#2 in the “Interviewing legal translators” series
For the second in our series of interviews with legal translators and experts in the field of legal translation, we have an interview with Daniel Webber, legal translator, who talks about the...
View ArticleJurilinguistics III: extended call for proposals
The call for proposals for “Jurilinguistics III: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Language and Law” has been extended to 18 March. If you work in the fields of legal...
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Picking up the gauntlet – A review of Greek Corporate Legislation (trans.)...
In the legal translation sector, Greek is a highly under-resourced language, in the sense that there are, as yet, few reliable bilingual legal texts that legal translators can consult to help them...
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Who’s liable for legal translations?
Last year I spoke at the ELIA Together 2020 conference, exploring the question of whether legal translators are liable for the translations they do. The results presented were based on a survey...
View ArticleThe quality of law-making in Greece
One of next week’s highlights plans to be the 2-day conference hosted by the International Association of Legislation and the Greek Secretariat for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (11-12 February...
View ArticleThe quality of law-making in Greece: link to event
As a follow up to the post from the other day, here are the details of how to access the event on the Quality of Law-making in Greece: “The link to the IAL Athens conference on the new Greek model for...
View ArticleA cautionary tale about machine translation: a recent Polish court ruling
I’m very happy to be able to share a post about machine translation, its use in professional settings and related questions of liability, written by Wojciech Woloszyk, a Polish lawyer linguist. Much...
View ArticleGenerative AI in the legal sector
In mid-November 2023 the Law Society of England and Wales released a short guide on the essentials of Generative AI for lawyers. Check out our short 10-point summary … Generative AI in the Legal...
View ArticleLegal translation and AI
… following on from yesterday’s post about AI essentials for lawyers with some thoughts on how that relates to legal translation 1. Generative AI in the Legal Sector: Legal translators have a head...
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Court of the Ice Court – some musings on machine translation and legal texts
Does reputation matter? What happens when a supreme court plugs MT into its website? Check out the images below: Remember we are talking about Greece’s most important court. Not just any old court....
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Paying attention to detail
Today my timeline is filled with stories of the Greek Minister of Justice wanting to use AI-powered machine translation tools for interpreting in court settings and translating legal documents in...
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Knowing where you stand
I’m all for technology. I use it all day, every day. But every technology has its limits (and its limitations). Don’t we all wish that legal language was simple and straightforward and that you could...
View ArticleTranslating the language of the law is hard
Following on from yesterday’s musings on the utility of technological tools for legal translation purposes, let’s hear today what a lecturer in family law has to say about the topic: “Regarding …...
View ArticleMistakes in Greek legal documents
Many lawyers seem to think they can just press a button and technology will miraculously produce a useable translation they can present to clients to aid understanding of legal provisions or help those...
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The legal translator as detective
No one reads a legal text as closely as a legal translator in their effort to understand what it says and means, and to render that appropriately in another language. While modern tech certainly has...
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