Court Reporting Firms Provide Key Services for Legal Proceedings
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The
role of a court reporter can vary and in some instances a videographer is used
instead of the traditional stenographic
court reporter. The purpose for this
role in the courtroom is to document the dialogue of the participants. Not only do they record what is said, but
they also document any gestures and emotions.
A
San Francisco court reporter has a vital role in the judicial process. Their job is to produce a transcription of
the court proceedings. This is documented
history of what was said, any physical gestures or emotions generated by
lawyers, witnesses, defendants, expert witnesses, jurists and even members of
the gallery.
In
the past, the person performing this job had to type a minimum of 225 words per
minute and be very attentive to detail.
Today, technology has taken over the role of recording the court
proceedings. San Francisco realtime court reporting firms
provide personnel and equipment suitable for creating a video reproduction of
everything that occurs in the courtroom.
A
San Francisco court reporter may be an employee
of the city, government agency, a private company or work for a law firm. In fact, some broadcast stations provide a
court reporter in order to offer closed captioned transcription services. These service providers may offer people who
are multi-lingual and able to record and translate dialogue in different
languages. Sometimes they travel with a
legal team to other countries to provide transcription services.
A
court reporter is present in a courtroom or during any legal meeting that
requires legal transcription. These
meetings may be depositions, or for arbitrating or mediating a legal
dispute. The court report uses a steno
typing machine or works with an electronic voice recorder or voice writer
machine. A videographer records the
proceedings using a video recorder.
When
using a steno machine, the court reporter actually types in shorthand. The transcript is later transcribed to the
full script. When using a voice writing
system, the reporter repeats the conversation into an electronic device while
identifying the speaker and noting any gestures or emotions. This type of recording is later transcribed
into a text format.
Videography
is the most current level of legal reporting.
Legal and professional experts can connect to a secure website to review
and watch the recording. This means a
trial that occurs in San Francisco can be recorded by San Francisco Court
Reporting Firms. The recording is streamed across the internet
and reviewed by people who have expertise to offer the local case, but who are
in a different location.