Professional legal translations for law firms and companies in Switzerland and beyond

We provide high quality legal translations in various areas of law, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Swiss legal standards. Each translation undergoes a thorough linguistic and content review to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Our legal translations are carried out by experienced legal translators and interpreters, including sworn and court-accredited professionals, who have in-depth knowledge of both the source and target legal systems. For complex legal matters, we can also call in specialist lawyers with foreign language expertise to ensure that even the most technical legal documents are translated with the highest level of accuracy.

Specialised legal translation can take many different forms, depending on the document and the sector, such as

• Administrative law
• Financial law
• Commercial law
• Property and construction law
• Competition law
• Employment law
• Insurance law
• Family law
• Sports law
• Aviation law
• Patent law

Our legal translation services include

• Translation of contracts
• Translation of privacy statements
• Translation of powers of attorney
• Translation of certificates
• Translation of trade register extracts
• Translation of expert opinions
• Translation of seminar documents
• Translation of general terms and conditions
• Translation of patents
• Translation of court judgments
• Translation of claims/complaints
• Translation of witness statements
• Translation of arbitration proceedings
• Translation of court proceedings
• Translation of notarisations
• Translation of diplomatic/consular documents
• Translation of articles of association
• Translation of compliance texts

As legal linguists with a thorough understanding of the legal systems of both the source and target cultures, we translate any content into the target language with the same precision and clarity as the original document.

We also provide certified translations. Our translation processes comply with the only internationally recognised quality standard, ISO 17100.

Accurate and efficient solutions for summary legal translations in Switzerland

Our legal translation services in Switzerland include the accurate summarisation and translation of legal texts, ensuring that the content is presented clearly and appropriately for the target audience. Whether for law firms, legal departments or government agencies, we provide tailored solutions to meet your specific requirements.

For certain legal documents – such as police reports, court records or documents relating to mutual legal assistance requests – we provide summarised translations, which focus on conveying only the most essential information. This cost-effective solution is ideal when a full translation is not required, but the key content needs to be accurately understood.

Our team of experienced legal translators and specialist linguists, many of whom are accredited by the Swiss courts, carefully analyse the original document and produce a clear, concise summary in the target language. This process ensures that important legal information is retained, while reducing translation time and costs.

We tailor our summary translations to your specific needs, providing reliable and efficient legal translation services in a variety of legal fields. Whether you need a summarised translation for internal use or as part of an official legal process, we deliver accurate and professional results.

Advanced translation technology and maximum security for legal content in Switzerland

We use bespoke translation and terminology management software, including translation memory systems, to ensure consistency and terminological accuracy in your legal content. This technology enables standardised use of legal terms and efficient handling of different document formats.

AI solutions are used selectively, only after consultation with you, to achieve the best translation results while maintaining strict data protection standards.

We prioritise the confidentiality of your legal documents and ensure full compliance with Swiss data protection regulations. Whether it is contracts, court documents, patents or corporate agreements, our approach guarantees the accuracy and security of your sensitive legal information.

We offer encrypted data transfer where required, ensuring that your legal content is fully protected throughout the translation process.

Your trusted partner for legal language services in Switzerland

For law firms and legal clients, we offer comprehensive solutions in legal translation, arbitration and court interpreting.

As a specialised full-service provider with extensive knowledge of the Swiss legal system, we also offer transcription services and summaries of legal translations. Using cost-effective technology, we offer a transparent pricing structure to ensure maximum value for money.

Expertise in our own ranks

Our Managing Director, Silvia Cerrella Bauer, is an accredited court interpreter at the Supreme Court of the Canton of Zurich and is highly knowledgeable about how the Swiss legal system works. She has been working regularly for many years as an interpreter and translator for investigating authorities and the courts, and has built up a large network of specialist translators over the years.

Absolute confidentiality and large range of languages

We offer legal translations according to Swiss quality standards in the following languages:

• English
• German
• French
• Italian
• Spanish
• Portuguese

as well as in many other European and non-European languages:

You can find more information on the most important aspects of translation in a legal context in our blogs.

• The challenges associated with legal translations – and the solutions
• Legal translations: Caution when using AI folloowed by post-editing
• Patent translations – from Switzerland to the world
• Potential pitfalls for post-editors of machine-translated legal texts
• Errors in post-editing machine-translated texts legal texts: examples