Legal aid translation

We provide professional translation and interpreting for legal aid-funded work, helping solicitors and their clients understand documents, communicate clearly and take part fully in their case.

If you’re a solicitor or a client with legal aid funding and you need a translator or interpreter, get in touch and we’ll give you a clear quote.

Yes, we do legal aid work

Many people assume specialist translation and interpreting agencies can’t work on legal aid-funded cases. We can. We’re experienced in legal work, and we’re happy to support cases funded in this way.

As you know, the funding allocated by the legal aid scheme is fixed, so we can’t promise it will cover every service we offer. But we always try our best to make it work so please call us on 01727 812 725 in the first instance to find out what we can do.

How we can help

We can provide the language support a legal aid-funded case may need, including:

• Document translation: witness statements, evidence, court and tribunal documents, correspondence, medical and expert reports, and identity or personal documents.
• Face-to-face interpreting: solicitor and client meetings, police interviews, court hearings and tribunals.
• Video interpreting: remote consultations and hearings where everyone can join online.
• Pre-booked telephone interpreting: scheduled calls with clients, witnesses and other parties.

We cover over 300 languages and have translators with expertise in a range of legal matters.

For more information, see our legal translation and interpreting services.

Getting a quote for legal aid work

Every case is different, and so is the funding. We don’t work from a fixed price list for legal aid cases.

Instead:

1. Get in touch. Tell us what’s needed, the languages, the deadline and that the work is legal aid-funded. Solicitors can contact us directly, and clients are welcome to get in touch too.
2. We give you a detailed quote. Your quote sets out exactly what the work will cost, so you can check it against the funding available.
3. You decide. If the quote fits, we’ll get started. If it doesn’t, we’ll talk through the options, such as which documents are essential to translate or which type of interpreting would suit the case best.

There’s no obligation, and you’ll always know the cost before any work begins.

Information to include when you contact us

A few details help us give you an accurate quote quickly:

• The languages involved
• For translation: the documents, their length and whether they’re typed or handwritten
• For interpreting: the date, location (or video or phone), expected length and type of event
• Your deadline
• Whether you need a certified translation
• Your firm’s details and reference, if you’re a solicitor

Why choose Atlas for legal aid work

Experience in legal work

We work with solicitors, law firms and legal professionals on a wide range of cases, and our interpreters regularly support tribunals, courts and police interviews. We choose linguists with relevant legal experience.

Honest, upfront quotes

We’ll tell you what the work will cost before it starts, and we won’t take on work that we can’t deliver to the standard your case deserves.

Confidentiality

Legal matters are sensitive, often involving vulnerable people. Confidentiality and care are central to how we work, and our interpreters are DBS checked.

A real person managing your project

You’ll work with one of our experienced in-house project managers, who coordinate your requirements, choose the right linguist, manage deadlines and keep everything running smoothly. If something needs clarifying, we’ll pick up the phone or send you an email.