Past IJET - IJET-27 in Sendai
Speakers
William Lise
Originally from the US, William Lise is a Tokyo-based translator and interpreter, resident in Japan for more than four decades and specializing in patent/industrial translation and litigation interpreting. He came to translation from industry almost four decades ago, having worked in fiber optics research in the US and then as the Japan branch manager of a US electronic measuring instrument manufacturer. Being an electrical engineer in his previous life, his strengths lie in that area. He runs a small translation company, which provides translation and interpreting services to Japanese manufacturers and to Japanese and overseas law firms.
Sessions
Deposition Interpreting for US Civil Litigation
A very brief introduction will be given to the deposition phase of discovery in US civil litigation, followed by more details regarding the niche field of deposition interpreting. Topics covered will include litigation party demographics, client demographics, the requirements of...