Interpreters in
Portland

Call Kaplan at (833) 547-7770 or request a quote. Tell us the setting, the date, the language and the venue or facility, and we assign an interpreter with the credential that setting expects, on-site across the Portland metro or by video across Oregon and south-west Washington.

Oregon. On-site coverage is Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties plus Vancouver, Washington, so Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham and Lake Oswego. The two Portlands come back mixed together in search results, which is worth checking before you book anywhere.

Yes. A sworn record carries different requirements from a meeting, so it goes on the legal track for Multnomah County Circuit Court and the District of Oregon, with the credential packet sent ahead. See our deposition interpreters page for the read-back and exhibit conventions.

Oregon runs its own court interpreter credential through the Oregon Judicial Department, and it is four designations, not one: Certified, Master Level Certified, Registered, and Qualified. Certified rests on examination scores and the other requirements set by the State Court Administrator under ORS 45.291; Registered covers languages where an acceptable examination or oral proficiency interview exists; Qualified is a statutory description of ability rather than a tested credential. We name which designation a proposed interpreter has earned and send the packet ahead, rather than calling anyone court certified in general. See our court-certified interpreters page for how the tiers differ between states.

Spanish has the strongest on-site coverage, with Vietnamese, Russian and Ukrainian requested regularly, and Chuukese, Marshallese, Somali, Arabic and Nepali arriving through the resettlement communities. For the smaller benches we tell you whether the assignment is on-site or video before you confirm.

Yes. On-site strength is the Portland metro, and video and phone interpreting cover the rest of Oregon, including Salem, Eugene and the Willamette Valley, plus Vancouver and Longview in Washington. That is how an employer with sites outside the metro gets covered without waiting for travel.

That is a separate service with its own equipment and staffing requirements, including two interpreters per language rotating and a sound check before the first session. See conference interpreting rather than booking it as a meeting.

Quoted per assignment rather than from a published rate, because the setting, duration, language and lead time all change it, and confirmed in writing before the assignment. Request a quote or call (833) 547-7770.