Why Reporters Used to Stay — and What Agencies Must Rebuild to Keep Them Now

There was a time when court reporters stayed with agencies because agencies gave them stability, protection, professional identity, and a future. That relationship quietly eroded as the industry shifted toward volume, platforms, and cost-cutting. If agencies want loyalty again, they must rebuild what once existed: fair pay, safety, respect, growth paths, and a mission reporters actually recognize.

Remote Reporting Didn’t Devalue the Profession. It Forced It to Clarify Its Value.

Remote proceedings did not cheapen court reporting. They stripped away logistics and forced the profession to confront what it actually sells: custody of the legal record. As rate debates intensify, the future of stenography may depend less on where reporters sit and more on whether the profession anchors its value in accountability, professional responsibility, and the integrity of the record itself.

Saving Court Reporting – It’s About More Than Fighting AI

The legal world has spent years debating artificial intelligence and digital recording in courtrooms. And with good reason. Accuracy, privacy, and accountability are not luxuries; they are the bedrock of justice. Human court reporters remain the gold standard for preserving the record. But while we fight Silicon Valley’s latest experiment, another crisis is starving ourContinue reading “Saving Court Reporting – It’s About More Than Fighting AI”