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.
Instructor(s):Merritt Gilbert
Merritt Gilbert is a legal professional with over 10 years of industry experience. She is a Certified Electronic Reporter and holds a Certificate of Voice Writing. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University.
Natalie Hartsfield
Natalie Hartsfield is a court reporter with more than 10 years of experience in the legal field. She has taught court reporting since 2007. Natalie holds an Occupational Associate Degree in Court Reporting from Stenotype Institute.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course must be taken on a PC. Macs are not compatible.
- A microphone.
- A reliable Internet connection.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome is preferred. Mozilla Firefox and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word: Preferably Microsoft Word 2016, 2019, or Office 365.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Free Express Scribe software. You will be provided with download instructions upon enrollment.
- A free trial of digital reporting software will be provided in the Software module of the course.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins, except for the Express Scribe and digital reporting software.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The supplies required for this course are included in enrollment. The following will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
- AltoEdge USB foot pedal
- Transcriber Headphones
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Lesson 1
- Digital Court Reporter
- The Legal System
- Court System
- Laws
- Life Cycle of a Case
- Proceedings
- Types of Court Reporters
- Terminology
- Historic Terminology
- Legal Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- Business Terminology
- Hardware
- Sound
- Audio Equipment
- Additional Equipment
- Your Software and Annotations
- Software
- Annotations
- Annotation Practice
- On the Job and On the Record
- Before the Proceeding
- During the Proceeding
- After the Proceeding
- Working with a Legal Videographer
- Court Work and Large Proceedings
- Intro to Courtroom Proceedings
- Types of Court Proceedings
- Court Annotations
- Large Proceedings
- Professionalism in the Legal System
- Professionalism and Decorum
- Ethics
- Maintain Confidentiality
- Course Wrap up
- The Transcript
- AAERT Certification Information
- Final Test
- Legal Transcription
- Transcriptionist Software Setup
- English Language
- Parts of Speech
- Confusing Words
- Spelling Rules
- International English
- Terminology
- Historic Terminology
- Legal Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- Business Terminology
- Grammar and Punctuation
- Capitalization
- Numbers
- Introduction to Punctuation
- Sentence Punctuation
- More Punctuation and Formatting
- Building the Transcript
- Annotations from Reporter
- Transcript Formatting
- Proofreading Assignments
- Researching
- Transcription Assignments
- Transcription Assignments & Working Environment
- Working Environment
- Transcription Assignments
- Transcription Assignments & Course Wrap Up
- Transcription Assignments
- Certification
- Final
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