Training for legal translators. Part IV. Make at least one big study commitment.
This is the last part of a series on training for legal translators. See the first post here. To put yourself on the path to becoming...
Notary talk, METM18, references and slides
I did a talk at METM18 in Girona on translating civil-law notary terms into English. You can download a PDF file of the slides...
Training for legal translators. Part IIIc. How to get better.
This is Part IIIc of a series on training for legal translators. See the first post here. This post looks at looks at how to get better...
Training for legal translators. Part IIIb. How to get better.
This is Part IIIb of a series on training for legal translators. See the first post here. This post looks at looks at how to get better...
Training for legal translators. Part IIIa. How to get better.
This is Part IIIa of a series on training for legal translators. See the first post here. This post looks at looks at how to get better...
Training for legal translators. Part II. Where to start.
This second part in a series on training for legal translators looks at what you need to study first. See the first post here....
Training for legal translators. Part I. Introduction.
What should you study to become a legal translator? And when you are one, what should you do to become a better one? I...
Slides, handout and thoughts on my METM16 workshop on translating contracts
This is a follow-up post to the workshop on translating contracts into English I did at the METM16 conference in Tarragona. You can download...
MEMT16: learning, inspiration and fun!
Last weekend, Oct 13-15, we had the METM16 conference in Tarragona. As usual, I had my mind blown. But it was a fair price...
Lexacom Skype course
A few weeks back, I did one of David Hutchins’s courses for legal translators. David is a solicitor who gives law courses of all...
Workshop at METM16
I’m very pleased to be taking part in the METM conference again this year. This time I’ll be doing a pre-conference workshop on translating...
METM15 – Variety the spice of a good conference
Last weekend we had the Mediterranean Editors and Translators annual conference (METM15), this time in Coimbra, Portugal. Yet again, it was an action-packed and...
Pulling my head out of the sand and why so much on contracts lately
I’ve been talking about translating contracts a lot lately on this blog. You’d be surprised to know there’s actually a reason for it. Earlier...
Things I learnt from a journo about translating culture-specific terms: (3) Good translations from collective bouncing-off
This is the third on a series of posts on what I took away from the final talk at the METM14 conference (part 1...
Things I learnt from a journo about translating culture-specific terms: (2) Own criteria and audience come first
This is the second part to this post on what I took away from the final talk at the METM14 conference. Another aspect of...
Things I learnt from a journo about translating culture-specific terms: (1) Description trumps linguistic solutions
The final talk at the METM14 conference held recently in Madrid was an interesting and entertaining one by journalist Martin Roberts. Martin had a...
CPD and training for legal translators: the good, the ho-hum and the mind-breaking
Most translators recognise the importance of continued professional development (CPD) or training. It’s probably a requirement for just about all jobs these days. But...
Abstract and download of my dissertation on legal translation
I’ve just published the abstract to the dissertation I did for my MA on this page. You can also download the whole thing in...
City University gets rid of part-time option for its MA in legal translation
City University has decided to stop offering its MA in legal translation as a part-time course. This decision came at very short notice, only...
Changed the way you translate me: What I got out of my MA
Last week I was in London for my 8th and last module of the MA in legal translation that I’m doing at City University....
A civil law dictionary and my dissertation topic
I just bought a new dictionary: Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary by Gregory W. Rome and Stephan Kinsella. So, what would a Spanish to UK-English...
Dissertation dilemma
Decisions, decisions… There comes a time in your life as a student on City University’s MA in Legal Translation when you have to make...
Only halfway there?
It felt like the MA finish line was close, but it turns out that the race is only half run. I started my master’s...
How long does half a master’s cost?
In my first year as a part-time student on City University’s MA in legal translation, I spent a total of 487 hours on the...
What I did last weekend — METM11
Here’s a quick run-down of my first MET meeting, METM11: Thursday afternoon: “Getting started in financial translation” by Stephen Waller. A practical workshop with...
