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Transcript of L EGAL I NTERPRETING B ASICS Carla M. Mathers, Esquire, SC: L A MARIE Center presentation.
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LEGAL INTERPRETING BASICSCarla M. Mathers, Esquire, SC: LA MARIE Center presentation
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STARTING POINT: DEFINITIONS
Community Interpreting Legal Interpreting Quasi-legal Interpreting Court Interpreting
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LEGAL INTERPRETING SPECIALTY -- ASSUMPTIONS/CORE VALUES
Generalist competency is a pre-requisite Established generalist practice Supervised work experience Regular collegial reflection with peers Specialists often work in Deaf-hearing teams
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LEGAL INTERPRETING COMPETENCY DOMAINS
Court/Legal Systems Legal Theory Protocol Interpreting Professional Development
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COURT AND LEGAL SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE General understanding of the legal system
Procedural and substantive Protocol typical of legal personnel
General understanding of the criminal and civil systems Types of crime and punishment Types of proceedings commonly encountered Common causes of action Typical flow chart process of civil cases
General understanding of specialized courts Family law, mental health court, drug court Processes involved mediation, commitment
proceedings General understanding of law enforcement
Reporting and investigating through prosecution
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LEGAL THEORY KNOWLEDGE
State and federal interpreting legislation and regulations
Privileged communications & testifying Evidentiary rules affecting interpreters Appellate procedures (record) Legal standard of reasonably competent
interpretation (expert issues) Due process tests for competent
interpretation Immunity theories for court interpreters
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PROTOCOL KNOWLEDGE
Conflicts of interest & process of disclosure Officer of the court scope of duty Voir dire proficiency Proper modes of interpreting Speaking for the record Various roles for legal interpreters Jury duty interpreting Placement Security protocol Responding to subpoenas
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INTERPRETING KNOWLEDGE
Historical legal basis for court interpreting Discourse structure of legal texts Discourse structure of ASL legal texts Ability to assess skills accurately Accurate interpreting in appropriate register Ability to articulate for a Deaf Interpreter
Specialist Ability to advocate for and work with a team
interpreter Ability to argue for appropriate hiring
practices
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INTERPRETING KNOWLEDGE CONTINUED
Preparation Ethical decision-making Consecutive interpreting & note-taking Simultaneous interpreting Sight translation Consistency in staffing Court hiring practices
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE
Strong commitment to on-going, advanced knowledge and skill
Commitment to life long learning in court and legal interpreting
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THE PATH TO SPECIALIZATION – SC: L
Eligibility requirements Written examination Performance examination
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Degree requirement
Associate’s degree or Alternative Pathway Category 1
Certified, BA or AA in interpreting 50 hours experience/30 hours formal training
Category 2 Certified, AA any field 75 hours experience/50 hours formal training
Category 3 Certified, Degree???, 100 experience/70 training
Category 4 Current SC: L retake
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WRITTEN EXAMINATION -- DOMAINS
Language Judicial System Team Interpreting Professional Issues
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LANGUAGE – 25%
Legal terms/phrases Challenges presented by legalese Powerless forms of language Cultural and linguistic adjustments Linguistic minority status Interpreting for non-standard signers Issues arising from non-standard signers Determining interpreting needs Implications of youthful consumers
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JUDICIAL SYSTEM – 40%
Law enforcement Miranda Court procedure/logistics Criminal judicial system Civil judicial system Specialized courts & quasi-judicial settings Interpreting statutes and regulations Roles of courtroom personnel
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TEAM INTERPRETING – 15%
Teaming with another hearing interpreter Teaming with a deaf interpreter
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PROFESSIONAL ISSUES – 20%
State and federal interpreting legislation Legal ethics Liability issues
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PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION
Miranda warnings Courtroom scene Voir dire of Deaf interpreter Undergo voir dire as candidate Jury instructions
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RESOURCES RID Legal Interpreters Members Section
http://www.ridlims.com/LIMS/LIMS.html Conference activities Interim activities Yahoo list serve
MARIE Center http://www.unco.edu/marie/legal_interpreters.html Legal Interpreter Preparation Program Institute for Legal Interpreting
NAJIT www.najit.org
NCSC Consortium for Language Access http://www.ncsc.org/Education-and-Careers/State-
Interpreter-Certification-Archive.aspx
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QUESTIONS AND NEXT STEPS