Hutchings Mentor Program - Still Going Strong After 17 Years

submitted by Hillary Sackett, Hutchings Mentor Program Coordinator

Hutchings Court Reporters' Mentor Program is designed to give southern California students an exciting opportunity to receive practical and professional advice along with priority treatment for deposition apprentice hours.  The program complements the instruction of court reporting schools.

Participants shared their comments with us at the end of the 2010-11 session which concluded this past Saturday.  

• "The encouragement offered by your reporters and staff was wonderful.  It was like a shot of enthusiasm for me." 
• "School teaches us how to "write", your training and guidance teaches us how to "work." 
• "I so appreciate real-world learning.  This has been a wonderfully valuable experience, a confidence-booster that I could get no other way.  I especially liked being able to talk with real working court reporters.  I liked our discussions on various scenarios that might come up in a deposition and how to handle them, and how to interact with the attorneys and witnesses."

The application deadline for the 2011-12 Program is April 30, 2011.  The six-session program will begin in late June.

What The iPad 2 Means For Lawyers

Hutchings Court Reporters recognizes the value that tablet technology offers. There are several tablets being introduced currently and in the near future. Hutchings will be watching this technology as it unfolds and will post our thoughts as it pertains to using tablets for your depositions and case work.

Source: Jason Wietholter is the Technology Director at Opveon, a litigation support and consulting firm. Jason and the team at Opveon are making litigation more efficient and effective through the use of technology.


If you haven’t heard yet, Apple announced the iPad 2 on March 2, 2011. The iPad was a revolutionary product when it was first announced, and the iPad 2 continues on with some revolutionary changes of its own. Apple’s little iPad is growing up.

There are two major upgrades that make this iPad a much more effective and useful tool for attorneys and paralegals in virtually every aspect of the legal field.