LEGAL TRANSLATION
Legal translations require, on the one hand, an expert with a legal background, and on the other, language skills at native speaker level. We deliver top quality legal translations that allow you to successfully communicate and compete in global markets.
Legal jargon and the related background knowledge are sometimes hard to understand in our own language. Which makes it all the more important that, especially in this field, professionals are commissioned with a legal translation. Our experienced translators are well equipped for this task with specialist knowledge in law and extensive experience in translating legal matter to ensure proficiency and high accuracy. They have a perfect command of the legal tonality.
Being headquartered in Germany, Berlin, Alpha is expecially well set to serve legal translations from English into German and from German into English and for all other European languages.
Certified Legal Translations
In addition, Alpha offers certified legal translations upon request. Our certified translators are authorized to provide legally valid translations for official use, including court proceedings, regulatory submissions, contracts, and other formal documentation. Each certified translation is prepared with the utmost accuracy and issued in full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Expert Legal Translators
Our legal translators are qualified experts in the various legal types of legal documents:
- Agreements and contracts
- Corporate documents
- Purchase and lease contracts
- Articles of incorporation
- Power of attorney
- Real estate documents
- Affidavits
- Terms and Conditions etc…
Alpha’s legal translators have background knowledge acquired over many years, and work with the utmost care and responsibility. They continuously extend their skills and are in permanent contact with their native language. Furthermore, we offer revision by a second translator in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17100, through which we ensure high-quality translation.
In order to guarantee you precise terminology for subsequent orders, we also create terminology databases and cost-saving translation memories for our legal translations.
Naturally, you are always supported by a fixed personal contact partner in our company, who also coordinates simultaneous multi-language projects for you. We’re happy to provide a non-binding offer for the cost of your legal translation!
Confidentiality for legal translations
Because translations of this nature often involve highly personal or even confidential information and data, Alpha implements rigorous security procedures to guarantee absolute confidentiality. All access is restricted, recorded and archived. All data is protected and only accessible through highly secured access on our secure web-based server.
As a matter of course we are willing to endorse an NDA.
Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Translation
1. What is a legal translation and what does it involve?
A legal translation is the accurate translation of legal texts and documents from one language into another. These include contracts, court judgments, statements of claim, Terms and Conditions, notarial documents and official records. In addition to excellent language skills, legal translation requires in-depth knowledge of legal terminology and the respective legal systems. ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE provides access to specialist legal translators for complex and demanding translation projects.
2. What types of legal documents does Alpha Translation Service translate?
We arrange translations of a wide range of legal documents and legal texts. These include contracts, employment agreements, articles of association, purchase agreements, Terms and Conditions, court judgments, statements of claim, legal pleadings, commercial register extracts, corporate statutes, powers of attorney, notarial deeds, legal opinions and expert reports. We also handle complex documents relating to commercial law, corporate law, employment law and contract law through appropriately specialised legal translators.
3. Who is qualified to provide legal translations?
Legal translations should be carried out by qualified professional translators with in-depth knowledge of the relevant legal systems and legal terminology. For certain official or court-related purposes, a certified translation may also be required. Depending on the country and intended use, this may need to be provided by a sworn, officially appointed or authorised translator. ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE arranges suitably qualified translators to meet the specific requirements of each project.
4. Does Alpha Translation Service also provide certified legal translations?
Yes. In addition to specialist legal translations, we also arrange certified translations of certificates, contracts and other official documents. These are carried out by appropriately sworn, officially appointed or authorised translators. Certified legal translations are frequently required for courts, government authorities, notaries, businesses and international legal transactions. The applicable certification requirements depend on the country and the intended use of the translation.
5. Into which languages does Alpha Translation Service provide legal translations?
ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE arranges specialist legal translations in a wide range of languages and language combinations. These include English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese, as well as many other languages. We are also happy to consider enquiries involving less common languages and specialist language combinations. For each project, we choose suitable professional translators with the necessary legal expertise.
6. How much does a legal translation cost?
The cost depends on several factors, including the language combination, document length, legal complexity, required turnaround time and whether certification is necessary. We will be pleased to review your documents and provide an individual, no-obligation quotation for your legal translation project.
7. How quickly can Alpha Translation Service translate legal documents?
The turnaround time depends on the length and complexity of the documents, the language combination and the availability of suitably qualified specialist translators. We can also consider urgent requests and time-sensitive translation projects. Simply let us know your required deadline and we will assess the available options and provide an appropriate quotation.
8. Why should I choose Alpha Translation Service for legal translations?
ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE has more than 35 years of experience in the translation industry and works with an international network of qualified professional translators. Our clients include numerous public prosecutors’ offices, courts and reputable law firms. In addition, we work with renowned companies such as KPMG, Commerzbank, as well as the legal departments of major corporations including Allianz, Mercedes-Benz and Bayer. We combine specialist expertise, rigorous quality assurance, confidentiality and personal customer service, including for complex and demanding legal translation projects.
