Court Interpreter
Job Description
Create legal-interpreting exercises and assess whether AI preserves meaning across two working languages. Explain the terminology and register decisions that make an interpretation suitable for a courtroom or legal meeting.
What you will do
• Build examples drawn from arraignments, depositions, hearings and attorney meetings.
• Write reference interpretations and explain legally significant word choices.
• Assess completeness, accuracy and register in each language.
• Identify fluent renderings that omit a qualification or alter a party’s legal position.
Required background
• State or federal court-interpreter certification, or a comparable recognised credential.
• At least two years interpreting in legal settings.
• Professional command of legal vocabulary in both working languages and clear written English.
• Availability for at least 10 hours each week.
Preferred background
• Federal certification or NAJIT membership.
• Experience spanning depositions, arraignments and trials.
• Legal-document translation and sight-translation experience.
Availability
• Remote, asynchronous work; minimum 10 hours per week.
Pay and engagement
$63 • $105/hr
All amounts are in USD. The rate, task scope and schedule are agreed before work begins.