Legal translation that carries a case, not just a document

"The supplier shall deliver" and "the supplier may deliver" are not the same sentence: one creates an enforceable obligation, the other a mere option. In legal translation, that one-word difference can decide who is liable for a breach. Machine translation matches words; we match obligations.

Before founding Semántico, Mariana Porras worked inside a criminal-defense practice in Texas, translating case files and interpreting attorney-client communication, where every nuance is evidence, and interpreting federal debriefings, where accuracy leaves no margin.

Documents we translate most often

• Complete case files and procedural filings
• Sale, lease and services contracts
• Wills and estate declarations
• General and special powers of attorney for litigation
• Complaints, answers and appeals
• Corporate bylaws and resolutions
• Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Judgments and arbitral awards
• Sworn statements (affidavits)
• Legal correspondence between attorneys