Legal settings

This chapter explores the transformative effect of technology on legal interpreting. As distance interpreting has brought the most significant changes in this context, this chapter focuses on how audio- and video-mediated interpreting has altered the way multilingual legal proceedings are conducted. More specifically, it examines the effect technology has on the legal interpreter’s working environment, the interpreting process, and the interpreter’s training. Furthermore, this chapter goes beyond distance interpreting by discussing other emerging technologies, from computer-assisted interpreting tools to machine interpreting. By shedding light on the transformative role of technology in legal interpreting, this chapter provides a foundation for understanding the current state of technology-driven changes and raises considerations for the future of the legal interpreting profession.