<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKabla ya upanuzi huo, wanasheria wa NLS wachache tu walizungumza lugha za Asia, alisema mwanasheria Rebecca Yee, ambaye aliajiriwa na NLS Aprili 2002 kubuni na kuongoza mradi huo.  <response>: Before the expansion, only a few NLS lawyers spoke Asian languages, said attorney Rebecca Yee, who was hired by NLS in April 2002 to design and head the project. 