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.
Completion Time
120 hours
Access Time
183 Days
Outcome
Industry Certification
Language
English
Training Level
Beginner
Delivery Information:
Online
Asynchronous
Self-paced
Description
Learning Outcomes
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
- 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.
Additional Information
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.
Requirements
Technology Requirements
Hardware Requirements: This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements: Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled
- The latest Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader ( free download available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ )
- Any modern Office suite: Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice
- Reliable internet connection. Broadband cable or highspeed DSL is recommended for optimal experience.
- E-mail account (to be able to register and to receive e-mail from the course system regarding registration, course status, etc.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: To complete this course, you will need the following:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Basic computer skills, for example:
- Create folders (aka directories) and save files
- Locate files saved on a computer and upload them to a webpage
- Use a web browser and search the Internet
- Familiarity with a word processing program
- Ability to use videoconferencing software, like Zoom
- Eligible for notary public commissions in your state
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