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NCRA Information and Resource Center

Resources to succeed at all levels

This section of our site provides a variety of information and resources to NCRA members, students, schools, state associations, and the public on the court reporting, captioning, and legal videography professions. If there are additional resources you would like to see included in this section, please contact the NCRA Communications team at pr@ncra.org.

 

General resources

Professional resources

  • Attorney Bill of Rights
  • Court Reporter Bill of Rights
  • CART Bill of Rights flyer
  • CART flyer
  • The CART Captioner's Manual
  • Captioners Code of Professional Ethics
  • Captioners Code of Ethics flyer
  • CART in the Courtroom Model Guidelines
  • Guidelines for CART Captioners
  • CLVS Code of Professional Ethics
  • CLVS Code of Ethics flyer
  • Certification handout
  • NCRA Code of Professional Ethics
  • NCRA Code of Ethics flyer
  • NCRA DiscoverSteno® flyer
  • Legal Education Program

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Promote the profession resources

Promote the profession

  • Flyer: Career
  • Flyer: Court Reporting Explained
  • Flyer (customizable): Looking for a great career
  • Flyer: NCRA DiscoverSteno®
  • Flyer: Interested in court reporting
  • Flyer (customizable): Looking for a new career?
  • Flyer: Take a seat. Beginning of a great career
  • Presentation: Careers in court reporting and captioning | PDF version
  • Handout: NCRA Certification handout
  • Flyer: Work life balance
  • Flyer: Love steno career
  • QR code: NCRA DiscoverSteno®
  • QR code: NCRA A to Z® Online

 

NCRA DiscoverSteno® yard signs
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NCRA A to Z® bumper stickers
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NCRA publications and associated websites

  • NCRA DiscoverSteno®
  • TheJCR.com
  • JCR digital magazine
  • NCRA PROLink
  • CaptioningMatters.org
  • NCRA Learning Center

Mental health resources

  • NCRA Mental health resources

Key resources

  • NCRA fact sheet [PDF]
  • NCRA STRONG
  • National Court Reporters Foundation
  • Court Reporting Explained [PDF flyer]
  • NCRA certifications and certificates
  • NCRA Learning Center
  • Affiliated court reporting associations
  • NCRA Merchandise Shop
  • NCRA Store
  • NCRA leadership
  • NCRA Marketplace
  • NCRF Oral Histories Project

 

 

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School resources

States

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State leaders can find tools to better manage, further develop, and promote their associations.

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Let us help you stay on track with your professional goals, stay connected, and keep you informed about the profession and the industry. Take advantage of these popular resources.

Find a Professional | NCRA PROLINK

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Career opportunities | NCRA JOBS BOARD

 

NCRA COVID-19 resources

As uncertainty continues surrounding COVID-19 (or the coronavirus), NCRA would like to keep you abreast of what you need to know. Here’s a collection of materials to assist you with topics that impact you and your profession. Some of these resources include collected information from other websites.

 

Working remotely for court reporters and captioners
  • Conducting meetings and depositions by remote means
  • Tips for captioners about working through coronavirus
  • Handy Checklist for Participant Tasks in Remote Depositions
  • Handling of exhibits for remote depositions
  • Helpful how-tos for remote depositions
  • Tools for web conferencing
  • Seven Remote Deposition Tips for Attorneys

Your home office

  • Working from home while parenting
  • Setting up a home office
  • Office setups and remote preparation part of downtime
  • Ask the Techie: Do you need a new chair?
News articles and blogs
  • Stenograph’s blog offers tools for working during COVID-19
  • Effective Time Management While Working Remotely During The COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Has the time finally come for increased reliance on remote hearings and depositions?
  • How to conduct depositions remotely
  • Pointers for taking depositions by videoconference during COVID-19
  • Top tips for a Zoom remote deposition
  • Five tips for looking great in remote depositions
  • How to optimize internet connections for remote depositions
  • COVID-19: Looking back through the lens
External resources
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 
  • World Health Organization
  • United States Department of Health & Human Services

    • NCRA advanced search

     

     

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