Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone on the phone whose fluency in your own language is non-existent or quite low? To be honest, it can be difficult enough talking to someone on the phone who speaks the same language as you, let alone when you don’t understand each other! That’s where … Read More
As more and more businesses are branching out to market their products to different customers. So there is a growth in demand for translators. This is in all types of industries including the consumer and retail industry. A retail translation benefits any retailers who are willing to expand into new markets. How the Retail Industry … Read More
Back in 2016, the “Panama Papers” became top news. It was when about 11.5 million confidential documents became public through a leak. They had been held by Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm, that took responsibility for the Panama documents as a Panama papers law firm before the Panama papers data leak took place. The … Read More
Legal translation is one of the most specialized and highly paid fields in the translation industry. Although there are general legal translators who deal with the run of the mill but common legal translation tasks like translating personal documents, much legal translation is much more complex. Legal translators may be needed to translate complex and … Read More
As an attorney’s assistant a paralegal’s main aim is to help his or her attorney to prepare court cases. Some of the responsibilities are quite similar to a lawyer. However, in the end a paralegal is not qualified to represent plaintiffs and defendants in court or to give any legal advice to the attorney’s clients. … Read More
One of the things that companies are pursuing the most is trying to sidestep the use of human translators by the use of machine translation combined with legal technology. In the end, does this really help to drive efficiency and offer greater visibility to a company? What companies are seemingly focusing on the most is … Read More
According to a survey conducted by Common Sense Advisory, 75% of people who don’t speak English prefer to purchase products which have product descriptions and marketing material in their own native language. In the same group of people 60% said they either rarely or never bought goods from websites that were just in English. This … Read More
Early history of translation and its impact This is just a brief history of translation which shows throughout history, translating has played an important role in bridging both the linguistic and cultural divide that has long existed between countries. The history of translation indicates that translation took place as a way of encouraging trade between … Read More
Not all legal translations are the same, so there are various things you need to consider before going through the legal translation process. Consider the document type Before choosing a legal translator for a job you will need to know the following information about the legal translation project. What type of document it is. The … Read More
A federal court interpreter plays the role of communicating between a non-English speaker and the English speaking court. This sort of federal interpreter needs both professional knowledge and skills in order to provide a good interpreter service needed in courtroom proceedings. Communication in all courtroom proceedings is far more complex than will be found in … Read More
