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Court Documents: Certified Translation for Legal Assurance
Read how certified translation works for court documents. It explains what courts expect from a translated filing.
Legal Pleadings Translation Services
Need a complaint, answer, or counterclaim translated for a court? MotaWord translates legal pleadings for litigation attorneys, paralegals, and parties in US and international cases. Professional document translation by expert, human translators starts at $0.09 per word, and our translations can always be certified free of charge for court filings.
Upload your pleadings file in any format for an instant quote. We can translate pleadings in 120+ languages. Our professional translators translate causes of action, allegations, prayers for relief, captions, and party names and all translations are proofread by a separate linguist for full accuracy. Most translations can be ready in as little as 12 hours, and certified translations include free digital notarization. Faster delivery times are available on-demand. Just use our live chat feature which is available 24/7 and talk to us.
- Numbered paragraphs keep their numbering, so an answer can still admit or deny each allegation by number.
- Captions, case numbers, and party names are kept exactly as filed, in every language version.
- Legal terms of art such as cause of action and prayer for relief are translated consistently.
When you order with MotaWord, your translation matches your pleading line for line: every numbered paragraph, defined term, signature block, and verification. Serving a foreign defendant under the Hague Service Convention? Most central authorities ask for the complaint and summons in their official language. Read how certified translation works for court documents.
How MotaWord Translates Your Pleadings
MotaWord has a team of 26,000+ translators available to work on the translation of your pleadings, and ordering takes a few clicks. Four simple steps take your pleadings from upload to a certified translation:
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Upload Your Pleadings
Our online ordering is available 24/7. Upload your pleadings for an instant and no-obligation quote at any hour. Make sure that our system detected the correct source language and select the languages you need. Our professional translators work with the numbered structure of your pleading, so every allegation, defense, and prayer for relief stays exactly where the original document has it.
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Translation Process
Translators are matched by language pair and subject knowledge in civil litigation. Party names, case numbers, and defined terms are translated consistently across the whole pleading, and every translation is edited and proofread by a second linguist.
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Certification & Notarization
Your certified pleading translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy and free digital notarization. If something needs fixing, or for any question, reach out to us live on our online chat 24/7.
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Download Your Document
Once you order your translation, a MotaWord client dashboard is automatically created for you. You can see the progress of your translations, follow up on your orders, download your pleading translation and your invoices, and talk to us at any time via live chat.
- 26,000+ Professional Translators: Translators are matched by language pair and subject knowledge in litigation.
- Numbered Paragraphs Preserved: Every allegation keeps its original number, so answers, motions, and the court can refer to it the same way in both languages.
- Signed Certificate of Accuracy: Every translation carries a certificate of accuracy that courts and other institutions accept.
- Fast Delivery and Free Revisions: Delivery in as little as 12 hours and free revisions.
- NDA and SOC 2 Type II: Our translators sign an NDA to be able to work on our platform, and our platform's security is attested to by our SOC 2 Type II certification.
- A Person on Live Support 24/7: It is important to have access to a human when you have questions. We are here to help 24/7 via live chat, whatever your time zone.
- Complaints and petitions with exhibits attached
- Answers, affirmative defenses, and replies
- Third-party complaints and cross-claims
- Amended and supplemental pleadings
- Summonses served with a complaint
- Counterclaims and verifications
- Numbered paragraphs, captions, and case numbers kept exactly as filed
- Defined terms translated the same way across the whole pleading
- 24/7 live support by MotaWord personnel via live chat
- Signed certificate of accuracy
- Free digital notarization
- Free revisions
Pleadings Translation Languages
We translate pleadings from and into 120+ languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and French. Popular languages are listed below.
Spanish · Chinese · Arabic · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Russian · Ukrainian · Vietnamese · Haitian Creole · Farsi · Hindi · Tagalog · Korean
Frequently Asked Questions About Pleadings Translation
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We will be more than happy to answer any and all your questions. And we would gladly set up a live demo for your organization with one of our colleagues. If you need fast & accurate translation done within budget, you are at the right place. All you need to do is reach out to us.
Professional human translation starts at $0.09 per word and includes translation, editing, and proofreading by separate linguists. We would be glad to certify any translation we provide for you at any time and at no cost, all you need to do is ask. Physical deliveries of certified translations may be charged a shipping & handling fee.Read our article on certified translation cost.
Yes. Every legal translation can come with a signed certificate of accuracy and free digital notarization. Check your court's local rules for any further requirement. See what a faulty certified translation can cost in a US case.
Usually yes. Under the Hague Service Convention, most central authorities ask for the complaint and summons in the official language of the country where the defendant is served. Ask the central authority or your process server which documents they need translated before you order.
Yes. Every numbered paragraph, heading, caption, and signature block stays in the same place, so the translation can be cited the same way as the original. Our desktop publishing team can rebuild complex layouts. See our desktop publishing services.
Yes. Defined terms, party names, and case numbers are translated the same way in the pleading and in every exhibit you add to the order. See how we translate legal exhibits.
Yes. We translate pleadings from foreign courts into English for US counsel, for recognition of a foreign judgment, and for related US proceedings. Upload it for an instant quote that shows the price and turnaround time. See our legal translation services.
Yes. MotaWord supports translating your pleading into several languages at once, in a single order, with the same defined terms in every version. Your instant quote shows the price for every language before you order.
Free tools can help you read a foreign pleading, but you cannot file or serve what they produce. Courts and Hague central authorities expect a complete translation with a signed certificate of accuracy, and a free tool gives you neither the certificate nor anyone who stands behind it. At MotaWord, professional translators with subject knowledge in civil litigation translate your pleading, a second linguist edits and proofreads it, and revisions are free. Professional human translation starts at $0.09 per word, and your instant quote shows the exact price before you order.
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