LC Russian case studies
LC Russian · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The LC Russian credential certifies that an interpreter can work reliably between English and Russian in court settings - arraignments, evidentiary hearings, plea colloquies, trials, and witness examinations. It is intended for working interpreters who already have strong bilingual fluency and now need to demonstrate legal register, courtroom protocol, and the ability to perform under pressure in both directions. The exam is performance-based rather than purely knowledge-based: it combines multiple-choice sections on reading comprehension and legal terminology in both languages with oral components covering sight translation, consecutive interpreting, and simultaneous interpreting. Preparation should be built around three tracks running in parallel. The LC Russian case studies are 5 cases and about 2,990 words.
1Consecutive Interpreting: Police Documents and Registration in Asylum Court
removal hearing in a U.S. immigration court, you are the Russian-language consecutive interpreter for a 34-year-old asylum applicant from Dagestan.
652 words, about 3 min2Sight Translation: Russian Power of Attorney With an Obscured Passport Digit
You are a freelance Russian-to-English translator retained by a U.S. title company for a residential closing in Chicago.
597 words, about 3 min3Simultaneous Interpreting: Self-Correction and Number Error in Arbitration
You are in the Russian booth at a remote ICC arbitration hearing conducted in English and Russian. The tribunal has ordered simultaneous interpretation; the witness is testifying from Moscow.
589 words, about 3 min4Court Procedures: Explaining English Criminal Terms to a Russian Defendant
You are the Russian interpreter for a 28-year-old defendant at his first appearance in an English Crown Court. He speaks little English.
576 words, about 3 min5Sight Translation: Federal Court Order for a Pro Se Plaintiff
You are asked to sight-translate an English federal court order into Russian for a Russian-speaking pro se plaintiff in a §1983 civil rights case. The order is one page.
576 words, about 3 min