Court reporting agencies as well as the court reporters who work for them are working in an ever-changing environment due to the severe economic recession. The recession has hit the court reporting agencies hard as well as their reporters.
People always say to me that the court reporting world is recession-proof. We live in a society that sues like no other. So that must mean that court reporters will perhaps even be busier in a recession.
The reality is that law firms have less work and are laying off employees. Corporations just no longer have the money to bring large and costly lawsuits as they did when money was flowing so freely a few years ago.
When people contact me about the future of court reporting and the outlook for jobs when they graduate, I do tell them that there is a loss of jobs and many experienced, good reporters are not getting the work they need. Bottomline, court reporting and court reporters have been greatly affected by the overall economic health of our society and we too have to adjust the way do conduct business as a court reporting agency and conduct ourselves our reporters.