More than 80% of Law Division members are business owners, so ATA67’s program offers plenty of opportunities to learn not only about translation and interpreting, but also about running, growing, and sustaining your business.
We’ve selected some business-focused sessions that we think may be particularly useful and relevant to legal translators and interpreters who are business owners or freelancers.
💡 This is not a complete list of ATA67 sessions categorized under business. It’s our selection of sessions we think Law Division members may find especially valuable.
👉 For the complete list of sessions, full descriptions, speaker information, and the most up-to-date agenda, visit the official ATA67 conference agenda.
Note that the schedule below is subject to change and should be verified on the official conference website.
Thursday, October 29
🕝 2:40–3:40 p.m.
(021) Negotiation Strategies for Language Professionals
👤 Speaker: Everton Morais
📍 Room: Seacliff C – Bay Level
📚 Track: Interpreting
🗣️ Presenting language: English
🕓 4:15–5:15 p.m.
(040) You’re Already a Project Manager: Structuring What You Do into a Deliberate Service Offering
👤 Speakers: Julieta Raimondo & Grisel Cremonesi
📍 Room: Marina Room – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
(042) The Professional Shield: Good Business Practices and Ethics
👤 Speakers: Giovanna Lester & Helen Eby
📍 Room: Seacliff C – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
Friday, October 30
🕐 1:30–2:30 p.m.
(046) Empowering Your Freelance Business through Client Education
👤 Speakers: Tianlu Redmon & Jessie Liu
📍 Room: Bayview A – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
(056) Beyond Best Practices: Standards as Tools for Professional Differentiation and Client Education
👤 Speaker: Steve Lank
📍 Room: Marina Room – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
🕝 2:40–3:40 p.m.
(059) Weathering the Storms of Life (without Drowning)
👤 Speaker: Helen Eby
📍 Room: Waterfront AB – Atrium Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
(068) Translation Scams in the AI Era
👤 Speaker: Dr. Carola F. Berger, CT
📍 Room: Marina Room – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
Saturday, October 31
🕥 10:30–11:30 a.m.
(101) What Four Decades of Freelancing Taught Us (So You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way!)
👤 Speakers: Corinne McKay & Dr. Karen Tkaczyk
📍 Room: Bayview B – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
(102) Know Your Numbers: Financial Strategies for Translators in a Changing Market
👤 Speaker: Analia Bogdan
📍 Room: Garden B – Atrium Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
🕐 1:30–2:30 p.m.
(126) Systems for Sustainable Freelancing: A Weekly Rhythm for Admin, CPD, and Marketing
👤 Speaker: Catharine Lailson
📍 Room: Bayview A – Bay Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
🕝 2:40–3:40 p.m.
(137) It’s Your Choice: Capitulation, Combativeness, or Responsible Collaboration in Client Negotiations
👤 Speaker: Collin Stewart
📍 Room: Grand Ballroom – Street Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
🕓 4:15–5:15 p.m.
(143) POV: What a Language Services Manager Is (and Is Not) Looking for in a Résumé
👤 Speakers: Liliana Rodriguez & Sara Greenlee
📍 Room: Seacliff B – Bay Level
📚 Track: Interpreting
🗣️ Presenting language: English
(153) Entrepreneurial Linguists in the Age of AI
👤 Speaker: Judy Jenner
📍 Room: Garden B – Atrium Level
📚 Track: Translation
🗣️ Presenting language: English
📅 Plan Your ATA67 Schedule
Whether you’re building your client base, improving your systems, strengthening your finances, negotiating with clients, or thinking about how AI is changing your business, these sessions offer opportunities to look beyond the work itself and focus on the business behind your profession.
We hope this selection helps you find a few sessions that can support not only your work as a legal translator or interpreter, but also your business as a language professional.
See you in San Francisco!
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