Alpha's core area of specialism is the legal sector.
Over the past decade we have provided translating and interpreting services throughout the criminal justice sector in Scotland and beyond. This includes: court assistance during numerous high profile cases. Additionally, we have worked closely with the country’s top police forces on a wide range of police matters. We also list numerous defence agents in our repeat client base.
Our linguists are suitably qualified and fully understand all relevant sensitivities and legal concepts to ensure provision of a quality assured linguistic service across the criminal justice sector. Witness statements, extradition papers, contracts, terms and conditions, petitions, and various general legal notices are some examples of our criminal justice sector’s written translation work.
Some of our main clients from this sector include:
Scottish Court Services (50 locations)
Law Society of Scotland
Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (49 locations)
Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
Lothian & Borders Police
Central Scotland Police
Tayside Police
Strathclyde Police
Fife Constabulary
Legal Aid Board
Northern Constabulary
Dumfries & Galloway Police
Grampian Police
Northumbria Police
London Metropolitan Police
HM Revenue and Customs
British Transport Police
HM Prison Services
Public Defence Solicitors Office
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
Various local authority legal departments
Various leading law firms