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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: An Official Court Reporter performs court reporting services for any judicial proceeding as required. The position requires verbatim reporting of courtroom proceedings, reading back from stenographic notes, transcription via Eclipse software and maintaining accurate and legible records which are subject to audit. The court reporter is responsible for determining that billing and formats comply with Judicial Conference requirements. Reporters must work well under pressure and work as a team of reporters for the judges of the White Plains Court.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: One year of prime stenographic CAT court reporting experience in the freelance field, in other courts, or a combination thereof is required; however, four years of experience is strongly preferred. Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification, or passing an equivalent qualifying examination is also required. Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) and Registered Merit reporter (RMR) certifications are strongly preferred.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To be considered for this position, please submit a resume detailing your education and work experience, along with a cover letter. The cover letter must indicate the position for which you are applying, including the vacancy number, and identify how your education and/or experience relate to the duties and responsibilities of the position. You must include copies of any certificates received. Resumes without the cover letter addressing the qualifications or without copies of certificates received will not be considered.
Please submit your application, consisting of one PDF document containing a resume and cover letter to:
MISCELLANEOUS: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship. Employees of the United States District Court are not included in the government’s Civil Service classification and are at-will employees. The successful candidate for this position is subject to a background check.
Judicial employees are required to adhere to the Court’s code of conduct, available for public review on the USCourts.gov website:
This position is subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer for payment of net pay.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, without prior written or other notice.
The United States District Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $54.08 - $64.90 per hour
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Work Location: In person