In person Interpretation - Types of Interpretation - Legal/Court Interpretation
Legal interpretation, or court or judicial interpretation, takes place in courts of justice or administrative tribunals and wherever a legal proceeding is held (such as a conference room for a deposition or the location of a sworn statement). Legal interpretation can take the form of consecutive interpreting of witnesses’ statements, for example simultaneous interpreting of the entire proceedings by electronic means for one or more of the people in attendance.
Depending on the regulations and standards adhered to per state and venue, court interpreters usually work alone when providing consecutive interpreting services, or as a team when simultaneous interpreting is required. In addition to mastery of the source and target languages, an excellent knowledge of law and court procedure is required of court interpreters.
Often they are required to have formal authorization from the state to work in the courts and are then called sworn interpreters
The interpreters of FLS are of the highest quality for their bilingual skills, knowledge of legal terminology and understanding of judicial protocol. Legal interpretation is considered consecutive, and it is done in first person, word by word as each person speaks. Our interpreters are experts in multi-cultural communications, abundantly present in our society today nationwide. The following are examples of legal interpretation assignments:
