Freelance Spanish Court Interpreter (NYC) Job at SOS International LLC, New York, NY

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  • SOS International LLC
  • New York, NY

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.

Responsibilities:
  • 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.
Working Conditions:
  • Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.  
  • On site in courts, with remote flexibility around court schedule.  
  • Open to up to 10% travel.  

Job Tags

For contractors, Casual work, Freelance, Remote work,

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