Court Reporters In New York
Court reporters in New York have many different types of opportunities in court reporting firms. Court reporters in New York will find that there are court reporting agencies in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County, Westchester County and Suffolk County. Many of these court reporting agencies do different types of work because of the type of clients the court reporting agency has. When a court reporter is looking for work in New York, they should call several different court reporting agencies and inquire what type of depositions or hearings they do. It is difficult for a new court reporter to realize that there is a big difference in the type of work different court reporting companies do. A court reporter coming to New York has the opportunity to pursue many different types of court reporting careers. Some court reporters prefer a less stressful type of work with perhaps the opportunity to take half day cases instead of long all day cases. Some court reporters who have perfected their skills and do realtime reporting should look for a court reporting agency that has clients that do this type of work. Not every court reporting agency has clients who have work that require realtime reporting skills. It is important that a court reporter be realistic of their skill level so that they do not end up on a deposition which they have to struggle with. This is what makes court reporting very stressful, to be out of your league as far as skills are concerned. There is a need for court reporters with all types of skills. Our court reporting agency certainly would not want a staff of highly trained LiveNote reporters since we would not have enough of this highly specialized type of work to go around. We want a balanced staff, court reporters who want shorter and easier, less stressful work, and reporters who want to do a 300 page daily LiveNote. It is very important for a court reporter to work with a firm that understands what their skills are and matches the cases they give the court reporter with their skills.