FEATURED COURSE:

$455

 

 

Individuals taking this course will learn about the court system, legal procedure, terminology, ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Students will learn about digital reporting equipment and software, including how to set up both. Students practice using the digital reporting software and receive feedback on assignments, though the course does not require access to or hands-on work with physical equipment.

For those interested in learning the skills to live scope their ASR (AI) text feed in order to offer additional high-value services to their clients, check out our Digital Reporting Realtime Fundamentals course.

Equipment Requirements:

• Some assignments in the Digital Reporting course require the use of digital reporting (DR) software to complete. Any type of DR software can be used to complete this course. For students who do not have DR software, a 45-day trial of VCC-EE software is available through an industry partner. The trial software is compatible with PCs and will not function with other operating systems commonly used on computers/devices, such as Mac, Android, Chromebooks, or iOS. 
  • If using VCC-EE: 
    • Minimum Requirement: Windows 11
    • Recommended (not required) Computer Specs: Current Generation Quad Core Intel Processor / 8GB RAM. (If using a desktop with no internal sound card, it may be necessary to plug in an external microphone.)
• Most software companies in this industry are PC-friendly. You can use a Mac in this course; however, we do not offer support for Mac-specific questions. Additionally, you cannot use a Mac if you plan to use the trial DR software provided.

Course Access: 180 days 

 

(40 hours / 4.0 CEUs)

Course Agenda

• The Legal System
• Hardware 
• Software, Annotations, and ASR
• On the Job and On the Record
• Professionalism in the Legal System
• Capture the Record Assignments
• Instructor-Graded Assignment

Course Fee: $455

BlueLedge is an AAERT-approved training center, preparing students for national certification in digital court reporting and legal transcription. 

There is a growing demand for court reporters and transcriptionists in the court systems as well as by private firms across the United States and the world. The nature of the court reporting and transcription industry is that you truly can work anywhere, as there are always needs.

Court reporters should be customer service focused, organized, capable of conducting different work in a variety of environments with people from a diverse background and capable of utilizing the legal knowledge gained through BlueLedge.

BlueLedge has passed a rigorous evaluation process by the nationally recognized governing association for digital/electronic reporters and legal transcription to ensure the highest quality education for our students.

Legal transcriptionists should be detail oriented, have a firm grasp of the English language, organized, capable of sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time while listening to audio with the legal knowledge gained through our training courses.