Many readers will be familiar with what is generally considered to be a reference volume in English-speaking circles – Black’s Law Dictionary, edited by Bryan A. Garner. Last Friday, Thomson-Reuters announced the launch of the 10th Edition.
Monday smiles – Conference questions
Attended a conference lately? I’m sure this will strike a chord… 😉
The Legal Information for Families Today Gala, New York, USA
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.
Toubon continued…Advertising language in France
Following last Friday’s post on Chinese moves to protect their language (Echoes of Toubon in China), I came across an interesting article by DLA Piper LLP on advertising in France.
Job opportunity – Director-General of Translation, CJEU
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.
Monday smiles – The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance
Today’s Monday smile is in the form of a book review. Regular readers will be familiar with Lowering the Bar, a great legal humor blog curated by Kevin Underhill.
Kevin has just published his first book – a collection of odd laws called The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance (And Other Real Laws that Human Beings Actually Dreamed Up, Enacted, and Have Sometimes Even Enforced. The publisher is the American Bar Association.
Echoes of Toubon in China
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.
Conference – Legal Translation, Court Interpreting and Comparative Legilinguistics (Legal Linguistics), Poznan, Poland
The Institute of Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University is holding the Ninth International Conference on Legal Translation, Court Interpreting and Comparative Legilinguistics (Legal Linguistics), from 4th to 6th of July (Friday-Sunday) 2014 in Poznan, Poland.
Monday smiles – Turtlenecks and tattoos
Thanks to the ABA Journal, and also to Carolyn, for this incredible story of a Kansas man whose lawyer is seeking to have a large MURDER tattoo on his neck concealed or removed before he is tried for that very crime.
Job opportunity – French translator, International Maritime Organization
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.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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