LLS helps US attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals obtain evidence from other countries. Our expert staff is familiar not only with the differences between common law and civil law jurisdictions, but also with the intricacies of the Hague Evidence Convention. We can help you overcome the obstacles of discovery in a wide range of areas including depositions, Letters Rogatory, and document requests.
International Evidence Taking
Here’s how we can help
Taking Evidence Internationally
LLS can consult with you on the optimal procedure for international evidence taking. Among other things, we can advise you on the cost — in time and money — and any potential pitfalls in obtaining evidence in other countries.
Arranging International Depositions & Testimony
The attorneys and paralegals at LLS are familiar with country-specific restrictions and requirements, including where and how to submit Letters Rogatory and/or Letters of Request.
Handling Multilingual Discovery Documents
LLS can help you catalog, summarize, and translate multilingual discovery documents. We can also help you manage your internal documents for active discovery requests and/or for archival purposes.
Monographs for Evidence Taking
LLS offers customized monographs for taking evidence in more than 90 countries. Our comprehensive, country-specific monographs are designed as reference tools and serve as a valuable source of information for attorneys gathering evidence internationally.
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Rely on Legal Language Services to:
- Arrange voluntary depositions in compliance with foreign law
- Authenticate government and business records
- Retain support personnel in overseas jurisdictions
- Provide linguistic support at all stages of litigation
- Arrange verbatim transcription and/or videography where permissible
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Certified Legal Translation
We offer certified translations of legal and technical documents. Our certifications are fully legalized and authenticated for filing in courts and government agencies worldwide. We have extensive experience preparing filings pursuant to the Hague Service Convention, the Hague Evidence Convention, the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol, and the Vienna Consular Convention.
What Our Clients Are Saying
I rely on the consistent quality and responsiveness of the Legal Language Services team whether I’m in need of Interpreting, Translation or Transcription. Without hesitation I’d recommend LLS as the best all-around solution for dealing with multi-language and/or international cases. LLS makes it look easy and makes me look good so I can focus on winning cases for my clients.
We exclusively use Language Services for all our translations; we never even bother getting quotes from anyone else because we know the service from Language Services is quick, reasonably priced and well done. I like the personal service and the ease with which my sometimes-complicated requests are handled.
Legal Language Services went above and beyond all expectations when they served process upon some very evasive defendants in the UK and Ireland. Although the service was complicated, LLS was both professional and efficient, always providing us with regular status updates.
In my thirty years of advising other lawyers about their recorded evidence, I have never encountered a transcription service that gave more attention to my specific needs and requirements than Legal Language. [They] operate with the greatest professionalism and personal devotion to their clients’ cases. They keep their promises and execute without compromise.
Our account executive has been great to work with and has accommodated our every request even though we required very short turnaround times. We will certainly come to you first with any future translation requirements.
The assigned interpreter was world class and permitted the client to express very nuanced concepts. As the entire process was professional and efficient and the rates were fair, I would highly recommend Legal Language Services to anyone in need of professional interpretation services.
It is nice to know that there are still individuals and companies who take pride in the service they provide and do quality work.
