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ISO 18587 LinguaVox provides legal translation services for law firms, legal departments, corporations, notaries and public bodies. We manage multilingual projects in more than 150 languages, combining specialist translators, project management, terminology control and structured review workflows according to what each assignment requires. Since 2000, we have worked with law firms, companies and public-sector clients on the full range of legal documentation that international practice generates: contracts, court filings, compliance records, IP documentation, corporate documents and official correspondence.
Legal translation varies considerably depending on the purpose of the document. Some texts are translated for internal review, due diligence or negotiation; others must be submitted to a court, authority or public body in a specific format. A commercial contract, a court judgment, a compliance policy, an arbitration file and a power of attorney are each read by a different audience, governed by different legal systems and carry different consequences if a term is mistranslated. Legal systems do not share the same institutions or procedural concepts, which means a legal translator needs to understand not only the language but the destination jurisdiction and what the translated document will be used for.
Specialist translators with legal expertise
We assign projects to translators whose language combination and subject-matter experience fit the document. Contracts, court documentation, powers of attorney, articles of association, compliance policies, legal opinions, litigation files and non-disclosure agreements each require different decisions about terminology, drafting conventions and level of review. Our project managers assess these requirements before the assignment is made and apply any client-approved terminology, previous reference translations and jurisdiction-specific style instructions from the outset.
Where a document will be filed with a regulatory authority, submitted to a court, sent to an international counterparty or used in a compliance programme, the workflow and review level are set accordingly.
Documents we translate for legal
Typical projects include commercial contracts, distribution and agency agreements, non-disclosure agreements, joint-venture documentation, court judgments and pleadings, powers of attorney, articles of association and company statutes, compliance policies and legal opinions, arbitration and litigation files, real estate documentation, employment contracts and regulatory correspondence.
We work with editable PDFs, Word documents, structured spreadsheets and multilingual documentation packages. For law firms and legal departments with recurring work — contract updates, ongoing litigation files or compliance documentation cycles — we maintain glossaries, translation memories and approved terminology lists to keep defined terms, party names and legal references consistent across the whole matter.
Quality workflows and ISO-certified processes
LinguaVox operates under ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified processes for quality management and professional translation. For court filings, contractual documents and compliance-critical legal content, independent bilingual revision by a second qualified linguist, terminology checks and final project management review help reduce errors before delivery.
For high-volume, lower-risk content where machine translation post-editing is agreed as the appropriate workflow, we apply full post-editing under ISO 18587. Contracts, court documents, compliance records and certification material are normally handled by human translation with revision. Where a sworn or certified translation is needed for submission to a specific authority, we confirm the required format for the destination country, though acceptance always depends on the receiving body.
Related services for legal clients
Legal projects frequently involve documentation that spans IP, finance, corporate and technical disciplines. Clients may also need technical translation services for technical documentation used in legal proceedings, or patent translation services for IP filings and prosecution correspondence. For law firm websites and client portals, website translation services are available. We can also arrange interpreting services for court hearings, arbitration proceedings, witness interviews and client meetings. You can also explore related sector-specific translation services for projects that involve several disciplines.
Interpreting and audiovisual services for legal
For court hearings, arbitration proceedings, depositions, client meetings, notarial appointments and international legal conferences, we can coordinate interpreting in the relevant language combinations, subject to availability. We can also organise transcription, subtitling and audiovisual services for legal training content and corporate communications.
When requesting interpreting for a legal assignment, it helps to specify the mode — consecutive, simultaneous, liaison or remote — the date, location, the proceedings type, the language combination and any preparatory material such as contracts, pleadings or expert reports.
Confidentiality and project handling
Legal documentation regularly includes privileged communications, unpublished litigation strategy, commercial negotiation details and confidential compliance findings. We manage all projects with professional discretion, work under professional confidentiality or non-disclosure arrangements where required, and can follow specific file-handling instructions agreed before the project starts.
Frequently asked questions
Can you translate contracts for use in several jurisdictions at once?
Yes. We translate commercial contracts into the languages required for each market, keeping defined terms, clause numbering, annex references and governing law provisions consistent throughout. For cross-border transactions with several counterparty languages, we can coordinate all versions in parallel to fit the signing timeline.
Do you handle court documents and international litigation files?
Yes. We translate pleadings, judgments, expert witness statements, evidence bundles and correspondence for international litigation and arbitration proceedings, keeping procedural roles, court references and case names consistent. We work under confidentiality arrangements appropriate to the matter.
Can you provide certified or sworn translations of legal documents?
Yes, where a certified or sworn format is required for submission to a specific authority. We confirm the format needed for the destination country and body before starting; in Spain, sworn translation by a Ministry-appointed translator is required for official submission. Acceptance always depends on the receiving authority.
How do you keep defined terms and cross-references consistent in legal documents?
We build a matter-specific glossary before translation begins, locking in the agreed translations of defined terms, party names and recurring legal expressions. The translation memory then applies these consistently across every clause, annex and schedule, so the translated contract is internally consistent in the same way as the original.
Do you work under NDAs for sensitive legal matters?
Yes. We routinely work under non-disclosure agreements for legal matters, and can also follow specific instructions on file access, naming, secure transfer and post-delivery deletion. These arrangements are agreed in writing before work starts.
