Are lawyers bad Chinese translators?
As a lawyer, I am aware many practicing attorneys are prone to producing misleading Chinese translations. Most bilingual…
Non-Native Mandarin Translators: The Wrong Way
Mandarin translators are notorious for violating the native speaker principle, resulting in the “Chinglish” seen in Chinese translations,…
What is “TEP”? Or, don’t “Chinese Wall” your Chinese Translators
Teamwork, not workflow, makes good translation If you’ve ever read through translation company websites, you may have at…
Back translating contracts: don’t put your head in the sand
Attorneys routinely request “back translations” of Chinese legal documents, and these usually fail to produce results. These attorneys…
How Law Firms Can Avoid Sabotage by Chinese Translators
Law firms that do not take adequate care may be sabotaged by Mandarin translators in litigation and regulatory…
Legal Chinese Translation Word Counts: Two Deceptive Practices
Legal Chinese Translation Word Counts: Two Deceptive Practices Western law firm clients often fall victim to deceptive Chinese…
Amateur Chinese Translators who Bill more than Lawyers
A common refrain I often hear from lawyers who ordered a Chinese translation for legal documents is that…
Professional Supervision of Translation Temp Agencies
Temp agencies tend to collaborate, not compete, with professional services firm because the nature of the services and…
Understanding Professional Services Firms in Translation
Most translation companies will just resell your business translation project to an anonymous third party without even telling…
The risks and limitations of outsourcers in Chinese translation
While translation outsourcers acknowledge that legal translations require expertise, they generally have no process in place to acquire…