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Legal documents are structure: numbered clauses, defined terms, schedules, exhibits, signature blocks. Lawyers cite by paragraph, so a translation that reflows the text quietly destroys its usefulness. Reglyph rebuilds each scanned page in English with the numbering and layout intact: a contract's clause 7.2 is still clause 7.2, on the same page, next to the same table.
It depends on where the document is going. Some US federal courts require a certified translation with any non-English filing and spell out who may make it; others ask for an English translation filed at the same time. German courts work in German and can order a translation by an authorised translator. For reading a contract or working through due diligence, a working translation is often what you need; for anything filed, check the court's own rule.
The situations people most often bring legal documents to us for — each one keeps the original layout, seals and tables.
Legal files are long by nature: a commercial agreement with schedules easily passes 40 pages. Each upload takes up to 50 pages and 100 MB, so split larger sets at exhibit or schedule breaks. Page numbers stay as in the original, so citations still resolve.
Bilingual contracts usually say which language prevails if the versions differ. The idea comes from treaty practice: under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, versions in different languages are equally authoritative unless the parties agree that one prevails, and a version in another language counts only if they agree it does. For commercial contracts, the UNIDROIT Principles prefer the version first drawn up when equally authoritative versions conflict. In practice, unless your contract makes a translation authoritative, treat it as a way to read the agreement, and rely on the original wording.
| Court | Rule on foreign-language documents |
|---|---|
| US District Court, Puerto Rico | Non-English filings need a certified translation by a court-certified interpreter, someone who passed the written translation phase of the federal interpreter exam, an ATA-certified translator or holder of a postgraduate translation degree, or a translation all parties agree on. |
| US District Court, Central District of California | An English translation must be provided at the same time. The court's guidance for translators says to include the wording of seals, stamps and marginal notes and to attach a declaration of the translator's qualifications. |
| US Court of Appeals, First Circuit | Documents not in English aren't received unless translations are furnished. |
| Germany | The court language is German. A court can order a translation by an authorised or publicly appointed translator, and such a translation counts as correct and complete when the translator certifies it. |
| England and Wales | A translated witness statement is filed with the original, which the translator signs, certifying the translation is accurate. Documents served abroad need a statement by the translator that it is correct, with their name, address and qualifications. |
From the courts' local rules and national procedure rules, as of October 2026.
In US federal courts, what you pay for document translation generally can't be recovered as costs: the Supreme Court held in 2012 that interpreter compensation doesn't include document translation.
Under the Hague Service Convention, the receiving country's central authority may require a document served formally to be written in, or translated into, its official language. Handing the document to someone who accepts it voluntarily is always possible without a translation.
| On the page | In the translated PDF |
|---|---|
| Clause text and headings | Translated in place; clause numbers and page numbers stay as in the original. |
| Defined terms | Translated with each page. The same term can come out differently on different pages, so check it against the definitions section. |
| Seals and stamps | Kept as they are; the text inside them is not translated. A translation filed in court may need that wording, so leave it to the certifying translator. |
| Signature blocks | Translated labels, signatures kept as signed. |
| Handwritten annotations | Kept as written. |
Only if the contract makes the translation authoritative. Bilingual contracts usually name a prevailing language; otherwise rely on the original wording and treat the translation as a way to read it.
It names the version that wins if the language versions differ. Without one, the UNIDROIT Principles prefer the version that was drawn up first.
It varies by court. Puerto Rico's district court requires a certified translation and lists who may make it; the Central District of California requires an English translation filed at the same time.
The court language is German, and the court can order a translation by an authorised translator. Ask the court or your lawyer before filing.
Under the Hague Service Convention, the receiving country can require it for formal service. Voluntary acceptance by the recipient works without a translation.
Yes. Numbering, indentation and page breaks track the original, so citations to the source document still resolve.
Not guaranteed: each page is translated on its own, so a defined term can come out two ways. Check terms against the definitions section before you rely on the translation.
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