New York City, New York

Deposition interpreters in New York City.

Looking for a certified deposition interpreter in New York City? AMS books court-registered interpreters for depositions at law firms and court reporting offices across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and for remote depositions on Zoom, Teams or the reporter's platform. Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.

Access Multilingual Services (AMS) is an interpreting and translation agency founded in 1999, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas and interpreters on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide.

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How to book a deposition interpreter in New York City

Send the language and the witness's country or region, the date, the start time and time zone, the expected length, and the address or platform.
AMS confirms a court-certified or registered interpreter in writing, usually within the hour, and reconfirms the business day before.
On the day, the court reporter swears in the interpreter on the record, and the interpreter works consecutively through the testimony.

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New York City, New York

Deposition interpreters at work in New York City

In New York state cases, depositions follow CPLR Article 31 and the Uniform Rules for the Conduct of Depositions (22 NYCRR Part 221). One rule decides who books the interpreter: under CPLR 3114, the party taking the deposition of a witness who does not understand English must provide, at its own expense, a translation of every question and answer. That party books AMS, and the invoice carries the case name and job number.

Most depositions are held at court reporting and law offices in Midtown and in Lower Manhattan near the Centre Street courthouses, and in Downtown Brooklyn near 360 Adams Street. Federal cases in the Southern and Eastern Districts follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with remote depositions by stipulation or court order.

Where depositions are held

Court reporting and law offices in Midtown Manhattan
Lower Manhattan near the Centre Street courthouses
Downtown Brooklyn near 360 Adams Street

State courts

New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term, 60 Centre Street
Manhattan Supreme Court, Criminal Term, and Criminal Court, 100 Centre Street
Civil Court of the City of New York and Housing Court, 111 Centre Street
New York County Family Court, 60 Lafayette Street
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, 320 Jay Street, Brooklyn

Federal court

Southern District of New York: Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street
Eastern District of New York: Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn

New York State courts run court interpreting through the Unified Court System's Office of Language Access. New York does not use certified or licensed tiers: freelance interpreters who pass the court system's written exam and, in the languages it tests, its oral exam go on the statewide registry of per diem court interpreters kept by the Office of Language Access, and staff interpreters hold the civil service title Court Interpreter. For American Sign Language the courts accept the RID credential.

How an interpreted deposition runs

Testimony is interpreted consecutively: question, interpretation, answer, interpretation. Plan on the deposition taking close to twice as long as it would in English, and on a short break about every hour. For a full day, or a technical or contentious witness, AMS assigns a team of two interpreters who trade off.

Dialect matters most here. A witness from rural Oaxaca or the Guatemalan highlands may be more at ease in Mixteco or K'iche' than in Spanish, and a word that is ordinary in Mexico can mean something else in the Caribbean. Our schedulers ask where the witness is from before booking.

Send exhibits, a case caption and any technical glossary a day ahead. If opposing counsel brings a check interpreter, agree on that interpreter's role before testimony starts; any disagreement with an interpretation is raised through counsel and goes on the record.

Remote and hybrid depositions work the same way on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet or the court reporter's own platform. The interpreter can join from anywhere while counsel and the witness sit together.

What we cover

Party and witness depositions
Remote and hybrid depositions
Examinations under oath (EUOs)
Expert and treating physician depositions
Witness preparation sessions
Sight translation of exhibits
Two-interpreter teams for long days

Why AMS

One scheduling desk since 1999

Since 1999 Access Multilingual Services (AMS) has been the interpreting agency law firms, court reporting firms, insurers and clinics call first, in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Armenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, German, Greek, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Dari, Pashto, Turkish, Swahili, Hebrew, ASL and Indigenous languages such as Mixteco and K'iche', plus 80+ other languages. Best for depositions, IMEs, court hearings and medical appointments, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Every interpreter is court-certified, court-registered or medically certified (CCHI or NBCMI) for the setting, and matched to the speaker's dialect and region. AMS is a HIPAA-compliant agency and signs HIPAA business associate agreements.

Coverage: On site in all 50 states and remote worldwide
Speed: Requests confirmed within the hour; same-day and next-day bookings are routine
Interpreters: Certified for the setting and matched to the speaker's dialect
Translation: Certified, the same day, most documents within 4 hours
Privacy: HIPAA-compliant agency; signs business associate agreements
Our promise: If an interpreter does not arrive, the booking is not billed

How to book

Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling@accessmultilingual.com with the language, date, time, place or platform and expected length. You get a written confirmation with the interpreter's credential.

Rates and terms

Clear half-day and full-day rates, and Net 30 invoices that carry your case name and job number.

Memberships

Held to the profession's own standards.

Access Multilingual Services is a corporate member of the American Translators Association and a member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Certifications themselves belong to the individual interpreters we assign, and we verify them before every booking.

Corporate member

American Translators Association (ATA)

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Member

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT)

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Questions, answered

How fast can you send an interpreter in New York City?

Same day in most cases; next day almost always. Requests are confirmed within the hour.

How long does an interpreted deposition take?

Close to twice as long as in English, because every question and answer is interpreted in turn. Book the interpreter for the full time and tell us if it may run late.

Can the interpreter join remotely while everyone else is in the room?

Yes. The interpreter can join by video on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet or the court reporter's platform, or by phone for short sessions.

Do you book interpreters for court reporting firms?

Yes. Court reporting firms book AMS for their clients' depositions; the invoice carries the firm's own job number, the case name and the witness.

What credential should a court interpreter have in New York?