legal-translation

Translate legal documents with jurisdiction-aware conventions and clause-level confidence labels.

46|25|Updated May 7, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/LegalQuants/lq-skills --skill legal-translation
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Skill: legal-translation
Source: https://github.com/LegalQuants/lq-skills/tree/main/skills/legal-translation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/LegalQuants/lq-skills --skill legal-translation

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill turns legal text translation into a drafting-grade bilingual output that preserves legal effect, structure, and terminology consistency instead of producing a word-for-word translation that a lawyer cannot rely on.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Law-aware translation workflow: detects document type, builds a defined-terms glossary, preserves clause structure, and maintains legal intent across languages.
  • Jurisdiction & drafting alignment: applies target-language legal conventions for recitals, operative language, and closing attestations while flagging jurisdictional gaps.
  • Clause-level quality controls: outputs confidence bands (H/M/L), includes Translator's Notes with mandatory lawyer-review flags, and ends with a delegation gate to keep the result within safe use boundaries.
  • Supported tasks: translate contracts and legal instruments, create bilingual side-by-side versions, transliterate legal names/entities when requested, and flag untranslatable concepts that materially affect legal meaning.

Quick Start

Provide the source text, specify the source and target jurisdictions and languages, and ask for a bilingual draft translation that flags jurisdictional gaps and includes clause-level confidence bands.

Frequently Asked Questions about legal-translation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I translate legal documents while preserving drafting structure and legal effect?▼

To translate legal documents with drafting-grade fidelity, you need a workflow that detects document type, builds a defined-terms glossary, and preserves clause structure while applying target-language legal conventions for recitals and operative language.

What is the best way to handle defined terms consistently during bilingual contract drafting?▼

Handling defined terms consistently during bilingual contract drafting requires a glossary-driven approach that maintains legal intent across languages, ensuring that specific terminology and defined entities remain uniform throughout the translated legal instrument.

Can I use automated legal translation for court orders and powers of attorney across different jurisdictions?▼

You can translate court orders and powers of attorney across jurisdictions by specifying source and target languages, which applies jurisdiction-appropriate conventions while flagging jurisdictional gaps and untranslatable concepts that materially affect legal meaning.

How do clause-level confidence bands work when translating contracts and legal instruments?▼

Clause-level confidence bands (H/M/L) work by labeling each translated clause's reliability, accompanied by Translator's Notes and mandatory lawyer-review flags, ensuring translated contracts and legal instruments remain within safe use boundaries via a delegation gate.

Why does legal translation require mandatory lawyer review and a delegation gate?▼

Legal translation requires mandatory lawyer review and a delegation gate because word-for-word translations cannot preserve legal effect or jurisdiction-appropriate conventions, making human legal verification essential to safely validate binding instruments like affidavits and wills.

What are the limitations of using AI for bilingual legal document translation?▼

Limitations of bilingual legal document translation include the inability to resolve jurisdictional gaps autonomously, the necessity of a delegation gate for mandatory lawyer review, and the need to flag untranslatable concepts that materially affect legal meaning.