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19 Nov

Posted at 11:20h in Community, Continuing Education, Julli Jaramillo, New Ideas, Past Posts, Personal Growth, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, Terminology, The Profession, Translation, Volunteer by
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The Day of the Dead: El Día de Muertos – A Lesson in Adapting to Change By Reme Bashi   If you are unfamiliar with El Día de Muertos [Day of the Dead], it’s all about honoring, celebrating and remembering loved ones who have left...

05 Nov

Posted at 10:37h in Advocacy, Athena Matilsky, Community, Ethics, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Janis Palma, Jiraporn Ann Huynh, Julli Jaramillo, Leadership, New Ideas, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, The Profession, Volunteer by
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It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends By: The NAJIT Observer Meet NAJIT’s new Publishing Coordinator and Editor-In-Chief, Julli Jaramillo. Her C.V. will tell you that she graduated from New York University with a Master’s in Translation, specializing in Spanish-to-English and legal translation....

13 Aug

Posted at 09:22h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Janis Palma, New Ideas, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Let me begin with a disclaimer: documentation about the early codes of ethics for judiciary interpreters, also called codes of professional responsibility, is scant or lost altogether. I am writing mostly from memory and some documents I have been able to track down, which means...

01 Jul

Posted at 03:15h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Janis Palma, New Ideas, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by
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The United States District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeal have said time and again very clearly that Limited English Proficient (LEP) criminal defendants have a right to understand. This is the only reason for interpreters to have a significant place in the U.S. system...

30 Mar

Posted at 08:46h in Certification, Community, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Immigration, Interpreters, Language Associations, NAJIT Conference, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession, Tools of the trade by
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I came to the profession as many of you did, if you started your interpreting career ten or more years ago. I had a 15-minute phone interview with an agency owner, and I was hired on the spot and given very few instructions. I started...

19 Feb

Posted at 12:58h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Certification, Community, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professional Practices, The Profession, Tools of the trade, TRAINING by
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I have to be really honest. Every time I hear about a problem here or there with some client or court who does not want to pay a fair compensation to the interpreter, or someone wondering why the interpreter needs to prep for an assignment...