings. But court reporters who can quickly turn spoken words into text will continue to be needed.

[davefr]

Originally Posted by subsound

Court Reporting is a dead profession, most courts have installed recording systems nearly a decade ago.

They've been saying that for decades but the legal system moves at a snail's pace when it comes to adopting new technology.

Freelance court reporting is a wonderful career once you become proficient and establish a reputation.

Pay is good and you can pick and choose your jobs up to a point. A large portion of the work can be done at home. The cases are all different.

The legal system is pretty immune to economic downturns and you job isn't likely to go to China or India.