Legal Translations

Certified documents, delivered quickly and accurately by legal translation specialists – for contracts, corporate documents and regulated content where precision cannot be compromised.

ISO-certified  •  ATC-accredited  •  All-inclusive rates

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Legal translation, explained

What does legal translation mean?

Legal translation covers a wide range of services across every practice area of law. Individuals seeking certified documents, City law firms working in corporate law, and solicitors needing fast-turnaround discovery translations all have different, though equally complex, requirements.

At its core, legal translation is the precise transfer of written content from one language to another. Legally binding documents such as agreements, contracts and deeds demand ultra-precise language, leaving no room for ambiguity or misinterpretation. When it comes to legal translation, accuracy is paramount.

Your legal translation requirements can also extend to:
Transcription and translation of audio recordings
Certifying translations for official use
Summarising or gist translations
Why it matters

Why is legal translation important?

For global businesses, legal documentation underpins corporate operations at every level. Fast, accurate translations promote cross-company communication and avoid bottlenecks for your stakeholders.
For law firms and individuals, legal translation helps you stay fully informed when your legal or financial affairs cross international borders.
Whether you’re a multinational enterprise, a City legal firm operating across many practice areas, or a private individual with international interests, you cannot compromise.
With money, time and reputation at stake, it’s worth entrusting your legal translations to a professional.
Why Planet Languages

Why choose Planet Languages for your legal translation requirements?

We work with specialist legal translators and cutting-edge translation productivity and terminology management tools to deliver accurate, consistent translations on time, every time.

Consistently high quality

Our legal translators are subject-matter experts, chosen for their meticulous approach and proven experience. Every translation is revised by a second professional linguist and undergoes rigorous quality assurance before delivery.

Data security

Confidentiality is the cornerstone of legal translation. Our ISO 27001-certified information security management system means that any file that you send to us is handled with the utmost care.

Exemplary customer service

We take pride in delivering a bespoke service that’s second to none in our industry. Contact us to find out why our service is consistently rated as excellent by our long-standing clients.

Quality standards for legal translation

Legal translation demands sensitivity, subject knowledge and meticulous accuracy. Our ISO certifications underpin rigorous processes for linguist selection, revision, quality management and information security.

ISO 9001: Our ISO 9001-certified quality management system supports consistent service, continuing improvement workflows tailored to each client.
ISO 17100: Under our ISO 17100-certified translation process, our translators meet defined competence requirements, and every translation undergoes revision by a second qualified linguist.
ATC accreditation: As an accredited member of the Association of Translation Companies, we can certify translations using the ATC certification stamp, recognised by most UK authorities and widely accepted internationally.
Information security: Our ISO/IEC 27001:2022-certified information security management system governs how legal files are received, accessed, stored and delivered.
What we translate

We offer a range of legal translation services:

  • Contracts and agreements
  • Warranty information
  • Data protection and GDPR policies
  • Software licences
  • Legal letters
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Internal regulations
  • Import/export documentation
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Company registration documents
  • Court judgments
  • Articles of association
  • Employment contracts
  • Meeting minutes
  • Letters of intent

FAQs

The cost of a legal translation depends on several factors: the language combination, the nature, complexity and purpose of the material, the document type and the total word count.

Yes, we provide certification for our legal translations at no additional cost. We certify our documents by adding a printed statement confirming that the translation is complete and accurate, to the best of our knowledge. A certified translation carries the signature of a company director or senior project manager and our Association of Translation Companies certification stamp.

We advise clients to check with the relevant authority they’re submitting the certified translation to, as certain authorities will only accept notarised translations or translations including an apostille, neither of which we can provide.

No, typically they are not. Our legal translators are highly skilled professional linguists with extensive knowledge of legal systems and legal terminology, and substantial experience translating legal texts.

Yes. Our ISO 17100-certified process requires every legal translation to be revised by a second translator, before undergoing rigorous quality checks by our in-house project management team.
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