Where can an Atlanta law firm get legal documents translated and certified?
Kaplan Interpreting Services translates legal and official documents for Atlanta firms and companies in more than 200 languages, working remotely from secure uploads. Each certified file carries a signed certificate of accuracy that names the translator. For USCIS filings, federal regulation asks for a full English translation certified as complete and accurate together with the translator's statement of competence, and our certificate includes both.
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Litigation Exhibits and Discovery
Foreign-language exhibits, emails, text messages and business records for cases in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Cobb county courts, the Northern District of Georgia, or arbitration seated in Atlanta. Party names and defined terms are fixed in a glossary at the start, so exhibit 12 and exhibit 312 use the same words.
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Contracts and Corporate Records
Supply agreements, distribution contracts, board resolutions, compliance policies and employee handbooks for companies whose Atlanta office works with parents, subsidiaries or vendors abroad. We translate the document as drafted and leave the legal advice to counsel; where both language versions will be signed, we flag any clause that reads differently once rendered.
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Immigration Packets and Civil Records
Birth, marriage and divorce certificates, police clearances, diplomas and court records that Atlanta immigration practices file for their clients. Each one is translated in full, stamps and handwritten notes included, and spelled to match the passport so a name does not appear two ways in the same packet.
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Notarized and Apostille-Ready Files
Some receiving offices want a notary's seal on the translator's statement, and documents headed abroad may need an apostille on top. Tell us who will receive the file and we prepare the package for that office, rather than sending a generic certificate and finding out at the counter.
Why Kaplan
How Atlanta Projects Run
Translators Who Work in Law
Pleadings, contracts and civil records go to linguists with legal experience, so a term of art comes back as a term of art.
A Certificate That Names Someone
Every certified file carries a signed statement naming the translator and confirming the work is complete and accurate.
One Glossary per Matter
Names, places and defined terms are settled before the first page, then reused for every later batch on the same case.
Handled Remotely
Written work does not need a meeting room. Files come in by secure upload or email and certified copies go back electronically, with paper by courier when a filing needs it.
Confidential by Default
Privileged and personal records are seen only by the assigned linguists and project team, with NDAs signed on request.
A Delivery Date Before We Start
We read the files first, then commit to a date that works backward from your filing or hearing, and tell you early if volume puts it at risk.
FAQs
Common Questions
Do you translate documents for cases in Georgia courts?
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Yes. Exhibits, foreign judgments, contracts and records for state and federal cases in Georgia are translated in full and delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy. If the judge, a local rule or opposing counsel has asked for a specific format, such as a notarized statement or a side-by-side layout, send that instruction with the files and we follow it.
Does our firm need to be in Atlanta to work with you?
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No. Translation is written work, so we handle it remotely for firms anywhere in metro Atlanta and across Georgia. Files arrive by secure upload or email, and certified translations come back as signed PDFs, with hard copies sent by courier when a filing needs paper.
Can you translate a client's birth certificate for a USCIS filing?
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Yes, for immigration practices filing on a client's behalf. Federal regulation requires that a foreign-language document submitted to USCIS come with "a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate", plus the translator's statement of competence. Our certificate carries both, and every stamp and margin note on the original is translated. See immigration document translation for full packets.
When does an Atlanta filing need notarization or an apostille as well?
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It depends on who receives the document. Some offices accept the translator's signed certificate alone, others want it notarized, and a document going to another country may need an apostille, which authenticates a signature and seal rather than the translation. Name the receiving office when you send the files and we prepare the right package. Our article on apostille or notarization for translated documents walks through the difference, and apostille translation covers how we prepare those files.
Can you help us decide which documents in a production need certified translation?
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Yes. For a large foreign-language production, a first pass of summary translations lets the team see what each document is about. The ones that will go into a filing, a deposition or a hearing are then translated in full and certified. That keeps certified work on the pages that matter, and we scope the two steps separately in the quote. Our note on machine translation and legal documents explains why the second step is never automated.
Which languages do you translate for Atlanta clients?
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More than 200, including Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Portuguese, French, Arabic, Hindi, Amharic and Somali. Rare pairs are assigned to a translator who works in that language directly. Our certified document translation overview lists the document types we cover in every language.
Do you also provide interpreters in Atlanta?
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Yes, as a separate service. Interpreting is spoken, for depositions, hearings, mediations and meetings, and it is booked through our Atlanta legal interpreters or, for medical and corporate settings, Atlanta interpreters. Firms that use both on one case get the same glossary across the documents and the testimony.
How do we request a quote for a translation project?
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Send the files, the target language, the office that will receive the translation and your deadline through our request form or call (833) 547-7770. We review the documents and confirm the certification format, a delivery date and a fixed quote before any work begins.
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Request an Atlanta Translation Quote
Send the files, language and deadline. We confirm the certification format, a delivery date and a fixed quote before work begins.