Freelance Court Interpreter

SOSi; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interpretation services provider is actively seeking experienced interpreters to support customer needs in immigration courts in the United States. The role involves providing consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, performing sight translations, and reviewing translated documents. Candidates must be fluent in both English and Spanish, and having judicial experience is preferred. This position offers remote flexibility around court schedules and may require up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Legal ability to work in the U.S.
• Minimum one year of experience in both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.
• Familiarity with the U.S. Immigration System.
• Ability to maintain clear and intelligible pronunciation.

Responsibilities

• Provide consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for clients.
• Support limited English proficiency individuals in court settings.
• Perform sight translation as required.
• Conduct quality control reviews of translated documents.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

Fluency in English and Spanish

Knowledge of legal and criminal terminology

Job description

Job Description

Overview

SOSi is actively seeking qualified, professional, and experienced interpreters to join our team. The interpreter will support our customer’s interpretation needs in the immigration courts giving respondents a voice. All languages are encourage to apply.

• Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between target language and English and vice versa.
• Provides in-person, over-the-phone and video remote interpreting for limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals as required.
• Performs sight translation, occurring when an interpreter is given a written document in one language and asked to read it aloud in another language.
• Provides quality control review of translated documents as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Legal ability to work in U.S.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience with both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Experience within a judicial environment (can be volunteer, criminal, civil, etc.)
• Highly proficient in both English and target language vocabularies typically used in formal, consultative, and casual modes of communication, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms.
• Knowledgeable of specialized vocabulary (terminology) in both English and desired language with both legal and criminal terminology.
• Familiarity with the the U.S. Immigration System.
• Ability to speak English and Spanish fluently, including high to low levels of language register, regional colloquialisms, and slang expressions, and do so with clear and intelligible pronunciation.
• Ability to perform simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation in a manner that is factually and conceptually accurate without changes, omissions, or additions.
• Ability to preserve the tone and emotional level of the speaker, as well as manage the delivery, speed, and length of the statement (projection, pace and pausing) of the speaker.
• Ability to maintain appropriate speed and projection while rendering interpretation, and request and incorporate clarification of speaker’s statements only when justified.

Additional Information

• On site in courts, with remote flexibility around court schedule.
• Open to up to 10% travel.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.