Legal Services

Legal Services

Legal Services

Background

Background

Background

Language justice is an individual’s fundamental language right, to be able to communicate, understand, and be understood in the language one feels most articulate and powerful. Language can act as a tool of oppression, by silencing voices that are underrepresented, or it can act as a tool for empowerment, through amplifying these underrepresented voices.

Language justice is an individual’s fundamental language right, to be able to communicate, understand, and be understood in the language one feels most articulate and powerful. Language can act as a tool of oppression, by silencing voices that are underrepresented, or it can act as a tool for empowerment, through amplifying these underrepresented voices.

Our Solution

Our Solution

Our Solution

At Volentia, we are dedicated to empowering the voices of those with limited English-language proficiency by offering low-barrier language services. Volentia provides low-cost language services in legal settings, aiming to bridge the communication gap between clients and legal professionals. By facilitating clear and accurate communication, we hope to enable lawyers to gain a better understanding of their client's circumstances, leading to more nuanced, compelling, and persuasive case representations.

Volentia Research Translation provides low-cost research-related language translation, transcription, and interpretation services for research investigators in Canada. By equipping research investigators with low-cost language services, our mission is to promote greater ethnocultural diversity among research populations to enhance the generalizability of Canadian research. At the same time, we hope to break down the barriers that impede the research participation of those with limited English-language proficiency. We also collaborate with healthcare authorities in Canada to promote greater

Volentia Research Translation provides low-cost research-related language translation, transcription, and interpretation services for research investigators in Canada. By equipping research investigators with low-cost language services, our mission is to promote greater ethnocultural diversity among research populations to enhance the generalizability of Canadian research. At the same time, we hope to break down the barriers that impede the research participation of those with limited English-language proficiency. We also collaborate with healthcare authorities

Team

Team

Team

Our team of students at the UBC Allard School of Law encompasses proficiency in six languages. Each team member possesses full professional linguistic proficiency. All students are required to pass a language exam and a Criminal Record Check, complete training in legal translation, and sign a Confidentiality Form as part of the onboarding process. Through Volentia’s low-cost language services, we strive to create an environment where language is no longer a barrier to justice.

Our team of students at the UBC Allard School of Law encompasses proficiency in six languages. Each team member possesses full professional linguistic proficiency. All students are required to pass a language exam and a Criminal Record Check, complete training in legal translation, and sign a Confidentiality Form as part of the onboarding process. Through Volentia’s low-cost language services, we strive to create an environment where language is no longer a barrier to justice.

Languages

Languages

Languages

Mandarin
Punjabi
Arabic
Cantonese
Farsi
Vietnamese

Services & Fee Schedule

Services & Fee Schedule

Written Translation

Written Translation

Written Translation

consent forms, recruitment materials, surveys, screening forms, interview transcripts

consent forms, recruitment materials, surveys, screening forms, interview transcripts

Starting rate: $30 (for 150 words)
$0.15/word thereafter

Starting rate: $30 (for 150 words)
$0.15/word thereafter

Transcription

Transcription

Transcription

audio/video to text

audio/video to text

audio/video to text

Starting rate: $10 (for 10 mins of audio)
$1.00/min thereafter


Starting rate: $10 (for 10 mins of audio)
$1.00/min thereafter



Starting rate: $10 (for 10 mins of audio)
$1.00/min thereafter

Starting rate: $10 (for 10 mins of audio)
$1.00/min thereafter

Transcription + Translation

Transcription + Translation

Transcription + Translation

translating audio/video to text in a different language (i.e., Mandarin audio to English text)

translating audio/video to text in a different language (i.e., Mandarin audio to English text)

translating audio/video to text in a different language (i.e., Mandarin audio to English text)

Starting rate: $35 (for 5 mins of audio)
$4/min of audio thereafter

Starting rate: $35 (for 5 mins of audio)
$4/min of audio thereafter

Starting rate: $35 (for 5 mins of audio)
$4/min of audio thereafter

Interpretation

Interpretation

Interpretation

in-person & virtual language services, interviews, focus groups

in-person & virtual language services, interviews, focus groups

Starting rate: $45/hour
(1 hour minimum)

Starting rate: $45/hour
(1 hour minimum)




Starting rate: $45/hour
(1 hour minimum)

Starting rate: $45/hour
(1 hour minimum)

*Services not offered: Notarization and court interpretation.

*Services not offered: Notarization and court interpretation.

Booking Process

Booking Process

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1.

1.

Submit a request through our form.

Submit a request through our form.



Submit a request through our form…..

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2.

2.

Our Legal Coordinator will get back to you via email in 3-5 business days regarding the facilitation of the language service.

Our Legal Coordinator will get back to you via email in 3-5 business days regarding the facilitation of the language service.

Our Legal Coordinator will get back to you via email in 3-5 business days regarding the facilitation of the language service.

Our Legal Coordinator will get back to you via email in 3-5 business days regarding the facilitation of the language service.

Turnaround Times

Turnaround Times

Written Translation

Written Translation

Written Translation

5-8 business days for 200 words.

5-8 business days for 200 words.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the translation and making adjustments as needed.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the translation and making adjustments.

Transcription

Transcription

Transcription

5-8 business days for 10 mins of audio.

5-8 business days for 10 mins of audio.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the transcription and making adjustments as needed.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the transcription and making adjustments as needed.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the transcription and making adjustments.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the transcription and making adjustments as needed.

Transcription + Translation

Transcription + Translation

Transcription + Translation

10-14 business days for 10 mins of audio.

10-14 business days for 10 mins of audio.

10-14 business days for 10 mins of audio.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the translation and making adjustments as needed.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the translation and making adjustments as needed.

Process: One primary translator will facilitate the translation followed by 2 different translators verifying the translation and making adjustments as needed.

Interpretation

Interpretation

Interpretation

Please allow 5 business days for us to match you with an interpreter.

Please allow 5 business days for us to match you with an interpreter.

The earlier a request is submitted, the higher your chances of receiving an interpreter.

The earlier a request is submitted, the higher your chances of receiving an interpreter.

Volentia Translation provides low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.


Volentia Translation operates on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, on whose unceded traditional territories we work, learn, and live.


VOLENTIA TRANSLATION

© Volentia Healthcare Translation 2024 | Web design by Angela Lucas & Lynda Li

Volentia Translation provides low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.


Volentia Translation operates on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, on whose unceded traditional territories we work, learn, and live.


VOLENTIA TRANSLATION

© Volentia Healthcare Translation 2024 | Web design by Angela Lucas & Lynda Li

Volentia Translation provides low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.


Volentia Translation operates on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, on whose unceded traditional territories we work, learn, and live.


VOLENTIA TRANSLATION

© Volentia Healthcare Translation 2024

Web design by Angela Lucas & Lynda Li

Volentia Translation provides low-barrier language translation and interpretation services to enhance equitable access to healthcare services, legal support, and research representation.


Volentia Translation operates on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people, on whose unceded traditional territories we work, learn, and live.


VOLENTIA TRANSLATION

© Volentia Healthcare Translation 2024 | Web design by Angela Lucas & Lynda Li