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In a partnership between The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the Charles Widger School of Law, Villanovans can apply for the Community Interpreter Internship, which introduces them to oral interpreting and written translating between English and Spanish in a legal setting. The internship follows alongside a course taught by Dr. Raúl Diego Rivera Hernández, Associate Professor and Director of the Latin American Studies Program.
After completing the coursework and serving around 130 hours in the Law School Clinics, students can be selected as a Legal Interpreter Mentor, a paid position that helps manage and train the interns, assist with clients and attend to court cases taken on by the law school.
According to the program’s website, it is “very much at the core of what Villanova University is all about: learning while also giving of yourself to others,” specifically helping Hispanic and immigrant communities. However, as highlighted by three mentors—Enrique Rosado, Victoria Rozas-Rivera and Melanie Gonzalez—the University’s boasting of the program did not align with its compensation of their staff. This dispute was settled, however the mentors discussed the process.
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