Are you interested in legal interpreting but don’t know where to start? Are you an assignment coordinator but not sure who and how many interpreters to send to court? Join this workshop. Anna will introduce the roles and responsibilities of the proceedings interpreter vs. interpreter for counsel vs. investigative interpreter. It is vital that any interpreter planning on taking legal assignments is well versed in these concepts in order to follow best practices in legal interpreting that have been set nationally. She will review the arraignment process with emphasis on the Guilty Plea Litany, which will involve participant group work and text analysis. This workshop is also ideal for any interpreter schedulers to aid in strategic staffing of complicated legal cases. Assignment coordinators will be given some group work to make the day relevant to all. Interpreters curious about legal interpreting, new to legal interpreting, responsible for scheduling legal interpreters… this workshop is perfect for you!

Instructor: Anna McDuffie

0.4 PS CEUs Approved