Programs
To purchase any of the following courses, please visit the Registration page here.
Our training is currently offered in the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, French, Hmong, German, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. More languages will become available very soon, so please check with us if you don’t see your language listed!
- The Basic (3-unit) Course
The Basic (3-unit) Course prepares aspiring bilinguals to approach the career of legal interpretation equipped with basic skills and knowledge. This course offers fundamental information on the following:- U.S. legal system
- Criminal Procedures
- Interpreter role and Code of Ethics
- Interpretation theory and
- Skill-building practical exercises
The course consists of 3 units and is expected to be completed in 6 to 8 weeks.
- The Advanced (8-unit) Language-Specific Course
The Advanced (8-unit) Language-Specific Course provides in-depth training to legal interpreters.This course offers a comprehensive approach to theoretical and practical training for aspiring legal interpreters. It consists of six major components distributed among eight units:
1. Fundamentals of the U.S. legal system and various areas of law: Criminal Law, Civil Law, Immigration Law, Juvenile Law, and Intellectual Property Law
2. Categories of Crimes and Stages of Criminal Procedure
3. Special Topics: Controlled Substances, Firearms, Physical Evidence, Autopsies, Jargon, and more
4. Court Interpreter Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
5. Interpretation Theory
6. Interpretation PracticeThe Course is designed to:
1. Expand students’ knowledge of the U.S. legal system and criminal procedure
2. Help students to build an extensive base of “ready-to-use” linguistic equivalents of special terminology and phraseology
3. Improve interpretation skills under the guidance of language-specific mentors
4. Promote in-depth knowledge and understanding of the ethical principals in our profession.A large portion of the course will be dedicated to criminal procedures to emulate the approach of the Consortium and the Federal Interpreter Program. Civil law, IP law and immigration law will be extensively covered in the course as well.
The course consists of 8 units and is expected to be completed in 16 weeks.
Tuition $1100 - Single-topic units dedicated to various areas of legal interpretation
Tuition $550
Professional interpreters will benefit by selecting from a wide array of our single topic units, ranging from an in-depth look at interpreting traffic and vehicular accidents to concepts and terminology needed to successfully navigate IP matters.
All Single Topic Units shall be completed within two weeks of the starting date.
Students enrolled in subject-matter Single Topic Units may add language-specific interpretation exercises, which are evaluated by an instructor, for an additional charge of $80.
- Controlled Substances
This unit offers an in-depth look into concepts and terminology, interpreters encounter while interpreting drug-related offenses. It also provides an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises: $ 169) - Physical Evidence
This unit provides comprehensive information regarding the classification of physical evidence, types of commonly used testing techniques, and other vital information interpreters must be familiar with. It also offers an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises: $ 169) - Firearms and Ballistics
This unit offers an in-depth look into categories of firearms, parts of a firearm and concepts used in ballistics. It also provides an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary.
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises: $ 169) - Autopsies
This unit provides comprehensive information on autopsies including types of autopsies, techniques, and other vital information interpreters must be familiar with. It also offers an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises: $ 169) - Traffic and Vehicular Accident
This unit provides comprehensive information on the types of traffic and vehicular accidents, major causes of accidents, related injuries, and much more. It offers an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises $169) - Types of Motions
Legal interpreters will receive a better understanding of various types of motions used in criminal, civil and immigration hearings after studying this unit. It also provides a comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises $169) - IP law
This unit offers an in-depth look into Intellectual Property law, types of patents, trademarks and copyright protection. It also provides an extensive resource section and comprehensive glossary. (Subject Matter)
Tuition $ 89 (with exercises $169) - SI Techniques
In this unit, interpreters will learn valuable theoretical knowledge and gain practical skills necessary for a competent simultaneous interpreter. A larger portion of the unit is dedicated to skill-building exercises. (Interpreting Practice)
Tuition $ 229 - CI Techniques
In this unit, interpreters will learn valuable theoretical information and gain practical skills required for consecutive interpreting. A larger portion of the unit is dedicated to skill-building exercises. (Interpreting Practice)
Tuition $ 229 - Note-taking techniques
In this unit, interpreters will learn valuable theoretical information and gain practical skills necessary for note-taking during CI. A larger portion of the unit is dedicated to skill building exercises. (Interpreting Practice)
Tuition $ 229 - ST Techniques
In this unit, interpreters will learn valuable theoretical information and gain practical skills necessary for executing flawless sight translations. A larger portion of the unit is dedicated to skill-building exercises. (Interpreting Practice)
Tuition $ 229
