Court Reporter - Bakersfield, United States - Superior Court of California, County of Kern

Superior Court of California, County of Kern Bakersfield, United States

3 weeks ago

Description

COURT REPORTER
Metro Division - 018

This regular full-time position recruitment is continuous and may close at anytime without notice. Candidates must possess a current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) license issued by the Court Reporters' Board of California. This vacancy resides at the Metropolitan Division in Bakersfield.

$85, $104,197.18 Annually and

up to 9% premium pay for real time services and certification.

Under general supervision, records verbatim proceedings in civil, criminal, juvenile and other court proceedings in the Superior Court of Kern County.

Court Reporters are responsible for recording verbatim proceedings in civil, criminal, juvenile, and other court proceedings; reading aloud at the direction of the court, and preparing transcripts of those proceedings as requested in accordance with applicable code sections.

Essential Functions

The following examples are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel assigned to this classification.

Any one position in this class may not perform all the duties listed below, nor are the duties described intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel assigned to this classification.

Records verbatim notes of all court proceeding; provides real-time transcription or reads back record of proceedings; asks judge and other speakers for clarification of testimony, instructions, orders or actions.
Reads testimony aloud at the direction of the court.
Produces and certifies formal, written transcripts; archives court reports and transcripts; organizes and ensures official records security.
Receives and processes transcript requests; estimates cost of transcripts; duplicates tapes of official records for requesting parties.
Researches medical, legal and technical terminology as well as case citations and related information; develops and modifies custom software dictionaries; sets up and maintains court reporting, transcription and archival equipment.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

JUDGMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY

Incumbents work under general supervision on a set of tasks in accordance with established policies, procedures, statutes, and standards under the supervision of court administration.

Incumbents have no responsibility for the work of others. Substantial error in transcription or read back could affect outcome of a trial or appeal.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

In accordance with Section 8016 of the California Business and Professions Code, official court reporters working in any court shall possess a current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) license issued by the Court Reporters' Board of California .

Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of:

laws, regulations and practices relating to court reporting and transcription; legal terminology; court operations and courtroom procedure; courtroom etiquette and conventions; specialized vocabulary used in legal proceedings, English grammar and usage of related materials and court reporting equipment and computer software.

Ability to:

simultaneously listen to and make verbatim record of court proceedings; pay attention to conversational detail; work in presence of court audience; communicate clearly and effectively in English; accurately report court proceedings, prepare printed transcripts, and meet deadlines as required by the Superior Court and the Court of Appeals; coordinate work with judicial, support, and administrative staff and work within court policies, procedures, and systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with judicial officers, co-workers, attorneys, and other court staff, both individually and in group settings; work cooperatively under time constraints and exacting professional and legal standards; transfer and/or travel to various departments at different locations on short notice; deal tactfully with the public and other court personnel; use personal computer including word processing and other software.

Realtime Reporting capability (may be required for some positions).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical and mental requirements described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class.

These include but are not limited to:

sit and record verbatim proceedings accurately at sustained speed and duration for prolonged periods of time; occasional lifting of objects weighting up to 50 lbs; hear well enough to understand and record verbatim testimony with competing background noise; use hands and wrists to keyboard on a stenographic machine; reach with hands and arms; see well enough to proofread transcripts; use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret situations; work with frequent interruptions and meet changing deadlines.

Incumbents are not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Selection Procedures

All applicants are required to submit an online application. Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application.

Status Notifications:
You will be notified by email through the site during the process of this recruitment. Some email accounts have been known to place these emails in the spam/junk file. Please check your email folders and/or accept emails ending with and If your email address should change, please update your profile at

Applicants are welcome to apply online using the computer terminal at our Main office located on the second floor at 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, California We are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m., and closed during Court holidays.

To learn more about how to create an application click here.

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