The European Parliament offers several options for traineeships, to provide opportunities for vocational training and for learning more about what the Parliament is and does.
As well as general traineeships, there is also a scheme of translation traineeships for university graduates.
Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) aims to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies.
Based in New York, LIFT also provides multilingual Legal Resource Guides with step-by-step information on New York State family law and how the Courts work. You can see the guides here.
The 2014 Gala, A Benefit for Families, will take place on Tuesday, June 3rd 2014, at 10 Desbrosses St, New York City.
The post of Director-General (Grades AD15 — AD16) of Translation at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg will soon fall vacant.
Having been in France during the furore surrounding the “loi Toubon“, enacted in 1994¹ and prohibiting the use of foreign language terms where French equivalents existed , I was fascinated to see a recent BBC News article about controversy in China.
The International Maritime Organization is offering a two-year appointment (first year probationary) with the possibility of further extension subject to performance, for a Translator from English and Spanish into French.
The deadline for applications is 2 May 2014.
A discussion is being organized this weekend (April 12th, 2014 10.30 am to 12 pm) in Sacramento, California, looking at the laws and current practices surrounding certification for language professionals and their work in California.
There will be information about opportunities for interpreter certification in the area, translator certification for rare languages, laws about who can certify translations for use in filings, and the language used for certifying translations.
A special Issue of FACHSPRACHE, on Legal Phraseology and Specialised Meanings in Multilingual Settings is being prepared. The guest editors are Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski (University of Łódź) and Gianluca Pontrandolfo (University of Trieste).
FACHSPRACHE – International Journal of Specialized Communication is a refereed international journal that publishes original articles on all aspects of specialized communication and provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers and teachers interested in this field.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is offering a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension (six months probationary period) for an English Reviser.
The deadline for applications is 23 February 2014.
Applications are currently being accepted for the European Commission traineeship program, to start in October 2014. The deadline is 3rd February 2014 at noon (UTC/GMT +01:00).
The European Central Bank (ECB) is recruiting German translators, and offering traineeships for English translator/editors.
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