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Although a recent settlement with salaried court reporters will allow the government to move forward with its plan to contract out certain elements of the transcription process, many in the industry remain confused about how the new system will work, says Toronto court reporter Kimberley Neeson. Law Times reports that the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Ministry of the Attorney General have reached a settlement to resolve a dispute about the contracting out of court...

For the last several years, the reporters at Neeson have been using the Stenocast realtime system with a lot of success. Stenocast uses Bluetooth technology to send realtime data from the court reporter’s software to the recipient’s laptop and software using a “dongle” in the user’s USB port (whether in the litigation setting or for some of our hard of hearing clients who attending meetings and the like). Stenocast’s realtime system replaced all those annoying wires and allowed...

Well, perhaps describing Stenocast’s system as a “router” is a misnomer. For the last several years, the reporters at Neeson have been using the Stenocast realtime system with a lot of success. Stenocast uses Bluetooth technology to send realtime data from the court reporter’s software to the recipient’s laptop and software using a “dongle” in the user’s USB port (whether in the litigation setting or for some of our hard of hearing clients who attending meetings and the like)....

It’s often challenging, given all the interruptions in our day, to get things done. How many times have you started your day saying, all right, I’m going to get this, and this and that done today, and then by day’s end you haven’t even touched what you intended to do? Staying on task, short of emergency situations, can be very difficult to do in our bombarded world. Now you can imagine being a court reporter, someone who has to listen to every single word spoken and render the spoken...

It’s interesting how we all get stuck doing things the way we always have, and don’t think about how we can leverage technology to assist us. As a court reporting firm, we are constantly updating our technology in order to provide clients with transcripts more quickly, more efficiently and in cost effective ways. As the world becomes smaller, certain challenges have become greater: how to connect with people in a way that makes sense for the situation, while bearing in mind time efficiencies...

All court reporters are the same, right? Obviously the answer cannot be “yes” because court reporters are people, with various skills and abilities that they bring to the table. Follow these tips to ensure you get the right person preparing your client’s legal proceedings. Experience – If your case is the retelling of a slip and fall, for example, a vast amount of experience is probably not necessary given the vocabulary that will come into play. If, however, your case involves...

Canadian court reporting companies can provide the types if technological support to help law firms accomplish their goals. With the internet and more sources producing documents that could be important to your litigation, it is important to work with a firm that can provide streamlined solutions to organize and manage large amounts of data. American and Canadian court reporters are recognizing that when it comes to litigation support, they are often partners with the law firm throughout the...

In a new video from advocatedaily.com, Kim Neeson talks about how changes in how court reporting happens in Ontario courtrooms could mean more time-intensive work for legal professionals. This new proposal might also produce critical errors that could make a difference in cases. You can see the complete video here on YouTube.

Could new cost-cutting measures that will separate court reporting from transcription cause problems that could have an impact on the legal system? That is the question being asked in a new article appearing on advocatedaily.com. Kim Neeson, owner of Neeson & Associates Court Reporting and Captioning is bringing her experience to the subject. The entire article can be found here.

Toronto court reporter Kimberley Neeson says that cost cutting measures that have already restricted court interpreter resources and are now threatening court reporting could impact the administration of justice. A new article on advocatedaily.com is highlighting this emerging issue and draws from the experience of the owner of Neeson & Associates Court Reporting and Captioning. The entire article can be found here.