Legal foreign language translations tip 4
Legal foreign language translations tip 4 --Do not yield to
the temptation of cheap and fast legal translations
Sure, you can answer spam emails touting legal translation
for $10 a page. Or, press your legal translation company for
a 24-hour turnaround. However, your least expensive and fastest
translations can mean huge problems later.
There must be a balance between the price paid, the turnaround
promised - and the quality of the legal translation you can
expect. Experienced legal translation companies know that
quality must be balanced with speed for accurate results.
After all, if it took your company three months to create,
edit, proofread and format a final legal or engineering document,
shouldn't the translation be conducted with the same care?
"Technical translation is time-consuming," according
to Brian Fish, translation coordinator for Finnegan, Henderson,
Farabow, Garrett and Dunner. "The ability to do it fast
is almost a red flag," he states in a National Law Review
article. Unrealistic, quick-translation deadlines could lead
to big errors - and exacting accuracy requires a reasonable
turnaround time.
A little preplanning can streamline your efforts. Partner
with a legal translation company early in your project, and
develop a workable timeline. That way, your law firm is assured
that any necessary research can be conducted, your deadlines
are met, and your translated legal documents are accurate.
By the same token, always plan ahead for a specialty area
interpreter, when a case involves technical specialty areas,
or less commonly spoken foreign languages.
Machine-generated translations, or legal translations performed
by non-native speakers, may seem like cost-saving strategies
- but they'll cost your firm dearly. Your legal translation
company protects your image and your assets- whether on paper,
during a global transaction, or in the courtroom during proceedings.
Proper translations ensure that communications problems never
get a chance to develop. Have a question about partnering
with a translation company for your legal needs?
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