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*Deadline to apply for this recruitment: This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time.
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The Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. The Court offers a dynamic work environment, challenging projects, supportive and team-oriented colleagues with a customer-service focus, as well as outstanding employee benefits.
Under general supervision, the Official Assignment Court Reporter working on an intermittent basis, reports and transcribes verbatim stenographic record of official court proceedings. Stenographic record is defined as using the voice method or machine method. The Official Assignment Court Reporter prepares and certifies transcripts, and, at the direction of the Court, reads the report aloud in court, in accordance with applicable code sections; and performs related tasks within area of assignment.
The Official Assignment Court Reporter is distinguished from an Official Court Reporter in that the classification provides additional courtroom support from time to time on an as-needed basis. Incumbents will be expected to gradually perform a broader range of duties with increasing responsibility and independence as experience is gained. An Official Assignment Court Reporter is expected to qualify for advancement to Official Court Reporter by the end of a fifty-two (52) week probationary period. There is no permanent status in the Official Assignment Court Reporter classification. Upon advancement to Official Court Reporter, incumbents are placed on a six (6) month promotional probation period.
Duties for the classification may include, but are not limited to:
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OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT COURT REPORTER
REQUIRED LICENSE(S)
Passage of the State of California Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Examinations and possession of a valid California CSR License. With acceptable history with the CSR Board of California or the District Court of Appeal.
Possession of or ability to obtain a California driver's license by date of appointment.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
(a) Possession of a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification.
(b) Broad reporting experience (e.g., preliminary hearings, civil trials, criminal trials, complex litigation, complex criminal proceedings, juvenile proceedings, appeal transcripts, special transcripts, etc.)
(c) Experience in preparing daily transcripts.
(d) Prepared transcripts for the District Court of Appeal or any other appellate courts.
(e) Registered Merit Reporter certification (RMR).
(f) Realtime Reporting certification (CRR).
(g) California Certificate in Realtime Reporting (CCRR)
(h) Certified Realtime Generalist (CRG)
(i) Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR)
(j) Certificate of Merit (CM)
(k) Realtime Verbatim Reporter (RVR)
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE.
For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking HERE.
Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire.
Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. When listing Court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one.
SELECTION PROCESS
All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check and a reference check.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at HRStaffing@occourts.org if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process.
ELIGIBLE LIST
This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted, or a new recruitment opens.
STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through GovernmentJobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with GovernmentJobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at http://www.governmentjobs.com/.
eVERIFY
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the eVerify program.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Cynthia Funk at cfunk@occourts.org. For general employment information, please click HERE.
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