Do you read more in the summer, on the beach or in your garden?
UK Supreme Court offers a YouTube channel
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has a YouTube channel (“UKSupremeCourt“) which includes video recordings of judgments.
Monday smiles – The party of the first part
Today’s Monday smile is a whole book! It is one of my favourites – hope you’ll like it too!
ABA e-learning – Trust & Estate law
The American Bar Association (ABA), Section on Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, is running its first professional development series through e-learning.
Spanish translation & interpreting certificates, New York City
John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, USA, is offering three certificates:
Online course on the German legal system & translation
The company eCPD webinars is offering an online course on the German legal system, German law and legal translation from and into German.
Publication of International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 3.1
The International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 3.1 has just been published.
Monday smiles – Judge holds himself in contempt
Caricature of Sir James Bacon (1798-1895), Commissioner of Bankruptcy for London and later Chief Judge in Bankruptcy, Vice Chancellor, Judge of the High Court, Member of the Privy Council. Caption reads “Contempt of Court”.
A Michigan judge, Raymond Voet, has been enforcing a strict policy against mobile phones in his courtroom. He stated “I can’t stand cellphones ringing or making noises”. “I’ve taken phones from lawyers, cops, witnesses, members of the public, and the media”.
Job opportunity – Jurist Linguist, Bordeaux, France
The Montesquieu Forum at the Université de Bordeaux IV is offering a full-time position as Jurist Linguist.
Lexical portal – French
This is a really useful resource in French placed online by the French National Centre for Scientific Research. I find that it’s especially good when searching for rarer words, or words that are no longer often used. Enjoy!
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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