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To Scope or Not to that is my question...
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Hello Everyone, I am a student in court reporting and will be changing programs to become a scopist. I am wondering what some of your opinions are on such a change? I don't want to do be a reporter…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kellie Zollars Feb 18.
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Kellie Zollars replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."I had a job last month where the videographer actually volunteered to look spellings up on the Internet for me while I was reporting. I thought, wow, what a great marketing tool to get reporters to refer you.
And I realized when just looking…"
Kellie Zollars replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."Hi, Martha
I thought I'd jump in to answer your question. I've been using scopists for most of my 30 years of depo reporting - I actually dictated from my notes and used typists for my first year of reporting, then used in-house…"
"I love what you are saying, Kelli. I haven't been doing this long, but I can already see that there is a huge gap out there between those that want to do a great job and those that just want to get it done and get the money.
I want to be…"
"You're lucky to be so busy! I'm hoping to branch out soon to other agencies since the small agency I work for is getting too slow. Did you point out to your scopist her errors? And if you did, what was their excuse? …"
Kelli Combs (admin) replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."Yeah, I don't edit any of my own work. I have tendonitis and so I concentrate on what I'm good at, the machine. Sometimes I just think they want to just scan through it as quick as they can and collect that…"
"Wow, Kelli, that is unbelievable! I am shocked reading "sea-level" and "perspective." I don't blame you for being irritated and mad. When you're paying someone to do scoping, all you should have to do…"
Kelli Combs (admin) replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."What I notice is they will type stuff in and have typos, not reading for context, which is a big one. I'll send them exhibits, which they won't bother to even look at and then type in what they think the doc said, which is wrong,…"
Judy replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."Very interesting topic, one I'd like to get more involved in but can't b/c of an expedite (why do they wait until the end of the depo before the tell you about the expedite? Are they afraid I'll walk out if they tell me at the…"
Keith Rowan II replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."I'm wondering that too as I consider using scopists for the first time. What are some of the errors that you see? What separates the good from the bad?"
Martha Ruble replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."Kelli, this is a serious question. What makes 70% of the scopists not worth a hill of beans? Your transcripts are very clean I'm sure most of the time. There is spell check so that shouldn't be a problem. Is it not…"
Kelli Combs (admin) replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."I could care less if a scopist is "certified." After they do one or two transcripts for me, I know in my book whether they will work out. I've never asked the question if someone is certified.
In my experience of…"
Kelli Combs (admin) replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."I know one scopist I use on a part-time basis makes around $50,000. She does a ton of daily work, however. That's how she makes her money because it's double the regular rate. I only use her when I have dailies or…"
Amber Lyn Seals replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."The amount of money I make isn't a huge factor. My husband supports our family and my current job being self employed is only an assistance to our household... BUT I do need to make some money..."
Martha Ruble replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."I guess a good question to ask is how much do you want to make in your career as a scopist. I don't know what they could make. I think one that made $25,000 was kept pretty busy. I don't know if that's the maximum…"
Amber Lyn Seals replied to Amber Lyn Seals's discussion To Scope or Not to that is my question..."Kelli,Does it make a difference to you that a scopist be certified? I am planning on getting my certificate and I am learning theory and using CaseCat....
Thanks!"
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