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Legal Exhibit Translation Services
Need foreign-language exhibits translated for a filing, deposition, or trial? Choose MotaWord for Legal Exhibit Translations for litigation attorneys, paralegals, and trial teams in US and international cases. Professional human translation starts at $0.09 per word, and certified translations are available for court filings.
Upload your exhibits in any of 120+ languages and get an instant quote that gives you a price and a turnaround time. Our professional translators translate exhibit labels, letterheads, signatures, stamps, and handwritten notes. Short documents can be ready in as little as 12 hours, and certified translations include free digital notarization. Live chat is available 24/7 for support.
- Exhibit labels and Bates numbers stay on every page of the translation.
- Letterheads, stamps, and signatures are described where they appear, so the layout matches the original.
- A signed certificate of accuracy comes with every certified exhibit translation.
When you order with MotaWord, your translation matches your exhibit line for line: every name, date, figure, and handwritten note. Some courts prefer the translation next to the original on the same page. Learn when a side-by-side translation helps.
How MotaWord Translates Your Exhibits
MotaWord has a team of 26,000+ translators available to work on the translation of your exhibits, and ordering takes a few clicks. Four steps take your exhibits from upload to a certified translation:
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Upload Your Exhibits
Our online ordering is available 24/7. Upload your exhibits 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 keep each exhibit's label and page order, so the translation can be filed or shown next to the original.
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Translation Process
Translators are matched by language pair and subject knowledge in litigation. Names, dates, and figures are kept exactly as they appear, and every translation is edited and proofread by a second linguist.
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Certification & Notarization
Your certified exhibit 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 exhibit 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.
- Exhibit Labels on Every Page: Exhibit numbers and Bates numbers stay on every translated page, so witnesses and the court can find the same line in both versions.
- 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.
- Corporate records, minutes, and financial statements
- Contracts, invoices, and purchase orders
- Photos of signs, labels, and documents
- Text messages and chat screenshots
- Emails and letters
- Medical records
- Stamps, signatures, and handwritten notes translated or described
- Exhibit labels and Bates numbers kept on every translated page
- 24/7 live support by MotaWord personnel via live chat
- Signed certificate of accuracy
- Free digital notarization
- Free revisions
Exhibit Translation Languages
We translate exhibits 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 Exhibit 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. Your instant quote shows the exact price for each exhibit. See all prices on our pricing page.
Yes. Every certified translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy and free digital notarization. Read about certified translation for court documents.
Yes. Ask for a side-by-side layout when you order, and the translation is placed next to the original text.
Yes. Upload photos of documents, signs, labels, or chat screenshots, and our translators translate every legible word in them. Upload them for an instant quote that shows the price and delivery time.
Yes. Add the exhibits to the same order as the transcript so names and terms match. See how we translate deposition transcripts.
Our translators mark words that cannot be read as illegible instead of guessing, so the translation never says more than the original.
Yes. MotaWord supports translating your exhibits into several languages at once, in a single order, with the same names and terms in every version. See our legal translation services.
The short answer is "no." A machine translation of an exhibit is easy for opposing counsel to challenge, because nobody stands behind it. A certified translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy, keeps the exhibit labels and Bates numbers, and marks unreadable words instead of guessing them. At MotaWord, professional translators with subject knowledge in litigation translate your exhibits, and a second linguist edits and proofreads every one. Professional human translation starts at $0.09 per word, and your instant quote shows the exact price before you order.
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