Scope, access, and coverage are agreed with your team.
Practical support. Defined responsibilities.
The day-to-day work
A clear queue. A useful handoff.
Define the recurring work and the evidence your team needs to review it. These building blocks become a role-specific operating plan.
Collect availability responses from the approved reporter roster
Prepare job briefs with confirmed logistical requirements
Track assignment offers and written acceptance
Flag coverage gaps or conflicts for the scheduling manager
What comes back to your team
Work you can see and review.
Reporter availability board
A working record with source references, current status, and the person responsible for the next step.
Assignment confirmation register
A focused view of missing inputs, unanswered questions, and items that need your decision.
Unfilled-job exception queue
A dated handoff that distinguishes completed work from pending review and unresolved exceptions.
Put the role into practice
From the first brief to the final check.
Prepare
Give the role a reliable starting point.
Provide the approved roster, qualification fields, assignment rules, and escalation contacts. Identify who decides reporter suitability, approves rates, and confirms specialist or jurisdiction-specific requirements.
An example working day
A practical handoff
A long deposition requires coverage beyond the original estimate. The assistant gathers availability and alerts the scheduling manager to the changed requirement. The manager approves any new assignment and terms before confirmation is sent.
Illustrative workflow, not a client case study.Review
Check the work before closing the loop.
Confirm the job time zone, location or remote link, expected duration, and acceptance record. Separate availability from a confirmed assignment and highlight any qualifications awaiting manager verification.
Your systems, your permissions
Fit the role to your environment.
Tool familiarity is considered when defining the role. Your team approves every platform, access level, and source of truth.
ReporterBaseRB9Microsoft OutlookGoogle Calendar
Platform names describe possible working environments, not endorsements or a promise of certification.
Before you start
A few useful questions.
What should we prepare for reporter assignment support?+
Provide the approved roster, qualification fields, assignment rules, and escalation contacts. Identify who decides reporter suitability, approves rates, and confirms specialist or jurisdiction-specific requirements.
How will we know what is complete?+
Confirm the job time zone, location or remote link, expected duration, and acceptance record. Separate availability from a confirmed assignment and highlight any qualifications awaiting manager verification.
Which decisions remain with us?+
The scheduling manager determines qualifications, contractual terms, and assignments. The assistant does not certify professional eligibility, negotiate unapproved rates, or guarantee coverage before acceptance.
Can the role work in our existing tools?+
We scope the role around your approved systems, including environments such as ReporterBase, RB9, Microsoft Outlook. Access, training, and the final tool requirements are confirmed before the role begins.