CORT First Friday Webinar - Working With Interpreters in the Legal Setting

Description

This 90-minute webinar, “Working with Interpreters in a Legal Setting,” presented by team members from the American Bar Association’s Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), provides practical guidance on working with interpreters and translators in legal cases, address how to recognize and respond to language access needs, and cover the ethical responsibilities involved in providing and ensuring meaningful interpretation and translation for clients. Participants will also learn best practices, including preparing clients to work with translators and interpreters, working with interpreters in virtual settings, building client trust, and identifying communication concerns. The session will also include considerations for working with vulnerable communities, and commonly used language access technologies. Through lecture and interactive discussion, this webinar will offer practical tools that can be used to provide more accessible, effective, and client-centered legal services. 

Presenters:

Sachika Denham-Hand, Senior Staff Attorney, Dallas, TX

Laura Egan, Managing Attorney for Pro Bono Communications at CILA

Extended CORT First Friday with 1.5 hours of CLE credit for Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia! (TBC)

Please watch the listserv for more information.