You have a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) client from Peru. So you need a Spanish interpreter, right? Only about 84% of the Peruvian population speaks Spanish! Peru considers its official languages to be Spanish and any native language that dominates in any given region. So speakers of indigenous languages tend to communicate with government bodies in their indigenous languages. Okay, so the LEP doesn’t speak Spanish well and prefers an interpreter in an indigenous language from one of Peru’s regions. Simple… right? But even knowing the region from which your client comes from does not guarantee a linguistic match. There…

Imagine attorneys, court reporters, a deponent, and an interpreter all assembled and ready to go. The attorney speaks, the interpreter interprets, and the deponent… can’t understand a single word. It can be easy to assume that your Limited English Proficiency (LEP) client from Mexico speaks Spanish. Currently, 92% of Mexicans speak Spanish but not all Mexican speakers speak Spanish or are as fluent in Spanish as in their indigenous languages. Getting the wrong interpreter can be costly both in time and money, it can also affect the accuracy of their testimony and their case. Did you know that Mexico has…