Translation For Lawyers

Professional Chinese-English and English-Chinese language translation and interpreting services play an important role in international business. One common complaint of American companies doing business with a Chinese company is not getting what they paid for. For example, the American company pays a significant sum for a product from a Chinese company and, in return, gets either nothing or a faulty product. Typically, the US company never actually sees the Chinese company but simply conducts the transaction virtually, wiring the money overseas. So, if this is you, what do you do?

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Last month the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that drivers who don't speak English must be informed of the consequences of refusing to take an alcohol breath test in a language they understand. With this ruling, New Jersey becomes the first state requiring a foreign language translation of the statement - although other states require that foreign language translations be made available (via print or online). Particular to this ruling:

• The foreign language translation does not have to be available on a short notice.
• The foreign language translation does not have to be understood, just read.

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When a case involves the reviewing of foreign language documents, an attorney has several options, including the use of a foreign language translator and machine/computer based translation services. In order to ensure a defendable document review, it is best to outsource the project to a bi- or multilingual foreign language translator.

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