Translating Official Documents - What Matters in Personal Legal Documents (Online Live via Zoom) 1.5 CEU by OJD, 1 CEU by ATA $25/members

NOTIS’s Translation Division presents: 

Translating Official Documents – What Matters in Personal Legal Documents

Presented by Dubravka Martincic 

Course Description:

Translating official legal documents requires different approach than other kinds of translations. Translators working with OLD (Official Legal Documents) have to navigate the requirements of the recipient authority/country. This course will present a unique experience and process that is specific to the instructor's own country of origin (Croatia) but is applicable to any official document translation and in determining the most common requirements in translating OLDs.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of procedural stages of working with clients directly, from initial communications to time and fee estimation, translation process, and finally certification of the translation.

By addressing the common problems, especially when concepts between the original and recipient are not equivalent, participants will enhance their ability to define those concepts of legal translation of official documents and apply them in their work.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

1. Identify official documents, hearing personal experience related to the Croatian government
2. Learn how to identify the requirements specific to the recipient authority,
3. Gain awareness of the steps in the process to better estimate the time and cost of the service they provide,
4. Improve their ability to identify the significance of specific terminology and social discrepancies between 2 languages and how to handle them
5. Learn how to provide a notarized and verifiable certification

When? 
Monday, June 9, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. PST. Check-in at 5:50 p.m. Class from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. PST.

NOTE: This workshop will be recorded, and the recording will be available for registrants to view for one month after the workshop date.

Where? 
Three days in advance, and again the day before the event, you will receive reminder emails with log-on instructions. Email or Text/Call 425-247-0684 (voice message only) if you don't receive a reminder. Skype Name: live:notisnet 

Cost: 
$25 NOTIS members, $35 nonmembers (click to JOIN NOTIS)

Requirements:
Before you register, make sure that your online setup meets the equipment and connectivity requirements. Please read these Requirements before proceeding with your registration. 

Registration: 
Register three days before the workshop date. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation; if you do not receive a confirmation, your registration did not go through. 

CE credits:  

NOTE: NOTIS will not be responsible for refunds in the event of unapproved continuing credits by the entities listed above.

Who is teaching? Dubravka Martincic is a Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian medical and legal interpreter and a translator of personal legal documents. She holds certifications by DSHS and WA State Courts as well as an MA in Teaching English and German Languages and Literature from Croatia. Dubravka’s interpreting career began in Nashville, Tennessee, at Vanderbilt University Hospital, when she was asked to assist with interpreting for Bosnian refugees. Around that time the war in Bosnia brought an influx of refugees to Kentucky and Tennessee, putting interpreting services in high demand. At the same time, a couple of professional, federally certified interpreters started an association called TAPIT (the Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators). Dubravka worked closely with the founders of TAPIT, learning invaluable skills, building her freelancing business, and eventually serving as the Association’s president from 2005-2006. In 2006, she moved to Washington State, where she currently lives and works. Dubravka is an avid gardener, cook, and yogini.

Certificates of Attendance will be awarded to all who arrive on time and stay for the entire workshop. Please allow yourself enough time to log on and sign in before the webshop begins. While latecomers are welcome to stay for the educational value of the webshop, we will not provide CE credit if you arrive late, for any reason.

NOTE: This workshop will be recorded, and the recording will be available for registrants to view for one month after the workshop date.

Refunds?
Refunds will be issued if requested up to 5 days before the workshop date. A $15 processing fee will apply for refunds requested before the date. Contact NOTIS for cancellation. Credit for a missed workshop cannot be transferred to another workshop. No refunds will be given for reasons unrelated to this content, such as an unstable internet connection, issues with third-party applications, not receiving reminders, or problems with system requirements.

Be sure to read System Requirements for Zoom.

Anything else? 
If you require accommodation, please contact NOTIS at least 3 weeks in advance if possible. 

Questions?
Email NOTIS