Casa Cornelia Law Center has an ever-growing need for volunteers who are fluent in two or more languages. Our clients come from many different countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe as well as Central and South America. Language volunteers provide essential skills that enable quality representation for our clients.

Whether you are a trained language professional or someone who wishes to help as a community interpreter, yours will be a very rewarding experience because the language volunteer often holds the key to an individual’s ability to present the best case. The language volunteer can be the touchstone between two worlds.  Your willingness to be of service enables the attorneys to accept cases and get the job done.

Volunteer interpreters and translators may find that their service at Casa Cornelia will satisfy school internship requirements or professional certification service requirements.  Please discuss with your school internship program director or your certifying entity. Certainly, your resume will be enhanced with the experience you will gain in the VIT program at Casa Cornelia. Those considering a career in the interpretation and/or translation field are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Process

If you would like to be considered for the Volunteer Interpreters and Translators (VIT) program at Casa Cornelia, please send your cover letter and resume (please indicate your language pair) to Artemisa Valle, VIT Program Manager, at AValle@CasaCornelia.org. Applications are accepted year-round, and we look forward to hearing from you!

If your application is selected, you will be invited for an interview. This is a competitive selection process which considers the applicant’s interests, skills, and experience with the needs of Casa Cornelia’s clients.

Participants accepted into the Volunteer Interpreters and Translator (VIT) Program are required to attend a VIT Onboarding session and a subsequent Translator’s Workshop. Please see the upcoming dates below and plan accordingly. Attendance is by invitation only.

Newsletter: The VIT Corner will be delivered to language support volunteers and prospective volunteers email inbox monthly on or approximately the 15h.

Business Hour: The VIT Corner LIVE! Is scheduled monthly at noon on the last Thursday of the month.  A space to engage with other language volunteers to exchange information and reflect on the works at Casa Cornelia.  The Zoom link is shared with the VIT’s in the VIT Corner newsletter.