Careers

Join our team

The foundation of our success is our people. We are actively looking for talented people at every level to join our team and share our values of excellence in our work and respect for our clients and colleagues.

Court Reporters

Whether you are an experienced court reporter or a new graduate, we have years of experience to help you get set up with everything you need to transition to Charest. We mentor new reporters and also offer ongoing assistance with technical requirements, regardless of whether you are just starting your court reporting career or have years of experience.

Interested in finding out more about a career in court reporting? NAIT offers the Captioning and Court Reporting program both on campus and remotely: https://www.nait.ca/programs/captioning-court-reporting

Sign up for a no-commitment, hands-on chance to experience steno theory and get an understanding of the role of a court reporter. Experienced court reporters will teach you the alphabet in steno and how to write on a machine during a free five-week program. Visit nait.ca to learn more about the upcoming Discover Steno Workshops.

Proofers & Scopers

We are always looking for talented, highly motivated individuals to join our group of independent contractors.

Scopers vet the court-reporters’ unedited transcript against a backup audio recording to make corrections to misheard words, missing words, punctuation, and style to ensure nothing is missing from the final transcript.

Proofers provide the final step in quality control to ensure that the transcript is accurate and properly punctuated with reference to Charest Legal Solutions style guidelines.

Requirements:

• Excellent understanding of punctuation, grammar, and spelling
• Background experience of at least two years in the legal industry and/or
  English degree and extensive editing experience and/or completion of an editing program
• Minimum time commitment of 20 hours per week

A proofing test will be given to those interested in scoping or proofing to assess suitability for either position.

Contractors will be required to purchase editing software which will cost approximately $2,000 Canadian.