Cantonese/Mandarin Language Support Contractor - San Francisco, CA

Part-time/Intermittent

Hybrid (1 day in-office)

About Us:

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela

We believe that even the biggest problems can be broken down into small, achievable steps. Poverty and access to justice are part of the same problem. And to solve this, we just need to discover what the steps are. At Open Door Legal (ODL), we’re pioneering the country’s first system of universal access to civil legal representation to dramatically reduce poverty and prove that the law really can belong to all of us. To achieve this ambitious goal, we’ve created an award-winning and best-in-class legal aid organization full of passionate, motivated, gritty, thoughtful, and team-oriented people.

We believe that injustice is the heart of poverty, and we're looking for someone to join us in having a systemic impact on how we, as a society, ensure justice for all.

Overview of Position:

We are hiring a Cantonese/Mandarin Language Support Contractor to provide interpretation services to legal service operations. The Contractor will perform a variety of interpreting and translating activities for Open Door Legal, San Francisco.

Example of Duties

• Interprets from and into English and both Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese languages using simultaneous and consecutive modes during intakes and client meetings.
• Makes sight translations for the benefit of our legal program staff, including, but not limited to, any documents presented to Open Door Legal by our monolingual Chinese-speaking guests and clients.
• Interprets for guests, clients, and staff.
• Researches and understands legal terminology used in the legal services setting.
• Performs other language interpretation duties as assigned, including proofreading and editing translated documents.

Work is performed both remotely and in the office (1 day/week).

Requirements:

• Experience acting as an interpreter-translator in a legal service or a business environment.
• Proficiency in legal terminology and functions used in legal services.
• Correct usage of grammar, spelling, and punctuation for English and Chinese, both traditional and simplified, for written translations.

Ability to:

• Orally convey meaning from and into English and Cantonese/Mandarin Chinese by interpreting in the simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation modes. The meaning must be conveyed accurately, not editing, summarizing, adding meaning, or omitting.
• Convey the meaning of the text from and into English and Cantonese/Mandarin Chinese by written translation.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the staff of Open Door Legal.
• Follow instructions.

Compensation will be $50/hour.

Ideal starting date: Immediately

To apply, submit your cover letter and resume. You may type your cover letter into the text box or combine your cover letter and resume into one PDF document for upload.