New Directory Unites Scopists and Court Reporters
For Immediate Release:
New Directory Unites Scopists and Court Reporters
Until now the available methods for a court reporter to find a
scopist were limited, especially since most scopists are
freelancers who work from home. That's why Mithros Web Design
has launched a new online scopist and court reporter directory
called Scopingcentral.com to provide a better way for court
reporters to connect with support personnel in their industry
including scopists, proofreaders, transcriptionists and
agencies. You may be wondering, what is a scopist? Explained in
the simplest terms, a scopist is someone who edits imperfect
transcripts created from the stenographic files of court
reporters, mostly in trials, hearings and other legal
procedures. Proofreaders are just that, they proofread the work
that has been scoped before it goes to final approval of the
court reporter. Transcriptionists, on the other hand, usually
work for agencies rather than court reporters and are
responsible for producing entire documents from scratch using
only audio or video. Most Americans know little or nothing about
the court reporting profession, not to mention their
subcontracted employees. There are virtually no sections in any
newspaper employment classifieds or leading Internet classifieds
such as Career Builder or Monster.com for Court Reporting,
Scoping or Transcription jobs. Perhaps this is why Mithros Web
Development has tried to help working people in the field of
court reporting find a solution. How does Scoping Central work?
Its registered members are provided with access to a job board,
support forums, and the main feature of the site, their own
professional web profile. The profiles are created and edited by
each member individually and become part of a database that can
be searched by name, location, software used, or any other
keywords. Profiles matching the criteria of a potential employer
can then be viewed to reveal an individual's professional
background, resume, and most importantly their work status,
whether they are accepting work, booked up, or even offering
work. Each member profile at Scoping Central also has the
addition feature of a member-to-member private email box with
file attachment capabilities. The file attachments allowed in
this intranet email system are limited to the file extensions of
various court reporting CAT software programs. This will give
court reporters and scopists the ability to quickly and easily
transfer audio and data files between each other, while
protecting their email boxes from unwanted virus attachments.
Many reporters don't have scopists because they are too hard to
find, so they have to take time off from court proceedings to
scope their work themselves. The developers of Scoping Central
hope to change all of that by providing an efficient,
user-friendly solution to the needs of the world of stenography
and getting court reporters excited about hiring scopists and
proofreaders, and agencies excited about hiring court reporters
and transcriptionists. If Scoping Central is a sign of things to
come, then there are big things awaiting the court reporting
industry, including the creation of new jobs due to a demand for
more scopists, proofreaders and transcriptionists as court
reporters and agencies gain trust and confidence in their
newfound ability to find their perfect match.
For information: http://www.scopingcentral.com Contact Email:
info@scopingcentral.com