Legal Interpreting Specialists In San Francisco

For nearly a quarter of a century American Language Services ® (ALS) has been a preeminent provider of interpreting services for the legal industry. Over many years we have developed an excellent reputation for the quality of our interpreters and well as our unsurpassed client services. ALS works with a who's who of prominent law firms and in-house legal departments in San Francisco, around the country and in the international arena. We have effectively completed thousands of legal assignments in San Francisco and around the world. Legal assignments range from the international, federal, state, and local courts for trials, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, litigation matters, settlement conferences and client meetings.

San Francisco Legal Articles for Featured Languages

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified American Sign Language interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Arabic, Amharic, Farsi and Hebrew interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Hindi, Cantonese and Armenian interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Spanish and Portuguese interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Hmong, Japanese and Korean interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Mandarin, Punjabi and Tagalog interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Russian, German and Italian interpreting

San Francisco Legal Interpreters - Certified Thai and Vietnamese interpreting

Local Interpreters for Your Legal Proceeding Helps Reduce Costs

For over 23 years, American Language Services ® has provided certified legal interpreters in San Francisco and most other markets in the United States as well as around the world. ALS interpreters are experienced, knowledgeable and highly effective in a legal environment. Our interpreters speak over 240 languages, and are highly accomplished in both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Our depth of local talented certified, qualified and experienced interpreters is crucial in reducing our costs by eliminating expensive travel, hotel and other logistic arrangements. ALS interpreters are a talented group, consisting of credentialed professionals who are experienced in all types of legal settings.

Certifications and Qualifications for Legal Interpreting

Our experienced, knowledgeable friendly sales and project management teams will assist you in your planning, which include audio equipment, technical needs and effective implementation. When clients contact us to provide "Court Certified Interpreters" for legal proceedings, there is often confusion as to what this actually means. The term "Court Certified" refers to a specific designation that interpreters receive by completing course work and by passing challenging verbal and written tests. We understand that language is only one of your many responsibilities. By asking the right questions and devising an effective strategy, we can assist you and reduce stress by smoothly guiding you through the process.

The Federal Court System

It is interesting to note that these designations are not uniform throughout the United States. While Federal Court designations are uniform, states are not. Federal Certifications are required for federal court cases and are only in the following languages: Spanish, Navajo and Haitian-Creole. The remainders of the languages utilized in the federal courts are designated as "Professionally Qualified" which requires experience, but no official testing.

The State Court System

The State Court System works differently than the Federal Courts. The great majority of the states do not have an official "Court Certified" designation. Instead they use the "Professionally Qualified" designation which is similar to the federal courts. The few states that do have the official "Court Certified" designations have certified languages that vary from state to state. For example in California, there are exactly 12 state certified languages; in New York there are five.

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Providing the Right Legal Interpreting Specialist for Your Proceeding

We have a vast resource base of legal interpreters located around the county and a skilled and friendly staff to help you promptly and cost effectively fulfill your request. It is critical that you have the correct number of skilled, experienced, qualified interpreters, the appropriate combination of audio equipment and on-site technical support. Let ALS provide you its expertise. Please contact us for a free quote.

At ALS every job is LOCAL. Our interpreters specialize in...
Depositions Arbitrations Trials Hearings Examinations Under Oath Medical Exams (A.M.E., I.M.E., Q.M.E., and Psychologicals	Insurance Statements Phone Conferencing Parent/Teacher Conferences at Schools Business Meetings Focus Groups and more

Our interpreters hold court certifications for...
	Federal Courts Criminal Courts Superior Courts Municipal Courts

ALS offers State and Federal Court Certified interpreters: American Sign Arabic Armenian Cantonese Greek Haitian-Creole Italian Japanese Korean Mandarin Navajo Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Tagalog Vietnamese Certified languages vary by individual State. Our interpreters are also credentialed.. Administrative Hearing County (Court) Approved Medical Certifications American Sign Language