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Even though
the economic downturn of the 1990's has caused widespread economic
turmoil in the legal industry, there is a consensus that the field
will only continue to expand in the next decade. The legal field
as a whole is going to be forced to become more efficient, which
will increase the need for qualified workers. Criminal justice is
the enforcement of criminal law. It involves fair handling of those
accused of a crime. Also important to criminal justice is the understanding
of causes of crime and the prevention of future crimes.
Annual salary
range is from $26,100-$67,700
Job opportunities
are expected to be favorable through the year 2006.
The legal field
is an interesting and lucrative field for those willing to work
hard and acquire the education needed. With education and training
qualified applicants may move to other supervisory or administrative
positions. The LSAT is used for admission into law schools
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and Justice Occupations and Curriculum:
Court Reporters
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Scoping
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Legal Administrative Assistant
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Armored Car Officer
Bank Security Officer
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Career (Scoping)
The NCRA (National Court Reporters Association) states, "A
scopist is one who edits a transcript translated by CAT (Computer-Aided
Transcription) software into English, correcting mistrans/untrans
of steno notes, employing proper punctuation, English, and format."
Scopists were
once limited to building a clientele within their geographical area;
however, with the advancement of CAT technology, the Internet, and
e-mail, scopists may work for reporters virtually anywhere in the
world. Scopists are independent contractors. A beginning scopist
must establish a clientele and may only earn up to $12,000 their
first year. An income of $35,000 is possible if the scopist can
develop a reputation as a hard working, skilled professional in
the reporting community. Because the demand for court reporters
is growing, the demand for scopists and proofreaders is also increasing.
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