Court Translator Position

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Greetings,

I am writing to express my interest in fulfilling the Court Translator position at the Colorado State Court Administrator. I graduated from University of Colorado at Denver with a Bachelor’s in Spanish in May of 2013 and was employed by July of 2013 as an Immigration Counselor with Catholic Charities of Denver. My primary role in this position has been to advise and assist low-income and indigent immigrants throughout Colorado in their legal immigration processes. The majority of our service population is Spanish speaking and I am required to speak, read, write, translate and communicate complex information in Spanish on a daily basis. I have been speaking and continuing to learn and improve upon my Spanish for over 18
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Currently, while I work under the guidance of the program director and attorney of our office, I manage my own cases, deadlines and client files. I am often working on multiple cases at once and have developed excellent time management and prioritization in order to ensure ethical practice and responsible service to our clients.

I am passionate about ensuring equitable access to services for all members of our society and am keenly aware of the need for language access services in our judicial system. I have stood for the defense and protection of the dignity and basic rights of our clients and I would love the opportunity to bring that passion to this position and to further develop these interests under your guidance in order to further contribute to the high-quality services provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch.

I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you further about my interest in the Court Translator position and am available at your convenience. Thank you for your time.
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Currently, while I work under the guidance of the program director and attorney of our office, I manage my own cases, deadlines and client files. I am often working on multiple cases at once and have developed excellent time management and prioritization in order to ensure ethical practice and responsible service to our clients.

I am passionate about ensuring equitable access to services for all members of our society and am keenly aware of the need for language access services in our judicial system. I have stood for the defense and protection of the dignity and basic rights of our clients and I would love the opportunity to bring that passion to this position and to further develop these interests under your guidance in order to further contribute to the high-quality services provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch.

I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you further about my interest in the Court Translator position and am available at your convenience. Thank you for your time.

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