Court-certified Tagalog interpreters for your firm's depositions, trials, hearings, client meetings and mediations. Get your quote in seconds, place your order, and you're all set.
Enter the session date, start time, the address where the interpreter should go and the language. Pick the kind of session, such as a deposition or a trial day. The price for the hours you book shows right away.
We interpret for hospital and hospice appointments (especially for Filipino elders), school meetings, and VA / military-dependent matters.
Typical Tagalog bookings
Hospital and hospice appointments for Filipino elders
School IEP meetings and parent conferences
VA claims for Filipino-American veterans
USCIS naturalization interviews
Immigration-court hearings for visa overstays and adjustment
Nurse-licensure interviews (CGFNS / NCSBN)
U.S. speakers
1.7M+
Booked most in
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego
Varieties
Filipino / Tagalog uses substantial English code-switching ("Taglish"), especially in urban and healthcare contexts. We interpret natural register and do not over-formalise.
Sessions in person
On-site interpreters for law firms at depositions, trials, client meetings and mediations
Law firms send an interpreter in person to these six kinds of sessions. Each card links to the page for that session on-site.
Depositions
The interpreter sits with the witness at the law office, the court reporting office or the other venue in the notice, and is sworn in on the record.
What to know about in-person interpreters for law firms
When a firm books in person
A firm books an interpreter in person when the client or the witness will be in the room with the attorney. In person is the usual choice for trials, courthouse hearings, depositions in a conference room and long client meetings at the office. We look for interpreters closest to the address first. If few interpreters for the language work nearby, the interpreter may come from another city, and a longer trip is quoted as a separate line when you book.
Who takes part
The attorney speaks to the client or the witness through the interpreter. At a deposition, a court reporter swears in the witness and the interpreter and writes the record. At a hearing or a trial, the judge presides and the other side's counsel is in the room, and the interpreter sits next to the person who speaks another language.
In the room5
AttorneySpeaks to the client through the interpreter
Client or witnessSpeaks in their own language
Court reporterSwears in the witness and interpreter at depositions
JudgePresides at hearings and trials
InterpreterSits next to the person who needs one
AttorneyInterpreterClient
The interpreter's role
The interpreter's job is to make what is said as clear to the client as it is to the attorney. Everything is interpreted in full, in both directions, and in the first person, so the client's words stay the client's own. The interpreter stays neutral and keeps the conversation confidential. They do not give legal advice, opinions or explanations of their own.
At the office
AttorneyInterpretedClientInterpreted
At a deposition
QuestionInterpretedAnswerInterpreted
Bookings across a case
A case often needs an interpreter on many dates, and each date is its own booking. Ask for the same interpreter on each one, and we assign them when they are available. Put the case name, the room, parking and check-in steps in the booking notes. A trial day is long and interpreting is tiring, so book the full day and expect breaks.
On-site, video or phone
Choosing between on-site, video and phone for legal work
In person is the first choice when the client or the witness will be in the same room as the attorney. Video and phone work for the sessions below.
On-site
An interpreter in person suits trials, depositions with paper exhibits and long meetings with a client at your office.
Video (VRI)
Video works for depositions with counsel in other cities and for meetings where everyone joins from their own place.
Use the quote form to give the date, the start time, the address and the language, and pick the kind of session. The price for the booked hours shows right away.
Place your order
Pay online to confirm. In the dashboard, add the case name, the room, parking and check-in details, and the names the interpreter should know.
Dispatcher runs and assigns an interpreter
Our dispatcher looks for the court-certified interpreters closest to the address first, and you get the name and credentials before the day.
The interpreter arrives at your venue
The interpreter arrives at the address and finds your attorney and client. They stay for the hours you booked.
What you receive
The interpreter's name and court credentials, sent before the day so you can pass them to a facility for clearance.
Travel inside the interpreter's metro area is part of the hourly rate, and a longer trip shows as its own line in the quote.
Every booking confirmed in your dashboard and by email, with your notes attached.
Every file and session is covered by an NDA and sent over an encrypted connection. Clinical matters are handled in line with HIPAA.
Questions from law firms about on-site interpreters
The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.
Can't find it here?
01Will the court provide an interpreter, or do we book our own?
In many proceedings on the record, the court appoints its own interpreter. Firms book their own interpreter for talks with the client, and for proceedings where the court lets a party bring one. Tell us the court and the proceeding when you book.
02What if a deposition or a hearing is rescheduled?
Cancellation is in writing. A full refund applies when you cancel more than seven days before the session. Between seven days and 48 hours before, the refund is 75%, and closer to the session than that there is none.
03How is an on-site session priced?
The rate is by the hour, and the total for your booked hours shows before you pay. Unused time is not refunded, because the interpreter is reserved for the whole booking, so book the time a long session may need.
04How far ahead should we book?
At least 48 to 72 hours ahead, and earlier if you can.
05Which languages can we book for our office?
70 languages. Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Tagalog and Portuguese are the easiest to schedule. Rare languages, and addresses far from a large city, need more notice.
06Are your Tagalog interpreters certified?
Yes. Court-certified and medically credentialed Tagalog interpreters are assigned to legal and clinical matters — Federal Court Interpreter Certification, state court rosters, CCHI / NBCMI for medical. For community, educational and corporate settings we assign professionally trained interpreters matched to the subject.
Other languages
Other languages for Law Firms
The same page for each of these languages, with that language's varieties, its register and where it is booked most.
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3 professional profiles
Ana B.
Interpreter
Pairs
Tagalog into English
Modes
Consecutive, Simultaneous
Settings
On-site, Video-Remote, Telephone
Ana is a professional interpreter with 15 years of experience providing consecutive and simultaneous interpretation from Tagalog into English. She delivers on-site, video remote, and telephone interpretation across a broad range of fields, including legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, immigration, education, scientific, literary, business, and general subject matter. Ana holds a Master's degree in Intelligence Studies and a Doctor of Optometry degree. Throughout her career, Ana has served as a conference interpreter and language consultant, developing and rating oral exams to certify court interpreters. She has provided linguistic support to government agencies, contributed to legal dictionary research, and performed oral proficiency interview ratings. Her work has included interpreting for various court proceedings, transcription, editing, voice recording, and film subtitling. Ana also brings expertise in open-source research and intelligence analysis, having supported military readiness exercises and information operations.
Cecile is a Tagalog interpreter with 11 years of experience in legal, medical and immigration matters. She interprets consecutively during consultations and proceedings, while simultaneous delivery supports hearings and other fast-paced assignments. Her work takes place on-site and by secure video, with phone sessions used for medical care and urgent communications. As a certified court interpreter and trained, certified immigration court interpreter, she handles complex terminology with accuracy and clarity. Cecile also provides certified Tagalog translation for legal and medical content. Her language work includes Tagalog to English translation as well as English into Tagalog translation, supporting documents that require precise terminology and faithful meaning.
Alfonso works as an English into Tagalog interpreter, providing interpretation services in legal, medical and immigration matters. With 31 years of professional experience, he handles consecutive communication on-site and by video or phone, while simultaneous work supports proceedings that require immediate spoken-language delivery. As a legal interpreter, he has covered court proceedings and full-day trial assignments, conveying meaning, tone and context with confidentiality, impartiality and cultural sensitivity. His medical interpreter work facilitates clear communication during healthcare encounters, while his immigration experience supports interviews and related appointments. Extensive knowledge of Tagalog, Filipino cultural expressions and cross-cultural communication helps him address idioms and nuanced language accurately. Alfonso also completes Tagalog to English translation for legal and medical documents. His document translation work contributes to certified Tagalog translation projects requiring careful terminology, faithful meaning and close attention to context.