24 Jul Contract Language

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© 2012 Giovanna Lester [This article was first published on May 18, 2012] One of the issues most discussed at interpreters’ and translators’ meetings and forums is contracts. What should and should not be in a contract, the details we did not cover, how to...

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10 Jul Dear Interpreters: We Need You!

Posted at 00:01h in Athena Matilsky, Odds & Ends by Observer Editor 1 Comment

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Stop the presses! The summer issue of Proteus is hot, ready to read and better than ever! I will admit that as the new editor-in-chief I am not exactly objective on the topic, so why don’t you take a look and see for yourself? This...

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26 Jun Borrowing Other Bloggers’ Ideas

Posted at 00:33h in Fiction, Interpreting, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Translation by JPalma 1 Comment

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         I just read a blog by my dear friend (yes, even if we haven’t seen each other in years!) David Mintz, former NAJIT Chair and webmaster extraordinaire. I so enjoyed reading his irreverent takes on all kinds of different topics that...

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19 Jun Call for all Volunteers: Blog Subcommittee

Posted at 11:44h in Odds & Ends by KMercado 0 Comments

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The Blog Subcommittee, part of the NAJIT’s Public Relations Committee, is seeking volunteers. Please review the description of the committee below. The NAJIT Blog subcommittee produces posts with information that is pertinent to the advancement of judiciary interpretation and translation. Our audience transcends professional and geographic...

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10 Apr Recording, Consent and Copyrights: What We Need To Know*

Posted at 00:01h in Conference Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting by GLester 20 Comments

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– by Gio Lester *This article was originally posted on September 21, 2012. It seems just as timely now as it did then. – Gio During a conference assignment, not too long ago, I was confronted with a very uncomfortable situation. Unbeknownst to the team...

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27 Mar From the NAJIT Board: The Future of the NJITCE

Posted at 10:26h in Language Associations by Bethany Korp Edwards 17 Comments

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NOTE: NAJIT Certification was retired in 2012

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13 Mar 20%-30% – Among other things

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I happen to be a state certified interpreter.  By no means does this indicate that I am a perfect interpreter; I am not.  It does indicate that I passed a test on a given day, with at least the 70% needed in each section in order to...

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27 Feb Exam-taking time

Posted at 01:07h in Court Interpreting, Interpreting by JPalma 20 Comments

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It’s that time again, when certification candidates start looking for practice buddies, dig up practice materials from workshops taken long-ago, or sign up for new courses, all in the hopes of passing the oral portion of a certification exam. The truth is that what you...

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12 Dec Giving Justice a Chance to be Fair

Posted at 06:01h in ASL, Community Interpreting, Interpreting by GLester 10 Comments

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Gio Lester © 2014 After having interpreted at immigration court, the county jail and federal prison, I was called to interpret at the county’s psych ward. It was a long, long drive from my home; way past urban areas and the farm land to the...

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31 Oct Running LAPs

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Do your local, regional or state courts have a Language Access Plan (LAP) in place? A Language Access Plan, much as the name suggests, is a detailed description of the language related encounters and services an agency has in place in order to provide effective...

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