Digital Court Reporting with Legal Transcription

Court reporting is one of the fastest-growing career areas in the legal system. This 100% online course will prepare you to enter the court reporting field as a digital court reporter and a legal transcriber. You will be fully prepared to pass the Certified Electronic Reporter (CER) and Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET) exams offered by the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT). The AAERT's nationally recognized certifications are leading credentials required by various court systems and agencies.

Note: If taking the course to prepare for the exam, please research the locations you are interested in working to determine whether they use digital reporting methods. Then ask if they recognize AAERT certification.

What you will learn

• How to create an accurate legal transcript
  • Transcript formatting, focusing on federal court systems
  • Parts of speech, proper legal punctuation, and spelling
  • Legal, medical, and industry terminology
• Fundamentals of the United States legal system
• Professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality
• Legal, medical, and industry terminology
• Digital reporting hardware and software, including practice using digital recording software
• Transcript formatting, focusing on federal court systems

How you will benefit

• Develop the skills you need to become a successful digital reporter and legal transcriber who can work in the field and at home.
• Be in a position to sit for and pass the AAERT's (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) Certified Electronic Reporter (CER) and Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET) exams.
• AAERT certification vastly improves your marketability when applying for work at freelance agencies or court systems, some of which require the certification by law or because of government contracts.