The Language Room

Translation for specialist documents

The Language Room provides translation and language services from offices in Edinburgh and Lyon, with a London presence also described on its site. It works with organisations and private clients and says its linguist network covers more than 126 languages. Certified, legal and technical translations are among the main offerings. A legal contract, academic record or technical manual requires different terminology and review, so the agency assigns a project manager to match a document with an appropriate linguist and workflow.

Certified and regulated use

The agency offers certified translations for documents intended for official, administrative or academic use. Acceptance rules differ among authorities and countries; a client should identify the receiving institution and its certification requirements before commissioning the work. For legal and technical material, the website highlights specialist translators who work with the relevant terminology. It says the agency has ISO 9001:2015 certification and follows ISO 17100 requirements for translation services, which can be discussed with the project manager where a particular compliance standard matters.

Interpreting and media services

In addition to written translation, the company lists interpreting, transcription, proofreading, subtitling, voice-over and audio-guide production. These services serve different stages of a multilingual project: live interpretation helps meetings, transcription creates text from recordings, while subtitles and voice-over adapt audiovisual material for another audience. The agency also offers machine-translation post-editing with human linguists. Clients should specify confidentiality, target audience, terminology and file formats when requesting a quote.

Planning a multilingual project

The Language Room says it has worked in the sector for more than twenty years and covers subjects including law, medicine, tourism, science and oil and gas. A clear brief should include source and target languages, word count, deadline, intended publication or authority, and any existing style guide. The agency’s contact form invites quote requests, while its site has pages on languages, quality standards and the team. A project involving several deliverables may benefit from agreeing terminology and review responsibilities at the outset.