Court Reporter - Lagos Mainland

Court/verbatim reporters produce word-for-word recordings of court proceedings using traditional shorthand techniques or shorthand (steno type) machines.

Court reporters work for firms contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide reporting services to courts of appeal. Some firms also offer freelance opportunities.Their services may also be required at political conferences, court martial, public inquiries, tribunals, disciplinary hearings, television programmed (for subtitles) and police interviews etc.

It is becoming increasingly common for courts to make use of recording equipment in trials in addition to or instead of court reporters.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

using traditional shorthand, stenography/pantyliner machines or ‘real-time’ computerized systems to make accurate records of the proceedings;
using machine shorthand to type phrases and/or whole words in single keyboard strokes;
attending court sessions;
listening carefully to everything said;
reading back transcripts to lawyers while in court as required;
transcribing speech into written records after court sessions;
preserving the original sense of what was said;
editing text;
producing final transcripts;
ensuring that records can be easily read and understood;
correcting grammatical mistakes;

How to APPLY
Qualified and Interested Applicant should forward their CV to or the address box below
Note: Only shortlisted applicant that will be contacted