An Insight into what legal translators need to know about the law, the legal process and their role within it

The language of law may appear incomprehensible and untranslatable, but actually it is not. However, the world of legal translation is rather different from other kinds of translation and translators who do not appreciate this are unlikely to succeed.

Module 2 (DE-EN translation workshop) 26 June 2014.

The trainer chose four different texts for this translation workshop: a confidentiality agreement, an extract from Articles of Association, a definition of different homicides under German law, and some advice on exclusion clauses.

Speaker

Richard Delaney

Having been called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2002, Richard has worked as a lawyer in both Germany and England, as well as a specialised legal translator from German into English. He has lectured on DE-EN legal translation at City University, London.

Duration

1 hour

Who should watch it

Translators who are taking part in the current run of the German Legal translation course with Angela Sigee and Richard Delaney, and would like to see more text samples.

What are the benefits to you

If you missed the previous run of the course, with this translation workshop you will get further translation practice.