About the Law, Insurance & Finance Translation Network
What is the Law, Insurance & Finance Translation Network?
The LIFT (Law, Insurance & Finance Translation) Network is a group of ITI translators and interpreters who have or are seeking to gain experience and expertise in the fields of Law, Insurance and Finance. It is run by volunteers and currently has nearly 200 members.
What can the LIFT Network do for you?
- Contacts/e-group: The Network brings you into contact with other people who share your professional interests and concerns and who are never more than a phone call or an email away.
- Publications: The LIFT Internal Database, which is updated regularly, is available only to the members for internal use. All FITIs and MITIs are included in the searchable LIFT Website Directory.
What can you do for the LIFT Network?
- Get involved: Take part in workshops and other events organised by the Network.
- Contribute: Suggest an idea for a workshop or meeting.
- Be supportive: Try to help other members of the Network when you can, especially newcomers.
How to find a translator or interpreter
The LIFT web pages contain the names of translators and interpreters who are qualified members of ITI and who belong to the Law, Insurance & Finance Translation Network.
Use the Search Directory facility to find a translator/interpreter with the language combination and specialisation you require.
Who does what in the LIFT Network?
| Role | Holder |
|---|---|
| Network Co-ordinator and Treasurer | Ellen Kenny Tel: 01242 604 895 ellenkenny2000@yahoo.co.uk |
| E-group Manager | Annie Charrondière Tel: 020 8941 0240 annie_charrondiere@yahoo.co.uk www.charrondieretranslations.co.uk |
| Membership Secretary | Joanna Martinez Tel: +34 938 432 432 jmtrans@telefonica.net |
Our qualifications explained
Members of the Law, Insurance & Finance Translation Network are highly qualified people with a wealth of experience. Below is a guide to some of the abbreviations used to describe their qualifications:
- MITI/FITI
- Member/Fellow of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting
- FCIL, MCIL, ACIL
- Fellow, Member, Associate of the Institute of Linguists
- BDÜ
- Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, a German professional body of translators and interpreters
- SFT
- Société française des traducteurs, the equivalent French body
- NGTV
- Nederlands Genootschap van Tolken en Vertalers, the Dutch association of translators and interpreter
- ASETRAD
- Asociación Española de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes, the equivalent Spanish body