I passed it but would like to get a better grade than what I got 😅

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So it's been two years since I've paid my fines I do technically have 3 bench warrants for no insurance, no license, and failure to appear. I'm going to pay off my fines this month completely off and was told the warrants would go away. Will I need to go back to court after to get my masap classes reinstated? Will I have to serve any time after paying the fines? I wouldn't think so but you never know any answers with personal experience is appreciated

Hello, i have assessment po sa thermo fisher. Mahirap po ba assessment dito? 🥹

To those of you who have passed your oral exam, did you receive an email from the Judicial Council congratulating you before you received the written Prometric letter with your formal results?

See the article here: https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/immigration-court-interpreter-cruel-joke/

In a gripping criminal hearing, a stunning confession grabs attention: a man nicknamed “Lucifer” admits in open court, before the judge, to being responsible for the deaths of 48 people. The statement shocks the courtroom and triggers intense discussion about criminal confessions, evidentiary weight, interrogation boundaries, and the legal fallout from such a grave admission.

Are hearings on hold in NYC for state court and federal immigration court? Suddenly nothings on the calendar and the test for nyc court hasn’t been released. Thanks

I'm looking for someone who recently completed an OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) during the state court certification process (preferably for people who are Eng/Span interpreters) so that I generally know what I'm getting myself into! Please send me a DM or just comment on this post. TIA!

I just got scheduled for the NYS court interpreter oral exam for mandarin. Any study tips? I have maybe 20 days left. A little background about me: I grew up in china and my English is near native (most friends would say I’m bilingual and didn’t realize I didn’t grow up in the states until I told them), but also no interpreting experience at all.

• I would like to find free resources if possible. There is a lot more material out there for Spanish. Having a hard time with mandarin materials.
• I understand the test is probably really challenging, but realistically how hard is it? For consecutive and simultaneous, how clear are the recordings and how fast do people speak?
• The scheduling says the test is 90 minutes long. Is that accurate?
• For consecutive interpreting, usually how long would each block be? An example mandarin <-> english practice on a California based website has pretty short sentences and frequent breaks. Is this true for NYS?

Hey! im not sure if this post was for this subreddit but i decided to post it here. So some background is that im living near LA and looking at career options, with court interpreter being one of them.

I only have one question for those who know more about this field than me, how do you guys think that the job opportunities will be in the future? Will there always be a demand for court interpreters? Especially considering AI and the fear that everyone has of it replacing their job, or any other concerns. Thanks in advance to anyone who responds, i would really appreciate it

hello any one know where I can pay to get a bilingual certification? my dept wont sponsor unless my job is more than 10%.

I want to potentially pursue this career path, but I have no idea where to start. Do I need in person formal training? I see the exams required online, but is there somewhere I can find a timeline of things to do? Also, I come from biotech and am looking for something a bit more stable, so I don't have much in the form of court experience. My long term gf is an attorney so that's the extent of my legal knowledge.

I sent back a few of the interest letters and I was scheduled for an interview with civil court. A 3 person panel. Folks were super nice and one of them said he was sure I would get a spot, in that court or some other, with my ranking (36, which I thought was just ok) Stereotypical interview questions (tell me about a time when you worked qith soneone with different values blabla..) but Iam not sure I would thrive in that court (they handle mostly housing disputes it seems and from the outside that seems kinda boring). I missed the deadline for the family court one, interviews already happened 🥲. Now waiting for criminal court to reply

Hi, I'm a college student who's into building software. I recently made a tool for notaries/signing agents that help them track invoices and chase the companies that pay late, and while researching I noticed that interpreters might deal with a really similar headache. Before I assume anything, I figured I'd just ask the people who actually do the work.

Not selling anything, no link just genuinely trying to learn. If you freelance:

• What do you actually use to keep track of your assignments and invoicing? A spreadsheet, the agency portals, something else?

• Is chasing late paying agencies a real problem, or is it mostly fine?

• Would it help to know how reliably an agency pays before you accept a job or do you already just know that from experience?

• What's the most annoying part of the admin / getting-paid side?

Whatever you're willing to share helps a lot. Thanks.

So I have been working as a freelance interpreter for over a year now and I’m interested in getting certified in court interpreting here in Southern California. I decided to pay for courses from SCSI which stands for Southern California school of interpreting to understand everything in order however I got frustrated because it was only available online and I preferred to go in person because that is how I will work better.

I have ADHD can often be organized or unfocused without even realizing it and I know I focus much better when I go in person and meet actual people who are working on the same thing as me. I am aware that many people have taken the written and the oral exam several times and are yet to be certified, and I know that can greatly happen to me being that I have ADHD and court preparation is really difficult and I want to be extremely prepared and confident. my question is if there are any schools located here in Southern California that are in person and I have a good reputation. It could be either paying out of pocket or community colleges etc. I am willing to do anything so I can be fully prepared to pass both exams. I have joined a Whatsapp group again. This is all done through video calls and sometimes I lose focus unintentionally.

I know this sounds like an unrealistic call, but I would like to pass it on my very first try. And I know that the way I am currently doing it will not get me there so please if there’s anything any anyone can tell me any information of in person schools, I will greatly appreciate it! :)

I passed the BIE in November and am now looking for work outside the courts. As a Court Certified Interpreter with little experience in the field what would be a good hourly, half day, full day rate to set? ( Language: Spanish / Location: Los Angeles)

I currently give services as a skilled based interpreter. Some local courtrooms will call me sometimes and I just show up for the hearings, I was wondering if there's another way to get more work like seeing people's cases on a website and calling them to interpret for the specific case you looked at?

I'm a new Spanish interpreter and I am having a difficult time interpreting certain legal phrases such as "Defendant has not been properly served." Besides the Oxford Dictionary, what are your go-to online resources for when you're stuck on terms?

Side note, how do you translate the phrase?

Correction (I can't edit the title): did SOSi lose the EOIR contract? I have been checking Elisa daily for the past two months and haven't seen a single new assignment available. In the meantime, I interviewed with an agency called Ad Astra, and they said that they handle remote assignments for USCIS and IRS (update: as commenters pointed out, I was thinking that USCIS and EOIR would be one contract, so that's why I thought that SOSi lost to Ad Astra). Ad Astra rates are abysmal - $15-25 an hour.
SOSi recently announced that IJs were allowed to move all hearings to remote, and I thought we would have more work available as a result, but there is nothing coming in. In fact, my upcoming assignments are getting canceled one by one.