SOSi

Defense, intelligence, and logistics solutions provider

Court Interpreter

Translation & InterpretationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

ContractUnited StatesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must have legal ability to work in the United States.
The candidate must have at least one year of experience with both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, including experience in a judicial environment, which may be volunteer, criminal, or civil.
The candidate must be highly proficient in English and the target language across formal, consultative, and casual communication modes, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms.
The candidate must know specialized legal and criminal terminology in both English and the desired language.
The candidate must be familiar with the United States immigration system.
The candidate must speak English and Spanish fluently, including varied language registers, regional colloquialisms, and slang, with clear and intelligible pronunciation.
The candidate must perform simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation accurately without changes, omissions, or additions.
The candidate must preserve the speaker’s tone and emotional level and manage delivery speed, projection, pace, pausing, and statement length.
The candidate must maintain appropriate speed and projection while interpreting and request and incorporate clarification only when justified.

Responsibilities

The interpreter provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between the target language and English in both directions.
The interpreter provides in-person, over-the-phone, and video-remote interpreting for limited-English-proficiency individuals as required.
The interpreter performs sight translation by reading written documents aloud in another language.
The interpreter conducts quality-control reviews of translated documents as required.
The interpreter performs other duties as required.

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.

Essential Job Duties

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

Minimum Requirements

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.

Additional Information

Work Environment

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

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

About the Company

SOSi

Defense, intelligence, and logistics solutions provider

SOSi provides defense and government solutions, delivering data science, software, network engineering, ISR, language services, and logistics to government customers across 16+ countries. Its offerings include data-centric, zero-trust networks, AI-powered intelligence platforms, and cloud-native solutions that help U.S. and allied forces operate and decide. The company differentiates itself through founder-led leadership, a large veteran workforce, and a technology-first approach that combines engineering with mission delivery in national security contexts. Its goal is to provide trusted, mission-ready technology and support that strengthen the capabilities of U.S. and allied forces wherever they operate.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1989

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