Freelance Legal Translators, Transcribers, and Interpreters

JTG is currently seeking translators, transcribers, and interpreters between English and one or more of the following languages:

Belarusian, Cape Verdean, Catalan, Cebuano, Enping, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hindko, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Jamaican Patois, Haitian Creole, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Malayalam, Montenegrin, Nepali, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Sindhi, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Swahili, Tajik, Tigrinya, Taishanese, Urdu, Uzbek, Western Punjabi, Yiddish, Yoruba  
 

Location: 

• Remote (translation and transcription) 
• Remote or onsite in Washington, DC; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; San Francisco, CA (interpreting)

Status: Freelance contractor

Citizenship Status: U.S. citizen residing in the U.S. (dual citizenship permitted)

Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate translation of documents involving law enforcement and legal subjects
• Transcribe audio files and translate them into target language
• Communicate fluently in English orally and in writing
• Translate in accordance with designated style and quality standards
• Use domain-specific terminology
• Review the quality of other translators’ work as needed
• Interpret accurately, while preserving the tone and register, and abiding by the code of ethics.

Basic Qualifications:

• Proficient in translating between English and a foreign language
• Proficient in interpreting between English and a foreign language
• Experience in audio transcription
• Experience as a professional translator, editor, transcriber, interpreter, journalist, writer, or legal professional
• Familiarity with legal terminology
• Willing to undergo a US government background check
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Preferred qualifications:

• Law degree, paralegal certificate, or court interpreting experience
• Experience with editing, audio transcription, or interpreting
• Security clearance

Education:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

This position reports to the Project Manager.

Founded in 1995, JTG is an Employee-Owned Company that is specialized in language services, training, and analytics. JTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.