24 Mar The Couch – Where we analyze our professional dilemmas
The Couch is back. Can we help our colleague who, apparently, is doing too good of a job? How about you? This is a space where we can share our doubts, our knowledge and help our colleagues. All data that might make the parties or case...
03 Feb The Couch – Where we analyze our professional dilemmas
We have renamed the “What Would You Have Done?” section. Presenting to you, The Couch. We trust you will feel the same warm welcome here, and confident enough to air issues and to help our colleagues. All data that might make the parties or case identifiable have been...
02 Apr A Matter of Due Process
A Matter of Due Process By Hilda Shymanik About six years ago, I met a colleague during a short-lived, recurring five-day full-time freelance assignment, a 40-hour-a-week two-year contract. We were both Mexican and new to that courthouse, as was the coordinator. It was also...
26 Mar What’s Going On in Our Field Right Now?
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in Advocacy, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Interpreting, Julli Jaramillo, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Remote Interpreting, Technology, The Profession, Tools of the trade, Translation
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What’s Going On in Our Field Right Now? By Julli Jaramillo I’ve been keeping up with what’s been happening in our field, and I think now is a good time to update everyone. There’s a lot shifting right now, and it’s not all happening...
09 Jan Webs of Learning in Practice: Webinars
Webs of Learning in Practice: Webinars Julli Jaramillo Professional development matters in our field. The work changes, the courts change, and the expectations placed on judiciary interpreters and translators continue to evolve. Staying competent is not something we do once through training or certification;...
02 Jan Carrying the Work Forward: Welcome 2026
Carrying the Work Forward: Welcome 2026 Julli Jaramillo When people talk about nonprofits, they often talk about them as if they are abstract things. Structures. Boards. Logos. Missions. But the longer I’ve worked with NAJIT, the clearer it has become to me that this...
17 Dec Can Translation Be the Only Route?
Can Translation Be the Only Route? Julli Jaramillo In our last conversation on Judiciary Translation vs. Judiciary Interpretation: Which Path Resonates with You? We explored the question many of us encounter early on: which path should I choose? The responses, both spoken and unspoken, pointed...
26 Mar Beyond Language, The Expert Interpreter
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in Advocacy, Continuing Education, Leadership, Personal Growth, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, Tools of the trade
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Beyond Language, The Expert Interpreter By Reme Bashi “You can sit there,” the judge told me, as he pointed to an empty seat at the respondent’s table. I politely replied: “Thank you, your honor, but I’ll be using equipment and not sitting by the...