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Now displaying: May, 2022
May 3, 2022

This is not another lawyer-turned-translator story, which just goes to show that there's more than one way to become a legal translator! In this episode of Inside Specialization, lawyer-linguist Paula Arturo tells ATA member Daniel Sebesta about the role passion plays in the decision to become a legal translator and why how much you're willing to learn is key to becoming one of the best. You'll also discover why "follow the money" is the secret to choosing a subspecialty, how you can compete against machine translation, and a surprising skill you'll need to climb this career ladder.

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