Court Reporter Job at United States Courts in New York

Overview of the Position: An Official Court Reporter performs court reporting services for any judicial proceeding as required. The position requires verbatim reporting of courtroom proceedings, reading back from stenographic notes, transcription via Eclipse software, and maintaining accurate and legible records which are subject to audit. The court reporter is responsible for determining that billing and formats comply with Judicial Conference requirements. This court has a high volume of daily and immediate copy work.

Minimum Qualifications: One year of prime stenographic CAT court reporting experience in the freelance field, in other courts, or a combination thereof is required; however, four years of experience is strongly preferred. Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification is also required. Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) and Registered Merit Reporter (RMR) certifications are strongly preferred.

Application Process: To be considered for this position, submit, in one PDF document, a resume detailing your education and work experience, along with a cover letter. The cover letter must indicate the position for which you are applying, including the vacancy number, and identify how your education and/or experience relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates must also include the vacancy number and position title in the subject field of the e-mail containing the application. Resumes without the cover letter addressing the qualifications will not be considered.

Only applications submitted via e-mail will be accepted. Applications submitted as zip files, cloud files, and/or links will not be accepted. Applications that do not conform to the above procedures will not be considered.

Please submit your application, consisting of one PDF document containing a resume and cover letter to DEjobs@nysd.uscourts.gov.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.