Trusted Since 1978

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“Your team had a very good understand of the differences between the various corporate legal structures in our countries of interest.” 

Trusted Translation Services for Legal Firms & Teams

Legal Translation Backed by Decades of Experience

Founded in 1978, Omni is a Houston-based legal translation company with decades of experience supporting law firms, corporate legal teams, and government bodies operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Over the years, we have assisted with a broad range of legal matters, helping clients communicate accurately across languages while meeting strict quality and security requirements.

Our fully managed language services cover legal document translation, contracts, compliance materials, court documents, evidence files, certified submissions, witness statements, corporate records, policies, training materials, and more.

Alongside translation, we also provide interpreting, transcription, proofreading, linguistic review, desktop publishing, and production support through a single coordinated workflow.

Dedicated project and account management supports every project, giving you a consistent point of contact from consultation through final delivery. We operate secure workflows and are happy to sign non-disclosure agreements where required.

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Pile of legal documents on a desk, in clipboards.

Materials We Support

Our team regularly provides specialized language services for a wide range of projects, including:

  • Contracts and commercial agreements
  • Court documents 
  • Litigation materials 
  • Witness statements and affidavits 
  • Legal transcription 
  • Multilingual eDiscovery projects 
  • Legal interpreting, both in-person and remote
  • Case documentation 
  • Employment contracts
  • Certified submissions for courts 
  • Certified translation, including sworn, apostille and notarization
  • International mergers and acquisitions 
  • Immigration and visa documentation 
  • Personal documents, such as birth, marriage and death certificates 
  • And more. 

 

Language Services for Legal

Document Translation >

Translate contracts, court documents, and other legal content with support from specialist legal translators and quality review processes.

Certified Translation >

For documents intended for official submission, we can provide standard certified translation, as well as sworn, apostille and notarization.

Interpreting Services >

Support multilingual communication during legal consultations, hearings, depositions, and other legal proceedings through on-site and remote interpreting options.

Transcription Services >

Convert recorded audio and video, such as interviews and hearings, into accurate written records with options for translation and time-coding.

Machine Translation Post-Editing >

For suitable projects, MTPE can provide a cost-effective solution for high-volume legal content. Due to the nature of legal content, we may not recommend this service in certain situations.

Desktop Publishing >

Our production team handles multilingual formatting, layout adaptation, tables, charts and images to help ensure translated materials are delivered ready for use.

Speak with our team to discuss your requirements, timelines, file formats, and compliance needs.

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Our Case Studies

Dedicated Legal Translation Agency

Based in Houston, we have spent nearly five decades supporting legal professionals with multilingual communication for a wide range of legal requirements.

Since 1978, we have supported every client with dedicated project and account managers who take the time to understand your requirements, preferred workflows and terminology. Whether you need a single certified document or ongoing multilingual support, we provide a consistent point of contact through the project.

Built for Support & Urgent Deadlines

Our coordinated approach blends experienced project managers with specialist linguists and language technology to help you manage both urgent requests and ongoing legal translation needs.

We utilize Translation Memory, terminology management and custom glossary development to help maintain consistency and cost savings across all your legal documentation, as well as your end clients’ preferred terms.

Because legal content often carries significant regulatory implications, we assess each project individually and recommend the most appropriate translation approach based on the content’s intended use.

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FAQs

How experienced is Omni in legal translation?

We were founded in 1978 and have spent decades supporting organizations with multilingual communication requirements. Our experience spans a wide range of document types, language pairs, and industry sectors, including legal and professional services.

We have worked with legal firms and government bodies as well as in-house corporate legal teams.

What kind of linguists do you use for legal translation projects?

We carefully select linguists based on the subject matter, language pair, and project requirements. So, in the case of legal translation, we specifically utilize translators and interpreters with legal experience and relevant subject-matter knowledge.

Our network of language professionals is vetted, managed, and monitored to help ensure suitability for each assignment.

Do you provide certified translations?

Yes, we can support certified translation requirements for many types of official documents, including personal documents, legal submissions, immigration paperwork, and other materials requiring formal certification.

Requirements vary by jurisdiction, and our team can advise on the most appropriate solution, such as:

  • Standard U.S. certification 
  • Sworn 
  • Apostille
  • Notarization
Do you offer human-only workflows?

Yes, we can complete projects only using fully human translation and review workflows.

Do you offer machine translation post-editing (MTPE)?

Yes, and MTPE can be an effective option for certain high-volume content types.

However, not all legal materials are suitable for machine-assisted workflows. So, we assess each project individually and recommend MTPE only where it aligns with the content.

Do you provide legal interpreting services?

Yes, Omni can support on-site and remote interpreting assignments for meetings, consultations, interviews, hearings, witness discussions, training sessions, and other multilingual interactions.

Can you transcribe legal audio and video recordings?

We provide transcription services for recorded interviews, meetings, witness statements, hearings, and other audio or video content.

Transcripts can also be translated and time-stamped when required.

Do you offer desktop publishing (DTP)?

Yes, our in-house production and DTP capabilities help preserve formatting, layouts, tables, annotations, and document structures when translating legal content.

Do you provide proofreading and linguistic review?

Yes, we offer proofreading, editing, human review, linguistic quality assurance (LQA), and other review services as part of our broader service offering.

We can also provide LQA on materials that were translated by a 3rd party, such as an AI platform.

How do you ensure translation quality?

The exact workflow can be adapted according to the content and project requirements, but generally translation quality is upheld through careful linguist selection and the use of independent reviewers, boosted by terminology management, client review rounds, and file production checks.

Are your workflows secure?

Yes, we place a strong emphasis on having secure systems and enforcing strict, managed project workflows for sensitive content.

Are you happy to sign NDAs?

Yes, we are happy to discuss non-disclosure agreement requirements where appropriate. These can be signed by both the linguists and the project team.

What file formats can you work with?

We support a wide range of document and content formats, including:

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PDF
  • PowerPoint
  • Rich Text Format
  • OpenDocument Text
  • Evidence bundles
  • Trial presentations
  • Email files
  • CSV exports
  • XML files
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • MP4
  • InDesign
  • DXF
  • And more. 
Can you handle urgent legal translation requests?

Yes, we can accommodate tight deadlines, subject to language combination, volume, and project requirements. Please speak to us first, but we do offer expedited services.

Can you support large-volume projects?

We provide fully managed language services and can coordinate large multilingual projects through dedicated project and account management.

We also have project and account managers located in different regions, from Europe to East Asia, to support across different time zones.

Do you create client-specific glossaries and terminology databases?

Yes, we can create and maintain for your organization, practice areas, recurring matters, or even your specific end-client accounts. 

Can you translate courts documents?

Yes, we can translate and review court documents, filings, pleadings, judgments, witness statements, affidavits, and other litigation-related materials.

Can you translate birth certificates and other personal documents?

We can translate personal and civil documents, including birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, passports, academic records, and immigration documentation.

Certified translation options are available depending on your requirements.

Do legal documents always require human translation?

Not necessarily. Some legal content may be suitable for machine translation post-editing (MTPE), while other materials are better suited to fully human workflows.

At Omni, we assess each project individually and recommend an approach based on the content, risk level, intended use, and quality requirements.