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19 May When Advocacy Backfires

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Diplomacy does not come naturally I admit I am not a good diplomat. Although I have learned to avoid the bull-in-a-china-shop approach, I confess that my first attempt at trying to get a federal judge to understand my need to research a case before interpreting...
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29 Mar When Your “Check Interpreter” Becomes Your “Team Interpreter”

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  I was recently in the lobby of an office building on my way to a deposition when I heard my name called. It was a dear colleague, and of course I was happy to see her, so we kissed and embraced, as is the...
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15 Mar NAJIT 40th Annual Conference

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As we began organizing this year’s conference, I thought that the 2019 conference would have special meaning to all NAJIT members but a special relevance for me personally. This will be my last year running this committee as a board member, although I am not...
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04 Feb Continuing Education Units

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04 Feb Presenter Biographies

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01 Feb Main Conference Sessions

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25 Jan Choices

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I have been doing this for over 36 years. It is the one thing I have been able to do consistently for such a long time. I am a judiciary interpreter, and the bulk of my work throughout my entire career has been with the...
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18 Jan A Look at Translating for the Judiciary

Posted at 00:19h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Janis Palma, Recent Posts, Translation by Observer Editor 3 Comments
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Originally published in January 2015, this post remains relevant. Please enjoy. On this blog, we dedicate a great deal of time and effort to the profession of interpreting for the courts. We tell stories, share experiences, propose new ideas, and issue calls to action. This...
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28 Dec Pre-Conference Workshops

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21 Sep Certification Trumps Notarization

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I was talking to a colleague friend of mine recently when she mentioned she had to deliver a translation but had to get it notarized first. My brain immediately went in two different directions: (1) I know this is a fairly common practice among translators...
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