Raising the bar in legal translation

Reach new heights in your legal translation career with this online course.

Suitable for all legal translators this online short course will be of particular benefit for those at the start or mid-point in their careers.

Attendees will learn different ways of improving the quality of their work and come away with a clear idea of which aspects they need to develop.

The course will comprise 3 x 75 minute sessions and will cover:

• Defining quality in legal translation
• Sources of law
• Key research skills and techniques
• The legal translator's toolkit
• Writing for different audiences
• The benefits of clear writing
• A focus on contract translation
• Technology in legal translation
• Partnership working
• Superspecialisation

Each session will include presentations, practical activities and exercises to support points of learning as well as opportunities for discussions with fellow attendees.

ITI members: £80 + VAT

Non-members: £110 + VAT

Read about the speaker

Andrew Leigh

Allegro Legal Translations

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Andrew Leigh

Allegro Legal Translations

Andrew Leigh (LLB, MA, FITI) is a legal translator from French, Spanish and Italian into English. He has worked as a translator for 20 years and his business — Allegro Legal Translations — provides specialist legal translation services primarily for law firms, businesses and private individuals. Andrew holds a degree in law and finds all areas of law equally fascinating! He is a visiting tutor on the MA in Translation course at Sheffield University and a partner in Medico-Legal Translations, which offers premium services in this niche area. More recently, Andrew has been found homeschooling his two sons during Covid-19 lockdown so has aged considerably since the accompanying photo was taken!

Sessions

Session 1 Friday @ 11:00 AM

Session 2 Friday @ 11:00 AM

Session 3 Friday @ 11:00 AM

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Website: https://www.allegrolegaltranslations.co.uk/

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