What is Translate & When to Use Translate

Convert complex text and documents between languages while preserving legal terminology and contextual accuracy.

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1. What is Translate?

Translate is a purpose-built tool optimized for translating legal and technical documents between languages. It preserves legal terminology and maintains contextual accuracy, offering both standard translation for longer documents and annotated translation for shorter extracts requiring terminology explanations.

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Use Translate for:

Foreign language contracts or agreements

Court judgments and decisions from other jurisdictions

Regulatory documents and official communications

Legal correspondence in foreign languages

Witness statements or evidence in other languages

Legislative provisions or statutes

Legal opinions or memos from foreign counsel

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2. When to Use Translate

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Use Translate when:

You need a standalone translation of a document or text

The translation purpose is clear (understanding content, not legal analysis)

No legal research or analysis beyond translation is required

Working with a single document or text passage

You need either standard translation or terminology-annotated translation

No follow-up questions or iteration needed

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Use the Assistant instead when:

You need to translate and analyze the legal content

Translation requires legal research or comparison with local law

You want to combine translation with document review or analysis

Multi-step tasks (translate, then analyze compliance, then draft response)

You need reasoning transparency for how legal terms are interpreted

Translation requires integration with Library precedents or templates

Iterative refinement through conversation

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Example decision points: