Are you ready?

It's a dry spell and you want work. You are cold called by a random agency you've never heard of asking if you can work tomorrow at 9am. "yes!", you think but hold your cool enough to ask, "until when?"

The agency replies, "depositions usually last a couple of hours."

Deposition=law. Your certified but not with a law specialty.

--you accept the job anyhow because it's all interpreting anyhow.
--you accept because although you aren't certified with law, you are qualified.
--you turn it down because your not qualified and kick yourself for being unprepared for an opportunity
--you turn it down but give the agency the name of another interpreter who is qualified and certified.

What is your fee?

You get a call from someone, not an agency, asking if you can interpret a meeting. You look at your calendar and see you have a prior engagement. You decline the assignment but recommend a colleague you respect. The person hiring then asks your opinion on the fee they were going to offer.

--if you can't take the job, should you even comment on the fee?
--is it ethical to say, "that is within the range we work", "that is low", or "that is high"?
--should the fee be different since the job wouldn't be through an agency?