Judicial Reporting - Midstate College

Judicial Reporting from Midstate College is a Campus Associate Law degree that prepares you for a Legal career. The Judicial Reporting program is certified by the Council on Approved Student Education of the National Court Reporters Association and has met the General Requirements and Minimum Standards established by said Council which include an internship and instruction in machine shorthand, keyboarding, English, law, legal terminology, anatomy, medical terminology, judicial reporting procedures, and technology. Our graduates are qualified to sit for national and state certification tests. Upon certification, when required, our graduates are qualified to work as official judicial reporters in the courts or as freelance judicial reporters . In addition, the Judicial Reporting/Legal Transcription Program includes a basic knowledge of and similar skills required in broadcast captioning and CART reporting career fields. The training for judicial reporters integrates the use of computer-aided transcription and realtime skills as part of the program. Training in the use of computer-aided transcription and realtime skills makes a graduate's professional career highly successful. Program Objectives: Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to: 1. write a conflict-free realtime translation theory system. 2. read distinctly and with authority from steno notes or from realtime screens, quickly locating portions to be read, maintaining composure while reading. 3. demonstrate ability to apply the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to sentences, paragraphs, and transcripts through systematic testing and/or projects. 4. demonstrate an understanding and application of law and legal terminology. 5. demonstrate an understanding and application of anatomy and medical terminology. 6. assume the role of the realtime reporter through simulated trials and depositions in performing all required functions. 7. apply the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics in simulated situations and case studies. 8. identify the appropriate reference sources used in transcript preparation. 9. produce a complete and accurate transcript of at least ten pages on a computer-aided transcription system from the student's own stenographic notes, including all appropriate pages and components. 10. produce a five-page, first-pass transcript with a goal of 95 percent translation rate using a realtime system. 11. demonstrate knowledge of and application of realtime translation technology through systematic testing and/or projects. 12. demonstrate understanding of current events through quizzes and/or dictation. 13. pass at 95 percent accuracy: three five-minute tests of two-voice testimony material dictated at 225 wpm; three five-minute tests of jury charge material at 200 wpm; and three five-minute tests of literary material at 180 wpm. 14. transcribe a simulated RPR skills test with 3.75 hours. 15. prepare 40 pages of a complete and accurate transcript for course evaluation taken from the freelance, the official, or the realtime reporting internship. 16. complete at least 40 verified hours of actual writing time during the internship experience. 17. achieve a QWERTY keyboarding speed of 65 wpm with five or fewer errors. View more details on Midstate College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Law courses.