Could Automation Be the Antidote to the Court Reporter Shortage?
The innovation of AI applied to legal transcription will result in an updated version of the invaluable profession of court reporting.
May 23, 2019 at 01:30 PM
6 minute read
Court reporters are the quiet force driving court system efficiency, from the local level all the way up to federal level.
Their unrivaled typing speed meets courts' needs for transcripts on all proceedings. After all, the average court reporter types 225 words a minute—three times as fast as a regular typist and five times the speed of an average user.
Finding those capable of reaching the needed skill level has always been difficult, but due to a variety of factors, the court system is now facing a shortage of court reporters—and courts are forced to slow down as a result. A National Court Reporter Association (NCRA) report estimated that we've reached a shortage of 5,000 court reporters in the United States. The industry is used to running with 32,000 court reporters sharing the burden, meaning 16% of the workforce has been wiped out without being replaced.
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