Reply #22: Several years ago, I looked into becoming a court reporter...

[lavenderdiva]

went to see a school about how long the course of study would be, how much $$, etc. It was going to take 3 years of study (over and above my 2 engineering degrees!). I decided to call several court reporters to find out how business was. What I learned from speaking with them, was that very few actually have steady work. If you can get on with a judge, or endear yourself to a law firm, then you would be set. But there are more court reporters than there are opportunities. So I let that go. However, I am a very good typist, and love anything legal, so that's why I was asking you about the legal transcriptionist.