What are the responsibilities and job description for the Translator/Interpreter position at Konare Law?
Interpreter/Translator (Bilingual English/Spanish, Portuguese Preferred)
Interpreter/Translator (Bilingual English/Spanish, Portuguese Preferred)
Our Just Cause:
At Konare Law, we strive to Create the Future Today for our clients. We understand that finding good counsel and the right firm to work with can be challenging, similarly to those that arise in the courtroom. Armed with our extensive knowledge and experience, our love for immigration and unique perspectives; we have created a Firm with the principal aimed to address the anxieties, insecurities, and fears of our clients with confidence and a thorough understanding of their circumstances.
How We Do Our Work:
We Create the Future Today for our clients by:
- Spending meaningful time with our clients to get to know them and their story.
- Performing the right assessments so we have a solid understanding of their case.
- Empowering our clients lives with useful information collected and created on their behalf.
- Creating an excellent work product with the information obtained.
- Providing superb customer service and support for our clients.
Ultimately, we obtain the right and just results for our clients by tackling and in most cases overcoming their anxieties, insecurities, and fears with competence, knowledge, and expectancy of what the future looks like today.
What We Do:
Konare Law is a boutique law firm specializing in removal proceedings and cases from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of State (DOS) and Department of Labor (DOL). Our attorneys are well prepared to address the needs of our clients domestically and internationally. We offer excellent litigation skills, high quality work with an array of experience in Immigration and Nationality Act, and experienced counsel in removal and deportation proceedings.
What is a Konare Law Interpreter?
The Interpreter position provides administrative support to the legal teams both paralegals and attorneys. Our Interpreters translate all client approved documents pertaining to their cases as well as interprets for all client meetings both in person and telephonically.
Responsibilities
Conduct interpreting for consultations, client meetings, trial preparations, etc. both in person and telephonically.
Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish, English, Portuguese and vice versa.
Performs sight translations for clients and attorneys of legal documents.
Attends USCIS interviews with clients and attorneys.
Performs document translations between interpreting sessions.
Provide administrative support to attorneys and paralegals to enhance office effectiveness.
Maintains client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential.
*The firm reserves the right to add or change duties at any time. *
Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Active listening.
Ability to work under pressure.
Qualifications
Candidate should be motivated self-starters, who is able to work independently and communicate effectively with clients and the legal team.
Candidate must have a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Candidate should possess a demonstrated history of excellence in their career, as well as a passion for serving clients.
Candidate must have excellent customer service skills.
Candidate should have the willingness to cross-train for other job functions.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred) or Associate Degree with two years minimum experience of interpreting
Certification: Translator/Interpreter Certification (Preferred)
Experienced: Two years of interpreting and translating experience
Bilingual: English/Spanish (Required), Portuguese (Preferred) - Strong Legal Lexicon in all languages.
Working for Konare Law:
Our Benefits
Konare Law strives to provide as many benefits to our employees as possible. We believe in giving back to our employees and encouraging them to grow professionally.
Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision
Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
Supplemental Insurances
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Parental Leave
Professional Development Opportunities
Scheduled Hours
Monday – Friday 9AM – 6PM
Every Other Saturday 9AM – 1PM
Work Location
5235 Westview Drive
Suite 101
Frederick, MD 21703
COVID19 Precautions
Personal protective equipment provided or required.
Social distancing guidelines in place
Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- interpreting: 1 year (Required)
- translating: 1 year (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
- No
Work Location: One location