Legal Translation Services

Legal translation is translating contracts, pleadings, evidence and corporate records, where a wrong term changes an obligation. The work is produced by people and not by software, and what shapes it here is translation across documents, websites, media and software from one supplier, so the deliverable fits how you actually work instead of a generic template. Every file is checked by a second reviewer before it is sent.

Worth asking for: certified translations are available for filing, with the original layout mirrored. It is easier to set at order stage than to retrofit, and it costs nothing on top of the quoted rate when it is part of the original brief. A certified version and a plain working copy can be issued from the same job.

It depends on length and on how difficult the source is, and the time is in the quote before you commit. Rush delivery within 2 to 24 hours covers the urgent end. Legal translation is scheduled against the people who actually do this work, not against a general pool. Scope is agreed before the clock starts, so a document job, a website and a media file on the same order each get their own realistic date.

The standard is 99+%, reached by doing the job twice: one person produces the file, and a second checks it before release. What gets checked on legal translation is the detail a reader would otherwise have to verify alone: names, figures, terms and anything the source left ambiguous. Dates, figures and proper nouns are checked separately from the prose, because those are the details a reviewing office compares first.

Only the people doing the work can open your material, and all of them are under NDA. Legal translation often involves material people would not want circulated, so the file is closed to everyone except the pair working on it. Transfer is encrypted in both directions, and deletion on an agreed schedule can be set up where your records require it.

In the format your workflow already uses, with real styles and structure instead of flat text, so the file drops into your records without reformatting. The format for legal translation is agreed at order stage, so the first delivery is the one you can file, send on or publish. Editable files come back editable - a Word document returns as Word, not as a PDF you cannot amend.

Three steps: send the material, approve the quote, receive the finished work by email. Nothing starts before you approve the price, and revisions are free for 30 days after delivery. Say what the finished text is for - a filing, a launch, a reader - because the brief changes the wording more than the language does. Say what the legal translation is for when you send it, because a filing, a publication and an internal record are formatted differently.

By card, PayPal, Square, wire transfer or check, or on a monthly invoice where your finance team prefers one. Firms and institutions sending work every month are invoiced monthly against a purchase order. Legal translation is billed on completion against the approved quote, with no deposit taken up front. Quotes are issued in writing and the invoice never exceeds the figure you approved.

Yes. Legal translation is available in 100+ languages, with every file going to a native speaker of the target language and a reviewer who also reads it. Rarer languages are confirmed as available before the quote goes out, not after you have paid. Where a language is rare, availability is checked before the quote.

Translation starts at $0.10 per word, and certified documents at $25 per page. Legal translation is quoted from the material you send, so a short job and a long one are worked out the same way. Translation is priced per word and certification per page, so you can see which part of the figure is which. Nothing starts before you approve that figure in writing, and the invoice matches it exactly.

Our legal translators are subject matter specialists as well as native speakers, and they can provide legal translation in a variety of formats. We have translated real estate contracts, professional contractual arrangements, licences, designs and patents, arbitration and judicial proceedings, foreign identification and immigration papers, non-disclosure agreements, and other documents.

The practice of customizing a product or content to a given place or market is known as localization. While some legal papers only require translation, worldwide firms understand that localizing legal documents is critical to ensuring compliance with local laws, rules, and formatting requirements. In many circumstances, translating word for word is insufficient, and portions of a contract, license, or other legal documents may need to be changed for new nations. This is also why working with a local linguist who is knowledgeable about local legislation is essential.

Legal issues are crucial to every organization's health and well-being. Because of the hazards involved, that criticality is even more important in a multilingual setting. There is no margin of error when translating a legal document into another language. For all legal and official purposes, evidence papers and other official documents must typically be filed in the official language of jurisdiction.

Yes, we do. All our translations are done by certified translators who guarantee their accuracy. They are embossed with the official seal. This is usually necessary for marriage certificates, birth or death certificates, official applications, or notarial papers.

Depending on the language, projects are charged on a cost-per-word basis. We request that you send the original material in order to acquire an accurate quote. This enables us to provide a tailored quote for your project that takes into account all of its needs.