{"id":7853,"date":"2025-04-05T08:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T08:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.translationembassy.com\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2025-05-16T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:54:46","slug":"how-to-secure-effective-interpretation-at-your-trials-that-doesnt-put-your-clients-interests-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.translationembassy.com\/en\/how-to-secure-effective-interpretation-at-your-trials-that-doesnt-put-your-clients-interests-at-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"How to secure effective interpretation at your trials that doesn\u2019t put your client\u2019s interests at stake"},"content":{"rendered":"

We need an interpreter for the court next week. But this is a crucial trial with important things at stake. Will you be able to handle it?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you feel uncertain about the efficacy of the person you are thinking of hiring as an interpreter at your trial? Did you have a bad experience in the process of court interpreting before, in which a poor linguistic performance harmed the interests of your client and the course of your case? Does this all make you suspicious and hesitant to hire an interpreter again?<\/p>\n

It is a frequent phenomenon for lawyers to doubt about our efficacy as interpreters. I definitely understand where this comes from. The problem here is that in Greece there is not a legal framework which can sufficiently ensure proper accreditation of court interpreters\u00a0 and make sure that only qualified professionals are used in legal proceedings. The registration criteria in court interpreters\u2019 lists are very primitive, do not take into account any scientific standards established for the interpreter\u2019s profession and can\u2019t guarantee the level of quality required by the principle of \u201cfair trial\u201d. Furthermore, underpayments and poor working conditions do not motivate qualified professionals to apply to the relevant Call each year in order to be included in the courts\u2019 lists. This creates huge problems, especially for languages of lesser diffusion.<\/p>\n

Things would definitely be much more convenient for you if the state had established a reliable selection system for court interpreters, through which you could easily find skillful partners who give you security and peace of mind. Such a system does not exist in Greece for the time being and until it\u2019s introduced, you\u2019ll need to take care of the selection yourself.<\/p>\n

Searching and finding suitable interpreters to work with is not an easy task though. Many times you won\u2019t know how to assess a candidate\u2019s profile, because you lack field expert knowledge. You need to have at least a basic understanding of the interpreter\u2019s job and its challenges on the inside to be able to assess someone\u2019s ability and know how you should work with them in order for the task to be executed correctly.<\/p>\n

A professional\u2019s formal training plays of course an important role for the quality of their services. However you\u2019ll be surprised to hear that quality is influenced also by other crucial factors that depend on you.<\/p>\n

We can briefly list the factors a premium quality depends on as follows:<\/p>\n