Legal Interpreting and Creating your own contract

Legal Interpreting and Creating your own contract

At the end of this workshop, students will be able to:

1. Describe the complexities of legal interpreting at a basic level.
2. Define legal terminology that will appear in their work as an interpreter.
3. Explain their limitations as an interpreter entering the field of legal interpreting.
4. Identify the role and function of an interpreter in a legal setting.

1. Explain the complexities of freelance interpreting
2. Describe common contract pitfalls.
3. Discuss how interpreters may be impacted by Non-Competes
4. Evaluate their own contracts to have a strong and protective contract/terms of service as a freelance interpreter or an independent contractor.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, United States