Cantonese/Mandarin Language Support Contractor

Open Door Legal • San Francisco, CA

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Cantonese/Mandarin Language Support Contractor to provide interpretation services to legal service operations. The Contractor will perform a variety of interpreting and translating activities for Open Door Legal, San Francisco.

Requirements

• Experience acting as an interpreter-translator in a legal service or a business environment.
• Proficiency in legal terminology and functions used in legal services.
• Correct usage of grammar, spelling, and punctuation for English and Chinese, both traditional and simplified, for written translations.
• Ability to: Orally convey meaning from and into English and Cantonese/Mandarin Chinese by interpreting in the simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation modes.
• The meaning must be conveyed accurately, not editing, summarizing, adding meaning, or omitting.
• Convey the meaning of the text from and into English and Cantonese/Mandarin Chinese by written translation.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the staff of Open Door Legal.
• Follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Interprets from and into English and both Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese languages using simultaneous and consecutive modes during intakes and client meetings.
• Makes sight translations for the benefit of our legal program staff, including, but not limited to, any documents presented to Open Door Legal by our monolingual Chinese-speaking guests and clients.
• Interprets for guests, clients, and staff.
• Researches and understands legal terminology used in the legal services setting.
• Performs other language interpretation duties as assigned, including proofreading and editing translated documents.
• Work is performed both remotely and in the office (1 day/week).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed