New York City, New York

Mediation and arbitration interpreters in New York City.

Looking for a certified mediation interpreter in New York City? AMS provides court-registered interpreters for court-annexed and private mediations, arbitration hearings and settlement conferences in Manhattan and Brooklyn, in person or on Zoom. 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 mediation interpreter in New York City

Send the language, the date and expected length, the location or platform, and whether it is a mediation or an arbitration hearing.
AMS confirms a court-certified or registered interpreter in writing, usually within the hour.
Plan for the interpreter to stay to the end, including the final signing.

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New York City, New York

Mediation and arbitration interpreters at work in New York City

New York's court system runs court-connected mediation through its Division of Alternative Dispute Resolution, including the Presumptive ADR initiative started in 2019, and a statewide network of Community Dispute Resolution Centers. Private mediations and arbitrations are held mostly at neutrals' offices in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. Wherever it is held, the interpreter stays to the end and sight-translates the settlement before anyone signs.

Mediation and arbitration

Court-connected mediation through the Unified Court System's Division of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Community Dispute Resolution Centers
Private mediation and arbitration offices in Midtown and Lower Manhattan

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

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.

What changes when a mediation is interpreted

Mediations run long and move between rooms. The interpreter follows the party into caucus, works in a low voice during joint sessions, and stays until the end, because the most important minutes are often the last ones.

Before a party signs a term sheet or settlement agreement, the interpreter sight-translates it so the party knows exactly what they are agreeing to. That one step guards against a later claim that the settlement was not understood.

Arbitration hearings run like short trials: testimony is interpreted consecutively, and long days call for a team of two.

What we cover

Court-ordered and private mediations
Caucus and joint sessions
Sight translation of settlement terms
Arbitration hearings and testimony
Settlement conferences
Remote mediations on Zoom

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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