Errors in translations are unacceptable and can lead to major consequences. Plenty of translation services claim to be the most accurate translators in the world, but there’s much more to…

Selecting the right translation service for your legal translations is not a process that should be taken lightly. Anyone fluent in two languages can translate a document. But that doesn’t…

We live in the era of globalization. Clear communication across different countries, cultures, and languages is crucial to handling legal matters with professionalism, diligence, and accuracy. Legal translation expertise is…

Lingua Franca Legal Translation Services is proud to announce that it is part of the new cohort for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, a top-rated entrepreneurship curriculum in…

Letters Rogatory and Certified Translations By Richard Simring “Letters rogatory” are the procedural mechanism by which courts notify individuals and corporations residing in foreign countries of the commencement of a…

Pro Bono Legal Translations The Latin phrase pro bono publico – usually shortened to “pro bono” – means professional work undertaken voluntarily and at no charge. This is work for…

The answer is: Yes. Every translated document filed in court must be certified. The failure to use a certified translation could jeopardize the admissibility of the document for use in…

Challenge that law firms face One of the many challenges that law firms face nowadays is the tremendous amount of information involved in any particular case, especially when the cases…

In 1995, the Congress passed the "Court Interpreters Act," 28 U.S.C. § 1827: "The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall establish a program to facilitate…