What are legal translation services?

Legal translation services cover the professional translation of contracts, court filings, compliance materials, intellectual property documents, immigration records, and certified submissions by linguists trained in legal terminology and documentation standards.

Do you provide certified translations for courts and agencies?

Yes. Certified translations are available with a signed statement of accuracy for official use. These can be prepared for courts, agencies, institutions, and other submission requirements when certification is needed.

How long does legal translation take?

Turnaround depends on the language pair, document length, formatting requirements, and certification needs. Standard and expedited delivery options are available, and urgent legal deadlines can be reviewed before the project begins.

Do you offer notarized, sworn, or apostille translation support?

Notarization, sworn translation support, and apostille-related assistance may be available depending on the document type, destination country, and submission requirements.

Can you handle immigration documents?

Yes. Immigration and personal-record submissions can be supported, including USCIS-related documents when that requirement applies.

Can you support multilingual discovery or high-volume review?

Yes. Day Translations supports multilingual review workflows and can assist with eDiscovery-related matters that require scale, organization, and secure handling.

Do you use machine translation for legal documents?

Machine translation may be used to support high-volume workflows where speed and scale matter. Legal documents intended for official, certified, or submission-ready use are reviewed by qualified human linguists for accuracy, terminology, and completeness.

How are documents kept confidential?

Legal projects are handled under confidentiality agreements with controlled-access workflows, secure file transfer practices, and encrypted delivery channels where required.

Legal Translation Services for Law Firms & Courts

Day Translations gives law firms and corporate legal departments one secure partner for contracts, court documents, compliance materials, and certified submissions in 500+ languages. Every matter goes to a qualified legal linguist and is reviewed for terminology and formatting before delivery, with expedited turnaround for urgent deadlines.

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Trusted by Legal Teams and Organizations

Day Translations has supported law firms, legal aid organizations, corporate teams, and legal service providers with multilingual translation and language support.

Legal Precision

Why Legal Translation Requires Specialist Review

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Across jurisdictions
Legal translation is not standard business translation. A single clause, defined term, or procedural phrase can carry a different legal effect across jurisdictions.
Submission readiness
Accuracy, consistency, confidentiality, and submission readiness all matter when documents are intended for courts, agencies, counterparties, or internal legal review.
Independent review
Day Translations matches each project to the document type, subject matter, and language pair involved, then applies independent review before final delivery.

Documents We Translate

Legal Documents We Translate

We translate legal documents used across litigation, transactions, compliance, immigration, intellectual property, and internal legal operations. Contracts, filings, and case documents are handled through our document translation services, backed by subject-matter linguists and quality review.

Transactions
Contracts, agreements, and transaction documents.
Litigation
Pleadings, affidavits, witness statements, depositions, transcripts, and judgments.
Compliance
Governance materials, compliance documents, and regulatory filings.
Intellectual Property
Patent, trademark, and other intellectual property documentation.
Immigration
Immigration and civil records, including birth and marriage certificates, academic records, and police clearances.
Internal Operations
Policies, handbooks, privacy materials, and internal investigation documents.

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Capabilities

Legal Language Services

Day Translations supports legal matters with translation, certified delivery, multilingual review, and related language services for high-stakes workflows, drawing on the same professional translation services we provide across industries, applied here to legal-specific requirements. This section covers service capabilities, while the document list above covers the types of files we translate.

For official use
Certified Legal Translations
For courts, agencies, and institutions that require a signed statement of accuracy, Day Translations provides certified translation services prepared for official use.
- Signed statement of accuracy
- Prepared for official use
- Notarization and apostille on request
Certified Translations
Immigration and USCIS Submissions
For immigration records and personal documents prepared for official submission, our USCIS certified translations page covers the narrower USCIS-specific requirement.
- Birth and marriage certificates
- Academic records
- Police clearances
USCIS Translations
Litigation Review and Multilingual Datasets
For matters involving large document sets, review workflows, and multilingual discovery, we support eDiscovery translation services with secure handling and organized delivery.
- Large document sets
- Review workflows
- Secure handling, organized delivery
eDiscovery
AI-Assisted Legal Workflows
For high-volume legal content where speed and scale matter, our legal AI translation workflows can support review while keeping qualified human oversight in place where required.
- High-volume legal content
- Qualified human oversight retained
- Where speed and scale matter
Legal AI
Court and Hearing Support
When a legal matter also requires spoken language support, Day Translations can coordinate court interpreting services for hearings, depositions, interviews, and related proceedings.
- Hearings and depositions
- Interviews
- Related proceedings
Court Interpreting

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Our Expertise

A Legal Translation Company for High-Stakes Matters

Day Translations supports both one-time certified requests and ongoing multilingual legal workflows. Whether the need is a single filing, a cross-border contract, or recurring legal support, the focus stays on accuracy, secure handling, and dependable delivery.

Where required, translated documents can be prepared for submission, comparison, or internal review in digital or physical formats.

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Our Process

Our 4-Step Legal Translation Process

Every legal translation project follows a structured, repeatable process designed for accuracy, certification readiness, and secure delivery.

Scope Review
Document type, language pair, certification needs, formatting requirements, and deadline are confirmed before work begins.
Linguist Assignment
The project is matched to a legal linguist with relevant subject-matter experience and the appropriate language pair.
Translation and Review
The translation is completed and independently reviewed for terminology, structure, consistency, and completeness.
Certification and Secure Delivery
Where required, a certification statement is prepared and the final file is delivered through secure channels.

Why Clients Choose Day Translations

Trusted since 2007 for legal translation.

Since 2007, Day Translations has supported legal translation projects that require accuracy, confidentiality, and dependable delivery. We support contracts, court documents, compliance materials, intellectual property files, certified submissions, and multilingual legal workflows in 500+ languages.

Legal translation requires expertise in both language and law. Day Translations works with legal linguists and subject-matter specialists who understand legal terminology, document conventions, and the importance of jurisdictional context. Projects are matched by language pair, document type, and subject matter so the translator understands the legal purpose of the content, not just the words on the page.

For high-volume matters, Day Translations can combine translation memory, terminology management, language identification, deduplication, and machine translation support to improve speed and consistency. Machine translation is used carefully for appropriate workflows, especially large datasets and internal review. Certified, official, or submission-ready output is reviewed by qualified human linguists before delivery.

Every legal translation is reviewed for terminology, structure, completeness, formatting, and consistency with the source document. This helps reduce risk when documents are used for courts, agencies, counterparties, or internal legal review. For matters with recurring terminology or multiple files, glossaries and terminology alignment can be used to help maintain consistency across the project.

Confidentiality is critical in legal matters. Day Translations handles legal projects under confidentiality agreements, controlled-access workflows, and secure file transfer practices. Our ISO 27001:2022 information security framework and GDPR-compliant processes support secure handling for sensitive legal, corporate, immigration, and regulatory documents.

Day Translations supports legal teams beyond basic document translation. We can assist with certified delivery, multilingual review, high-volume workflows, court interpreting, and legal-language support for international matters. Whether your matter involves litigation, contracts, compliance, intellectual property, immigration, or multilingual discovery, our team helps keep the process organized from scope review through final delivery.

Measurable outcomes for enterprise clients.

Enterprises come to Day Translations to enter regulated markets, launch in new languages, and keep multilingual operations running without a compliance or quality failure.

Publishing & Literature

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Translating a children’s book series for a global audience.

70+Languages translated

Day Translations understood the importance of preserving the heart of my stories while making them accessible to children around the world.
Philipp Winterberg

Challenge: A series of children’s books needed translating into over 70 languages while preserving the emotional impact and cultural relevance of the original stories.
Solution: Native-speaking literary translators with expertise in children’s literature, adapting each edition for cultural context while preserving the author’s voice.
Outcome: Consistent quality across every version, culturally adapted illustrations and text, and books now available in markets worldwide.

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Entertainment & Live Broadcasting

Interpretation That Keeps Pace With Live Events

Supporting a major U.S. entertainment network across high-profile boxing events and live broadcasts.

Since 2016Long-term engagement
4 languagesPortuguese · Russian · Canadian French · Thai
Major venuesMadison Square Garden · T-Mobile Arena · Barclays Center

Challenge: Live broadcasting requires speed, cultural awareness, and precision.
Solution: Experienced entertainment interpreters with live-event expertise.
Outcome: Reliable interpretation for high-profile live events, both on and off camera.

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