Integrity Reporting Group
Integrity Reporting Group
A certified stenographic reporter is a professional who is certified and/or licensed to record proceedings using a stenotype machine. Through a comprehensive post-secondary stenography program, reporters are able to capture spoken words in a phonetic code on a stenotype machine, with each line of characters representing a sound or syllable. From there the certified stenographic reporter translates the code into written text to produce a final transcript.
Before becoming famous as a writer, Charles Dickens practiced as a parliamentary shorthand reporter in London, England. At a young age he worked at a law firm, which he grew to dislike, and soon thereafter purchased Gurney's Brachygraphy and taught himself shorthand. He went on to work for The Morning Chronicle, a London newspaper, in 1834 as one of twelve parliamentary shorthand reporters. Dickens was highly regarded for speed and accuracy while recording debates, also earning "the reputation of being the most rapid, the most accurate, and the most trustworthy reporter then engaged on the London press." Dickens' struggles to learn shorthand became a subplot in the well-known novel David Copperfield.
About Us
Integrity is more than our name. It is the foundation of how we conduct business. IRG is a local, independently-owned court reporting firm established in 2014. We are committed to providing accurate transcripts, on time, every time.
Maria DiPaolo Jones
RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR
6541 Cheshire Road
Galena, OH 43021-9409
Email us, or give us a call at (614) 875-5440, with any questions or to schedule a reporter.
Integrity is more than our name. It is the foundation of how we conduct business. IRG is a local, independently-owned court reporting firm established in 2014. We are committed to providing accurate transcripts, on time every time.
Maria DiPaolo Jones
RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR
6541 Cheshire Road
Galena, OH 43021-9409
Email us, or give us a call at (614) 875-5440, with any questions or to schedule a reporter.
When you schedule with Integrity Reporting Group, rest assured that you will be working with a stenographic court reporter who is certified through the National Court Reporters Association and holds, at a minimum, the Registered Professional Reporter designation. IRG pledges our transcripts will adhere to the 25 lines per page NCRA transcript formatting guidelines. Click on the certification badges to learn more about the NCRA certifications.
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FAQs
What is Bridge Mobile?
Bridge Mobile is a free realtime viewing software from Advantage Software which allows you to view the deposition/proceeding in real time on tablets or smart phones with a password provided by your reporter at the time of the proceedings.
What is E-Transcript?
An E-Transcript is your transcript provided electronically, which will allow you to view, print, and do word searches of your transcripts, ensuring page and line integrity and the security of a tamper-proof electronic signature. E-Transcripts are also compatible with Westlaw Case Notebook and other popular litigation software.
What is an electronic signature?
RealLegal's E-Transcript Signature is a verification on secure servers that the transcript has been created electronically on a certain date, by a specific person, and that measures have been taken to encrypt the transcript and protect it from alteration.
What is included in your Standard "Green" Package?
Our Standard "Green" Package includes your transcript delivered in E-Transcript format with an electronic signature, word index, condensed transcript, and exhibits in PDF format.
What transcript options do you provide?
We can provide your transcript as an E-Transcript, ASCii, PDF, PTX, TXT, or MS Word.
What is a Rough Draft Transcript?
Rough Draft Transcripts can be produced shortly after the proceedings and contain the text captured by your certified stenographic reporter before it has been scoped and proofed, that means it is not perfect and may contain minor errors in spelling or syntax.
What exactly is Realtime Reporting?
Realtime Reporting is when your certified stenographic reporter is using realtime text technology to deliver the spoken words in English to computer or smart phone text screens with only a few-second delay. You may see either mistranslates or untranslates, which are not errors, merely limitations with the computer dictionary. When a final transcript is delivered, the reporter will edit and proofread the transcript before certifying it.
NCRA awards the Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) designation to court reporters who have successfully transcribed Testimony and Q&A dictation at 200 wpm with 96% accuracy.
The Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR) designation is the highest degree of certification awarded by NCRA to a court reporter who has been an RMR for at least 5 years and has successfully completed a rigorous written knowledge exam.
The Registered Merit Reporter (RMR) by NCRA recognizes successful completion of enhanced-level skills testing consisting of Literary dictation at 200 wpm, Jury Charge dictation at 240 wpm, and Testimony/Q&A dictation at 260 wpm, each with 95% accuracy.
The Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) is NCRA's foundational certification and requires successful completion of skills testing - Literary dictation at 180 wpm, Jury Charge dictation at 200 wpm, and Testimony/Q&A dictation at 225 wpm, each with 95% accuracy, AND a 120-question written knowledge test focusing on the areas of Technology and Innovation, Industry Practices and NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
To retain the RPR, reporters are required to maintain membership in NCRA and earn 3.0 Continuing Education Units, at a minimum, over a three-year period.
The Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR) is the highest degree of certification awarded by NCRA to a court reporter who has been an RMR for at least 5 years and has successfully completed a rigorous written knowledge exam.
