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Legal Document Translation

Professional Legal Document Translation for Companies, Law Firms, and Regulated Organizations

Business Team Translations provides certified legal document translation for international companies, law firms, financial institutions, insurance groups, advisory firms, and regulated organizations. We translate legal documents across all major European languages and beyond — accurately, confidentially, and with the terminological precision that legal content requires.

ISO 17100:2015 certified 27 years of experience Clients include Baker McKenzie, KPMG, PwC, Bank of China, AXA, and Erste Group.
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Document types

Legal Documents We Translate

We regularly translate the following document types for corporate and institutional clients:

Contracts and Agreements

Commercial contracts, supply agreements, service agreements, framework agreements, licensing agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, and contract amendments.

Corporate Documentation

Articles of association, memoranda of association, shareholder resolutions, board resolutions, powers of attorney, company extracts, certificates of incorporation, and apostilled corporate documents.

Banking and Financial Legal Documents

Annual reports, banking agreements, loan and credit agreements, fund management documentation, custody agreements, trading agreements, audit committee documentation, and regulated financial disclosures.

Compliance and Regulatory Documentation

Privacy notices, GDPR documentation, data processing agreements, compliance monitoring frameworks, regulatory filings, and internal audit materials.

Legal Advisory and Tax Documentation

Legal opinions, tax advisory texts, engagement contracts, due diligence documentation, and corporate transaction materials.

Litigation and Dispute Documentation

Court judgments, statements of claim, arbitration materials, litigation-related correspondence, and case documentation.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Legal Documents

Supplier framework contracts, contract addenda, regulatory agreements, and legally binding healthcare documentation.

The discipline

Why Legal Document Translation Requires Specialists

Legal documents are not general business content written in formal language.

They are instruments whose meaning is determined by the legal system in which they operate — and that meaning must survive translation into another language and another legal system without distortion.

The common failure modes in legal document translation are not misspellings or grammar errors. They are:

Terminology choices that appear plausible but carry different legal meaning in the target system
Register that signals non-specialist work to legal readers
Inconsistency within a document that creates interpretive ambiguity
Our legal translators have professional backgrounds in law, legal practice, finance, or compliance — in addition to their language qualifications.

They understand the legal frameworks they are translating between, not just the words they are converting.

Track record

Clients We Have Supported

Baker McKenzie
Global law firm · Litigation

International litigation materials, privacy notices, compliance monitoring documentation, and corporate legal files across English and German.

EN · DEPrivileged material
KPMG
Advisory · Audit

Advisory documentation, audit materials, engagement contracts, and compliance-related content across English, German, and Spanish.

EN · DE · ESEngagement contracts
Bank of China
Banking · Regulated finance

Group annual reports, banking agreements, regulated financial documentation, and certified translations of corporate materials across Chinese, English, and German. Over 600 pages of financial and legal documentation in a single year.

600+ pages in one yearZH · EN · DE
RWE
Energy · IT contracts

IT project contracts, change request agreements, and legal and technical documentation across English and German. Formal letter of recommendation issued following project completion.

EN · DELetter of recommendation
4C Legal
Legal technology

Multilingual legal technology and legal communication workflows across Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Slovak, and Swedish — including legal transcription and subtitling.

7 languagesTranscription & subtitling
Jalsovszky Law Firm
Law firm · Certified

Certified translations of company extracts, official certificates, and corporate legal documentation from Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, and Ukrainian.

11 source languagesCertified translations
CPI Property Group
Real estate

Real estate lease agreements, apostilled company extracts, and multilingual corporate legal files across Czech, English, and French.

CZ · EN · FRApostilled documents
Flextronics
Manufacturing

Manufacturing contracts, HR agreements, statements of work, and corporate legal documentation across English, German, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.

6 languagesCorporate legal
Teqball / FITEQ
Sport · Framework agreements

Framework agreements and multilingual legal documentation into 20+ languages simultaneously.

20+ languagesSimultaneous delivery
Erste Group
Asset management

Fund management agreements, audit committee documentation, custody agreements, and regulated financial materials.

Regulated financeAudit committee
AXA
Banking & insurance

Banking branch documentation, internal audit materials, and regulated financial legal content.

Internal auditRegulated content
Roche
Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical supplier framework contracts, contract addenda, and regulated healthcare legal documentation.

Supplier frameworksRegulated healthcare
Official use

Certified Legal Document Translation

For legal documents submitted to courts, public authorities, company registries, notarial offices, or official bodies, we provide certified translation — a signed declaration of accuracy and completeness issued by Business Team Translations, with agency stamp and signature.

Certified translation is included at no additional charge.
Notarized translation

Where a notary public must authenticate the translator's signature, we provide the certified translation and can advise on the notarization process in your jurisdiction.

Sworn translation

For submission in continental European jurisdictions — Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, and others — we work with registered sworn translators in the relevant countries.

Coverage

Language Coverage for Legal Documents

We translate legal documents across all major European language combinations and selected non-European directions.

European legal language pairs
EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanishPortugueseDutchPolishCzechSlovakRomanianBulgarianCroatianSerbianSlovenianSwedishDanishNorwegianFinnishEstonianLatvianLithuanianGreekRussianUkrainian
Non-European directions

Chinese-English, Japanese-English, and Arabic-English for banking, corporate, and regulatory documentation.

For Central and Eastern European legal language combinations — where our linguist network and regional position give us particular depth — we are a strong choice for organizations managing contracts, corporate filings, or compliance documentation across multiple CEE jurisdictions simultaneously.

Handling

Confidentiality

Legal documents contain information that is frequently legally privileged, commercially sensitive, or both. We operate under strict confidentiality procedures on all legal translation projects.

Non-disclosure agreements are available and can be executed before any documents are shared
Data processing agreements (DPA) are available for GDPR compliance where personal data is involved
Named, accountable translators — not anonymous freelancer pools — handle sensitive material
All file transfers are encrypted; retention and destruction policies are available on request
Quality process

Delivered under ISO 17100:2015

All legal document translation is delivered under our ISO 17100:2015 certified quality process:

1
Translation by a subject-matter qualified translator

With a legal, financial, or compliance background.

2
Mandatory independent revision

By a second qualified linguist before delivery.

3
Terminology management

Client-specific glossaries maintained and applied across all projects.

4
Translation memory

Previously approved translations of standard clauses and recurring language applied consistently.

5
Dedicated project management

A single project manager from quotation to delivery.

Turnaround

We respond to all legal translation requests within one business hour during office hours. Many legal translation projects can be completed on same-day or next-day schedules depending on volume.

For transaction-driven deadlines, court filing dates, and regulatory submission windows, contact us directly with your timeline and we will confirm what is achievable before you commit.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Certified translation — with signed declaration, agency stamp, and signature — is included at no additional charge for all legal documents.

Yes. Court submissions, company registry filings, and documents for submission to official bodies are document types we handle regularly.

Yes. We work with international law firms and domestic legal practices on a range of legal translation requirements — from individual document translations to ongoing multilingual legal communication programs.

Yes. Many legal documents can be translated on same-day or next-day timelines. Contact us with your deadline and volume and we will confirm availability.

Yes. NDA execution before document sharing is standard for legal translation clients. Contact us and we will provide an NDA for your review before anything is shared.

We translate legal documents across all major EU languages and beyond. See the language coverage section above for the full list.

Yes. Multilingual legal translation programs — with consistent terminology across all language versions and coordinated delivery — are a standard part of our operation.

Next step

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Send us your legal documents and we will prepare a detailed proposal — including pricing, timeline, and certification options.

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