E82 – Richard Lackey’s Experience as a Legal Translator (Interview)
About this episode
In this episode I interview Richard Lackey, a Legal Translator & Owner of Contractually Speaking Ltd. We talk about:
- What legal translators do
- Why Richard became a translator
- How Richard translates documents including tips about translation briefs from Juliette Scott
- Richard’s style preference including reference to Ken Adams contract drafting
- Useful resources and tips for legal translators
📙 Episode links
- Richard’s website
- Richard’s research on legal style
- Richard’s list of recommended resources
- Richard’s view on Ken Adams
- ITI
- ASETRAD (link no longer available)
- SFT
🥇 Ways to Learn Legal English
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- Buy my book: Practical English Language Skills for Lawyers
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Note: Legal information changes and develops, so please note that information may have become out of date. For content which is updated regularly, check out my courses.
