LNS Court Reporting & Legal Video

05/22/2026

Wishing you a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. In honor of all the veterans as well as active service members, thank you for all you do.

05/14/2026

"The transcript I produce will outlive the trial itself, serving as the official record for any future review. It must withstand scrutiny not only for what it says, but for how it was created. That responsibility is not incidental to the role of a court reporter; it is central to it."

The chain I sit inside: What one trial reminded me about the record we make May 11, 2026 By Cassandra Caldarella By any measure, it was an ordinary trial day in Department 15 of the Los Angeles, Calif., Superior Court. I took my seat, set up my machine, and prepared to do what I have done thousands....

04/22/2026

04/08/2026

We are seeing "posers" showing up and representing themselves as court reporters. Why risk your record? Be sure your court reporter is a REAL court reporter!

Cautions about dangers of relying on unsupervised recording devices, remote third-party transcribers, and automated systems operating outside of state...

03/23/2026

Sharing an interesting article that is a reminder for lawyers regarding the risk of using AI note takers during legal proceedings.

Biometric technologies—such as fingerprint scanners, facial recognition systems, and retina scans—are now commonplace in modern business operations.

02/18/2026

A month to celebrate!

02/13/2026

Happy Court Reporting & Captioning Week! Thank you, Governor Kotek, for honoring our profession.

02/11/2026

Happy Court Reporting & Captioning Week. We love what we do! If you or someone you know are interested in court reporting, give us a call. There are so many resources to onboard prospective steno students!

02/10/2026

Happy Court Reporting & Captioning Week. Today's post is: Technology! Court reporters and captioners rely on the latest in technology to use stenographic machines to capture the spoken word and translate it into written text in real time. These professionals work both in and out of the courtroom recording legal cases and depositions, providing live captioning of events, and assisting members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities with gaining access to information, entertainment, educational opportunities, and more.

02/09/2026

Happy Court Reporting & Captioning Week. Today's post is: Certification matters! Ask your court reporter about their certifications!

01/29/2026

I sit in the room
where facts are placed on the table
one word at a time.
I am not here to decide what they mean.
Meaning belongs to others.
My hands move.
My ears stay open.
My opinions stay outside the door.
Some days, the air is heavier than language.
Some days, silence presses harder
than any spoken sentence.
Still, I listen.
Still, I write.
This work asks for steadiness, not certainty.
Accuracy, not righteousness.
Presence, not power.
I do not weigh guilt.
I do not sort truth from consequence.
I do not tilt the scale with feeling,
no matter how loud it grows in my chest.
I am a witness to words,
not their judge.
The record does not belong to me,
but I belong to it while I am here.
Fully. Carefully.
With restraint that looks like neutrality
and discipline that looks like silence.
There is honor in holding the line.
In being trusted with what is said
when it matters most.
Justice is not something I deliver.
It is something I protect
by refusing to touch it.
And when the room empties,
when the day follows me home,
I remind myself:
Impartiality is not distance.
It is devotion to the process.
It is respect for every voice
without elevating my own.
This is not small work.
This is not passive work.
It is a calling
to guard the record
so that truth has a place
to stand.
—Kornika King, Court Reporter