A good friend of this blog, Mariano Vitetta, has shared a new training programme offered by Universidad Austral in Argentina entitled “Plain English Skills for Lawyers”, which begins next week.
The course is aimed at lawyers, corporate lawyers and legal translators, amongst others. Continue reading
England’s Cabinet Office (stated remit “support the Prime Minister and make sure the government runs effectively”) recently released this animated film via Twitter.
Before you watch it, remember that this is not meant to be comedy – the Cabinet Office is being serious!!!
To get the full effect of this ‘simple’ guide, stay with the video right to the end… 😳 Continue reading
The multinational professional services network KPMG is seeking two translators for its offices in Montreal, Québec, Canada.
One post is within the Internal Team, and the other in the Technical Team, and both are full-time permanent posts for experienced translators. Continue reading
A pigeon caused a bizarre delay midway through a World Championship snooker match.
After five frames, the bird flew towards a player before landing on the top cushion and strolling along the match table towards the middle pocket. Continue reading
Readers may be interested in the recent publication by Language Science Press, in open access pdf format, of an edited volume entitled “Machine translation for everyone: Empowering users in the age of artificial intelligence“.
Subjects covered are: Continue reading
JPMorgan Chase & Co seeks a Translator in Finance Operations for its Buenos Aires office.
If I were you, I would apply ASAP, as this position has been published since 24 June and does not seem to show a closing date. Continue reading
Weird parking regulation, right? 🦌 🦌 🦌
In case you are confused… the “Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (also known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City. Continue reading
The Translating Europe Forum 2022 is to be held from 9 to 11 November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. There are 400 places and the organisers aim the forum at the following attendee profiles: “students, universities, translators and interpreters, other language industry, ministries, public authorities, and NGOs”. Continue reading
A heads-up for anyone interested in food law… The Congress on Food Law and the Right to Food is being live-streamed via YouTube tomorrow and the next day (7-8 July 2022). It has been organised by the International Academy of Comparative Law Vice-President Giuseppe Franco Ferrari in Pavia, Italy. Continue reading
In a report on the Nasdaq website (I would love to understand the connection here…!), “A small town Mexican mayor married his alligator bride in a colorful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revelers danced while imploring the indigenous leader to seal the nuptials with a kiss”.
“San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa obliged more than once during Thursday’s wedding, bending down to plant his lips on the small alligator’s snout, which had been tied shut presumably to avoid unwanted biting. Continue reading
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