COURT REPORTER - 233rd District Court

About the role

The Court Reporter performs senior professional level duties on a day-to-day basis to achieve the short- and long-term goals of the work group.

Responsibilities

• Documents, maintains, and preserves required records and statistics as it pertains to departmental operations.
• Ensures compliance with any or all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations; policies, and may update staff or work group on applicable changes.
• Recommends and/or develops departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains and updates files.
• Manages special projects as directed.
• Stenographically records testimony of all court proceedings as requested by attorney(s) and/or the Court.
• Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the business as assigned or required.

Requirements

• To apply, must have an Associate’s degree + three (3) full-time years of related work experience.
• To apply, must have a High School Diploma or GED + five (5) full-time years of related work experience.
• To apply, must have and maintain a current certification by the State of Texas as a certified shorthand reporter (CSR).

Qualifications

• Must provide licensing agency and license number in "certificates and licensing" section of the application or be disqualified.
• If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment or licensure at On-boarding.

Skills

• Current CSR License issued by the Texas Supreme Court upon completion of Court Reporting School and testing by the Texas Court Reporters Certification Board.
• Associate's degree or higher + three (3) full-time years of related work experience.
• High School Degree or GED + five (5) full-time years of related work experience.
• Use of Realtime court reporting.
• Use of a stenotype machine or steno mask.

Benefits

• Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits & 13 County Holidays.
• For more information, please click on the link below: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, walk, climb, stoop, lift, push and pull.