Determine Your Requirement For Court Reporter

1. Determine Your Requirement For Court Reporter Submitted By : GeorgiaReporting

2. Today every court reporting agency says they are the best for you and they know exactly what you need and want. However, you can never just go by the saying as choosing a quality court reporting agency is one of the most important decisions to make. Today, when we are in the 21st century, the demand for court reporting services has led to the proliferation of court reporting firms and freelancers.

3. These days some firms are more reliable than others and choosing the right one is very important. You need to be able to identify which would provide not only superior services but also see that the reporters of the agency provide quality verbatim dictation of an event. However, now you can choose the correct court reporting agency if you follow these few golden rules.

4. Determine your needs correctly • The very first thing you need to do before choosing a court reporting firm, is understanding your needs. You need to know what services you would be needing and expecting and then go forward with choosing the agency. Determining your needs correctly with also help you in choosing whether you need to hire an all round court report or a reporter with an expertise in particular fields of your choice or just a stenographer with the similar studies and backgrounds.

5. Research • Once you have understood and determined the services you need to take the first step in choosing the right court reporting agency for yourself. This would be conducting an accurate research on the court reporting agencies in your area. You can then develop a list of the top 10 to 15 agencies in relation to the quality of their services. The research and listing is very important, in order to narrow down your search to the agencies that can best fulfill your reporting needs, with as much assurance as possible that the transcripts and litigation support will be of the highest quality possible.

6. Quality of the court reporters • After listing the top court reporting agencies, you need to see that the agency provide good quality reporters. Today everyone is looking for the best court reporters for their depositions. You need to know that a good reporting firm would have skilled and experienced staff and they should send a quality reporter to their clients, each and every time. The quality of court reporters is good if they are careful with spelling and important details, highly skilled in proofreading, editing and researching and if they are able to type a minimum of 200 words per minute.

7. Cost of the services • Today other than quality one of the major factors is the cost of services. Cost can indeed be a determining factor in choosing a court reporting agency. Therefore, before starting a project, the cost of the services should be thoroughly discussed and agreed upon. • There should be mutual understanding and one should always discuss a convenient billing schedule to avoid any disagreement in future. Time-limit parameters should be communicated to the agency clearly along with your court reporting needs. • You should consider page rates and hourly sitting fees. Also some firms provide additional services like legal videography and video conferencing, at no extra cost. • Even many court agencies provide discounts for big cases by some firms and you need to see if your project is eligible or not for those discounts.

8. Reputation • The last but not least factor to be considered while hiring a good court reporting firm is the reputation of the firm. Remember when you last time ate at any empty restaurant or visited a doctor without getting any referrals. Well, the same thing holds true for the agencies that provide court reporting services. You can always see the testimonials and ratings of their previous clients and even pick the word on the street from current clients which are positive.

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