For attorneys and witnesses, when the deposition ends, the
hard work is done. For a court reporter, the end of the deposition signals the
beginning of a team process to produce an accurate and complete transcript to
be delivered to the attorneys.

Here’s what happens behind the scenes at Greater Raleigh
Court Reporting after the deposition ends.

1.   The court reporter  runs their stenographic notes through CAT
(computer-aided transcription) software, which translates the notes into
English. 

2.   The translated note file is sent to a scopist,
who edits the reporter’s notes into full transcript format.

3.   After the scopist
has completed their work, the court reporter listens to the audio while reading
through the deposition transcript. Their job is to catch any missing or
incorrect words, to check the spelling of proper names or technical
terminology, and to ensure that proper punctuation is used.

4.   Now it’s time to add on the title pages and
certificate pages.  The reporter ensures
that the case caption is entered correctly, that appearances of counsel are
correct, that on and off record times are correct, that the court reporter’s
certificate is correct, and that examinations and exhibits are listed correctly
in the table of contents.

5.   The reporter then
uploads their transcript, signed certificate, audio files, order forms, and
production worksheets to Greater Raleigh Court Reporting.

Office staff:

Now the final transcript goes to the office staff for
delivery to the attorneys, but there’s a little more work to be done first. The
office staff will:

• ·        
  Scan deposition exhibits to be attached to the
  transcript file

• ·        
  Save the transcript in various file formats,
  depending on what the attorneys ordered
• ·        
  If a hard copy was ordered, print and bind the
  transcript and exhibits
• ·        
  Create billing statements for each attorney
• ·        
  Deliver the transcript via email (and by mail if
  a hard copy was ordered)

As you can see, transcript production really is a team
effort. At Greater Raleigh Court Reporting, where our team
produces dozens of transcripts each week, we’ve got it down to a science.