This is for Frank Drake in a law firm in Chicago.
I digest lawlib so I run a day late in receiving postings. You may have
had enough responses by now that you don't need more. However, I have some
specific knowledge of the Spanish legal dictionary marketplace which I will
share with you. (I don't have any knowledge of the medical dictionary
area).
There are several Spanish/English legal dictionaries. One by West, one by
what used to be Wiley (now sold to Thomson?), one by Hein and best of all,
one now published by Lexis Law Publishing, formerly published by Butterworth
U.S. Legal. I was the person who brought this last title into Butterworth.
The authors are Guillermo Cabanellas-de-las-Cuevas and Eleanor Hogue.
Cabanellas is a Buenos Aires lawyer who usually teaches as an adjunct at the
U. of Illinois for a month each year. Hoague is a Seattle lawyer who "did a
Fulbright" in Argentina a few years ago.
The book grew out of an earlier publication by Cabanellas' father which was
a straight Spanish legal dictionary (not bi-lingual) published in Argentina.
In 1994 all the bi-lingual Spanish legal dictionaries were reviewed at 86
LLJ 230 by Jose Torres (who is from Puerto Rico) of the Law Library of
Congress. Jose's review said the Cabanellas dictionary was the best of the
bunch, so although I had my own pride in the dictionary I brought into the
house, it was confirmed by an independent and knowledgeable outside person.
Lexis Law Publishing inherited the book when Reed Elsevier acquired Lexis
Nexis (and Michie) and Butterworth was merged into Michie. It's a two
volume, 150,000-entry work whereas the others are all one volume and
anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 as many entries. So, if you want the best
Spanish/English legal dictionary, give LLP a call at 800 446 3410. I no
longer have any connection to the publisher or the title but I was (and
remain) proud of that work.
Mike
A. Michael Beaird
Director/Associate Professor
UALR/Pulaski Cty Law Library
501 324 9975 direct
501 324 9447 fax
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