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News from Around the PlanetDawn Hart – My Reporting Journey
Dawn Hart tells Planet Depos that she went to court reporting school “by accident” thanks to her guidance counselor telling her that she was wasting time at “play college,” and that she should enroll in their court reporting program. Court reporting school was...
Court Reporting – A Fascinating, Rewarding Career
Court Reporter Jan Hamilton shares with Planet Depos what she loves most about reporting, her most memorable witness, and a bittersweet assignment. “It’s the people with whom I’ve had the honor and privilege to work, the newness and spontaneity of every day, and the...
Finding the Court Reporting Profession
Jan Hamilton, a 36-year court reporter with Planet Depos, shares her discovery of the court reporting profession, and her love of the life it has brought her. Jan graduated from high school in 1974 and, like her four elder siblings, went straight to college. After...
Taking Depositions in Asia Part 3 – Hiring a Certified Videographer
In Part 2 you learned how to choose an American certified realtime court reporter for your depositions in Asia. Now it’s time to determine how to choose a qualified videographer. In many instances, foreign witnesses cannot be compelled to testify live at trial in the...
If I Had It To Do All Over Again
Before I developed bilateral radial tunnel syndrome, which involves compression or entrapment of the radial nerve in the forearm, I worked for 25 years as a court reporter. A lot of people have asked me if I had an opportunity to do it all over again, would I still...
Facebook Etiquette for Court Reporters
Facebook is an amazing social media tool, and it can be both professionally useful and personally engaging. However, it is extremely important that court reporters give serious consideration to how and when they make use of Facebook, as it can either enhance or...
Planet Depos Even Makes the Harlem Shake Happen
Planet Depos takes great pride In “Making it Happen” for its clients. In staying true to its motto, Planet Depos works hard to stay on top of the changing landscape that is the litigation world, from mobile videoconferencing, to streaming real time text/audio/video,...
The Ten Commandments of Smartphone Etiquette
If you’re ever been in the middle of a conversation with someone, and they've stopped suddenly to take a call or return a text, you may be one of us in the legal community who wishes that Moses would go up that mountain just one more time, but this time come down with...
Women as Lawyers in 2013
According to the NALP’s 2012 Women & Minorities report, the number of female associates nationwide continues to fall for the third straight year, while the percentage of female partners increased by a small margin, from 19.54% to 19.91%. Considering the fact that...
Smart Attire for Female Legal Professionals
If you’re a female legal professional and tend to wear open-toed shoes, no hose, skirts above the knee, button-down blouses that may be quite buttoned down, or pencil skirts with slits, you may want to reconsider. The ABA’s Women in Law Leadership Academy stated that...