Official Court Reporter - Resident

State of North Carolina - Albemarle, NC

Albemarle, NC

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts seeks a certified Court Reporter-Resident, records and transcribes verbatim, court trials, hearings, and conferences in Superior Court, reporting to the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge or their designee. Work originates from the need to make a true, complete, and accurate record of civil and criminal proceedings as required by law, to provide transcripts, as requested, and to certify to the record's accuracy. This is a 2-county district which includes: Stanly and Montgomery counties.

Responsibilities

• Record proceedings of court trials, hearings, or conferences by stenotype, or voice-writing methods.
• Transcribe the proceedings into accurate transcripts for purposes of appeal or by order of the court.
• Read aloud, as required, statements of participants during court proceedings.
• Place identifying marks on supplemental materials for inclusion in the transcript.
• Assure evidence has been properly introduced and marked as exhibits.
• Take dictation of orders and findings of fact, creating documents necessary for a judge's signature.
• Maintain file, notes, tapes and records of notes indexed to facilitate later reference and use.
• Proofread, edit, and certify transcripts.
• Respond to inquiries from court personnel, attorneys, citizens, and prisoners.
• Complete activity reports and travel reimbursement forms. Submit them to the Administrative Office of the Courts and/or the court reporting manager in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Certification from the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) as a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA) as a Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR).
• Completion of a court reporting program approved by the NCRA or NVRA and ten years of court reporting experience.
• Licensed as an official court reporter in another state and five years of court reporting experience.
• Knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; court rules, regulations, procedures, and operations; legal and various specialized terminology; and transcript format and style.
• Skill in transcribing notes rapidly and accurately; and using court reporting hardware.
• Ability to take dictation rapidly and accurately for extended periods of time at a speed sufficient to have attained the required certification; accurately transcribe notes; type a volume of material over a sustained period of time within deadlines; maintain confidentiality; and represent the court in a manner consistent with its decorum.

Benefits

• Transcripts are paid in addition to base salary.