The Collar360

Lawyer linguist

Other names

legal linguistics specialist, linguistic lawyer, linguist lawyer, legal linguistics expert, linguistics lawyer, legal linguistic specialist, jurilinguist, freelance legal translator, legal translator, legal interpreter, legal linguist, legal linguistic expert

Journalism, writing and languages

They translate legal papers from one language to another and explain the hard legal words so people understand them.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.

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    Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.

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    Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerised terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
juriste-linguiste
español
jurista lingüista
العربية
محامي لغوي / محامية لغوية
português
Jurista-linguista
Deutsch
Rechts- und Sprachsachverständiger/Rechts- und Sprachsachverständige
italiano
giurista linguista

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