By Paula Arturo, Law Division Administrator Special thanks to Elizabeth Herron-Sweet, Law Division Assistant Administrator, for her edits and insights One of the greatest difficulties legal translators face is unfamiliarity with terms of art and how to solve the linguistic problems those terms necessarily cause. It takes quite a bit of subject-matter knowledge to distinguish […]
Horses for Courses: Legal – Financial Mutualism
Horses for Courses: Legal – Financial Mutualism We all know the stereotype that lawyers can struggle with numbers. Since I don’t trust stereotypes, I’ll start from the reality that lawyers or legal translators usually encounter financial terminology that calls for some extra research and effort. By the same token, translators specializing in finance may face […]
The Impact of Errors in Patent Translation
The Impact of Errors in Patent Translation By Heike Holthaus Study of the Steinbeis Institute for Intellectual Property Management: About 81% of study participants know from their own practical experience of cases of errors in the translation of patent applications More than one in four reported being aware of situations where translation errors severely damaged […]
A Methodological Approach to Contract Translation
Even without methodology, many professionals can still render exceptionally well-written and accurate target texts. But even those who put the “pro” in professional sometimes struggle to explain their linguistic choices and could probably benefit from a thought-out and methodological approach to translation
Minutes of Conference Call 3: March 24, 2020
Meeting Date: March 24, 2020 Re: Division Activities, Second Quarter Present: Paula Arturo, Admin.; Liz Herron-Sweet, Assistant Admin; Ana Gauz; Arnold Winter; Graciela Izaía y Ruiz Call to Order The meeting was called to order at approximately 2 p.m. EST […]
Minutes of Conference Call 2: January 27, 2020
Minutes of the Law Division Leadership Council (LC) Conference Call Topic: Division Activities, First Quarter Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 Present: Paula Arturo, Admin.; Ana Gauz; Monique Longton; Sandro Tomasi Call to Order The meeting was called to order at approximately 2 p.m. EST by Paula Arturo. Items on the Agenda Changes in Leadership […]
Minutes of Conference Call 1: November 18, 2019
Minutes of the Law Division Leadership Council (LC) Conference Call Topic: Division Activities, First Quarter Date: Monday, November 18, 2019 Present: Paula Arturo, Admin.; Elizabeth (Liz) Herron-Sweet, Asst. Admin.; Ana Gauz; Monique Longton; Sandro Tomasi Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 12:04 p.m. EST by Paula Arturo. Approval of Law […]
Minutes of the Law Division 2019 Annual Meeting
Minutes of the Law Division Annual Meeting American Translators Association Renaissance Hotel Palm Springs, CA October 25, 2019 Present: Administrator (incoming) Paula Arturo Leadership Council Heidi Cazes Ana Gauz Monique Longton Tony Rosado Sandro Tomasi 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:45 p.m. by Paula Arturo. 2. Incoming Administrator’s Welcome […]