The Unabomber, Forensic Linguistics to the Rescue!
If there is anything I've learned about forensic linguistics, it is not to underestimate the power of language. This becomes evident in...
Final defense witness in Garcia Zarate case questions SFPD translation
It amazes me how people can overlook the seriousness of translating/interpreting. Many think it is something that any bilingual person...
Quiz: How much do you know about translation?
The more you know about a product or service, the better equipped you are to make advantageous decisions. Here is a little quiz about...
Why you cannot rely on machine translation for your content
Machine translation is especially pernicious to legal documents! R2D2 and The-Birth-of-Venus by Pilcrow What would a machine feel by...
LawProse Lesson #272: Ending your sentences with punch
Both translators and attorneys are writers at heart. Here's a hearty tip for both of us! Last week, we addressed the legal writer’s bad...
LawProse Lesson #280: A short English-usage quiz
As a follow-up to our legal-usage quiz from last week, here are 10 questions of common English usage that can trip up even the most...
The ABCs of Apostilles
Have you ever seen a document bearing the stamp shown above? Has anyone required you to affix an apostille on a public document? The word...
Bryan Garner's 5 Tips on Concise Writing
All of these tips, coming from Bryan Garner, a leading expert on plain English and plain Legal English, will help your writing immensely....
Did you know? Strange laws from Latin America
Some laws are obvious. Just about everywhere you go, there are laws against speeding or shoplifting, laws regulating the purchase and...
Top 7 Spanish-English Legal Dictionaries
If you are a lawyer working with documents in Spanish, you may come across some terms you are not sure about. After all, each Latin...
