Legal (contracts / judgments / corporate) Translation

Key facts

Language pair

Thai / English ↔ German (Deutsch)

Industry

Legal (contracts / judgments / corporate)

Price per page

THB 1,500–3,000 (250 words)

Turnaround

5–10 business days

Translator credentials

Beeidigter Übersetzer (court-sworn in Germany)

CAT tool

Trados Studio 2024 + MultiTerm

Standard

ISO 17100:2015 (Translation Services)

NDA

Included on every engagement (ISO 27001-aligned)

Workflow

1. 1. Receive files (scans or originals) and issue a quotation within 2 hours
2. 2. Assign specialist translator and sign a project NDA
3. 3. Termbase alignment and client sign-off on glossary
4. 4. Translation (native-speaker specialist)
5. 5. Editing (separate senior editor)
6. 6. Proofreading and QA sign-off
7. 7. Agency seal + optional notary / MFA / embassy leg
8. 8. Delivery (digital + hardcopy courier)

Why expats and foreign firms choose iVC for German legal translation

Highest liability class — a single mistranslated clause in a THB-million contract can trigger cross-border litigation. Translators must hold a legal background or work in tandem with a native-speaking lawyer. iVC matches every german legal project with a translator who holds subject-matter credentials and works inside a CAT environment (Trados Studio 2024 + MultiTerm) so terminology is consistent across every file in your programme. Each deliverable passes a documented four-eyes review — translator → subject editor → proofreader → QA sign-off — before it goes near a notary or an embassy counter. Foreign investors need clean legal translations for BOI applications, Amity Treaty filings, and share-transfer documentation.

• ▸Native German translator with Beeidigter Übersetzer (court-sworn in Germany)
• ▸Client-scoped termbase — reused free of charge on every follow-on project
• ▸Trados / MemoQ translation memory — repetition discount of 10–30% on large jobs
• ▸NDA on every engagement, ISO 27001-aligned handling for confidential files
• ▸End-to-end embassy chain: agency seal → notary → Thai MFA → Apostille / consular legalisation

Document types we translate — German ↔ Legal

Legal translation into or out of German covers a wide range of source documents. Below are the file types we handle every week, with quoted turnaround and CAT-tool treatment already priced in:

• ▸Sale, service, employment, and lease agreements
• ▸Powers of Attorney (POA) and board resolutions
• ▸Court judgments, subpoenas, and pleadings
• ▸Company affidavits and certificates of incorporation
• ▸MOU / NDA / Term Sheet
• ▸Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy

Terminology traps in German legal translation

A single mistranslated term in a legal deliverable can void an insurance claim, invalidate a contract clause, or block a regulatory submission. The glossary below is the baseline our German legal translators lock into every project's termbase:

• ▸Vertrag — Contract
• ▸Vollmacht — Power of Attorney
• ▸Handelsregisterauszug — Commercial register extract (HR)
• ▸Notarielle Urkunde — Notarial deed
• ▸Urteil — Court judgment (Must be translated by a Beeidigter Übersetzer)

Certification chain and cross-border acceptance

Germany is the strictest jurisdiction — all official use requires a Beeidigter Übersetzer (court-sworn translator) either in Germany or a translation apostilled by the Thai MFA and re-certified in Germany. The German Embassy does NOT produce or certify translations. iVC runs the full chain in-house so you do not have to queue at MFA or the embassy yourself.

• ▸1. Receive source files by encrypted upload, email, LINE, or courier
• ▸2. Assign specialist translator and align termbase with the client
• ▸3. Translate → edit → proofread (documented four-eyes review)
• ▸4. Registered translation-agency seal + certified-translator signature
• ▸5. Notary Public certifies the translator's signature
• ▸6. Thai MFA Department of Consular Affairs legalises the file
• ▸7. German court-sworn re-certification or Apostille chain into DE

Frequently asked questions