CRT 252P - Court Reporting Internship

 
Description
This course is a practical work experience for the Court Reporting student, arranged in consultation and conjunction between the internship student, the supervising faculty member and the internship site. The student spends no less than 40 verified hours writing judicial, closed captioning or Computer Access Realtime Translation (CART) material under the supervision of a court reporter. To complete the course the student will produce 40 pages of transcript for grading purposes and write a narrative detailing their internship experience. The course consists of scheduled classroom sessions with the instructor, individual appointments and on-the-job training. Students are assigned to Judicial, Freelance, Closed Captioning and CART environments.

1. Recognize the various courtroom procedures required of the court reporter: handling exhibits, off-the-record discussions, motions, witness gestures, oral reading of notes, colloquy designations, side bar discussions and transcript production.
2. Apply tools learned in the classroom to identify proper professional conduct: appropriate dress, attitude, confidentiality, loyalty, punctuality and respect for the courtroom participants.
3. Explain record keeping, scheduling, billing and general organization of the court reporting office.
4. Produce in proper format a 40 page error-free, computer software generated transcript of internship experiences which will be used for grading purposes and not sold.
5. Document 40 hours of verified writing in a Judicial, Freelance, Closed Captioning or CART setting.
6. Write a comprehensive narrative of internship experience.

1. Judicial, Freelance, Closed Captioning and CART court reporting
2. Resumes, letters of application, thank you letters
3. Code of professional ethics
4. Dress for Success
5. Legal and medical terminology in the court reporting environment
6. Captions
7. Reporting the spoken words
8. Nonverbal actions
9. Exhibits
10. Oaths
11. Stipulations
12. Reading back
13. Distribution and ancillary services
14. Notary requirements
15. Transcript production and billing
16. Tax related issues
17. Reference materials
18. Professional organizations and associations
19. Legal citations
20. Confidentiality
21. Certification, testing and continuing education
     

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