French to English Legal Translator | Lawyer-Linguist
French to English Legal and Certified Translation Specialist
About me
I’m Nicole, a qualified French to English legal and certified translator and leading lawyer-linguist for French to English legal translation and certified translation. I’m so happy you’re here.
I’m a multilingual Yorkshire lass who’s turned my love for languages into my dream job. Yorkshire folk are renowned for being friendly and honest, and I’m no exception. So, expect to be treated like one of the family.
I’ve been called Coley for almost as long as I’ve loved languages, so it seemed like the perfect business name. The rest is history!
Speaking of history, I used to work in the legal profession, where I acquired a wealth of useful experience in French to English legal translation and certified translation. I’ve also lived and worked in both the English and French legal jurisdictions before settling in Barcelona.
Enough about me. I want to know more about what I can do for you. That’s why you’re here, after all.
- Do you want to marry the love of your life in a French vineyard?
- How about offering your French-speaking legal and business services to English-speaking clients?
- Are you taking your French-speaking business global and want to break into English-speaking markets?
- Have you got your eye on that dream home in the French Riviera?
Don’t let a language barrier stand in the way of your dreams. Get in touch and I’ll take care of the paperwork, so that your dreams become a reality
Where can you find me?
I’m lucky enough to split my time between my Barcelona and UK offices because my business is location independent. So, regardless of where you call home, our location won’t stop us from working together.
Why does a French to English legal and certified translator live in Barcelona, I hear you ask?
Dedication to language learning. It’s as simple as that. You don’t fully understand your native language until you understand another. But why stop at just one.
Being an expat in a post-Brexit world will tell you something about how seriously I take breaking down language barriers. You want me on your side.
Why should I stand out from the crowd?
I never stop learning. If I’m not teaching legal English to French-speaking lawyers, avocats and notaires you’ll usually find me learning the lingo on my travels or mentoring emerging translators.
I have an edge. Not only can you benefit from what I know, but who I know. My unique contacts in the legal and business sectors guarantee that my knowledge and language skills are always bang up to date. This is a huge bonus for you and makes me so much more than your average translator.
I also never turn down an opportunity to immerse myself in all things French, especially if it involves cheese and wine. Whatever you need, I’m always ready to offer you an effective solution in a language you understand.
When I’m not obsessing over words, grammar, or dogs, you can usually find me perusing a budget airline’s website for the latest deals or putting the world to rights with family and friends.
Professional Memberships
- As a Chartered Linguist and Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), I strictly adhere to the CIOL’s Code of Professional Conduct.
- I’m a Qualified Member (MITI) of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and also strictly adhere to the ITI’s Code of Professional Conduct.
- I’m a Member of the Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET).
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
French and English law and languages are changing all the time. Luckily for you, my French to English legal translation and certified translation services change with them.
I take every opportunity to improve my knowledge in my legal translation specialisms by regularly attending legal industry events, speaking on expert panels and raising awareness of the importance of French to English legal translation on industry podcasts.
That means that your French legal documents and certified translations for official purposes always achieve their intended purpose because I’m an expert and I’m best placed to provide you with the most innovative and relevant legal translation solutions for your French legal and official documents in English.
Examples of recent training in French and English legal translation and law:
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- Translation mistakes that could ruin your French property purchase – Ibanista‘s Just Jump podcast epsiode.
- Wills in different jurisdcitions – Women in Wills.
- Symposium on Law and Language – University of Salford and The Society of Legal Scholars.
- Safe and successful property purchases in France – Your Overseas Home.
- Administering an Anglo-French estate: forewarned is forearmed – Sally Dilks, Senior Associate in the French Law department at Buckles Solicitors.
- Buying in France: insights beyond the notaire’s scope – Ibanista.
- Overseas legacies and foreign estates: traps to avoid – Title Research.
- Asylum and immigration law training – The Open University Law School and David Jones.
- Inheritance of French assets webinar with Matthew Cameron from Ashtons Legal.
- International arbitration training and French to English and Spanish to English legal translation for Arbitration in Translation, a project where I work alongside Myriam Seers, a leading counsel in international arbitrations and cross-border disputes and partner at international law boutique, Agora International LLP and Chair of the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee to promote conistenct in international arbitration law.
- Cross-border estate administration from a UK perspective – Estate Research.
Published French to English legal translations, industry articles and guest appearances
I absolutely love what I do and I’m also really passionate about ensuring that people like you know exactly how to find a professional French to English legal translator who is qualified in English and French law and legal translation to help you achieve what you want in life.
- In 2019, I was really proud to be credited as one of the two official translators of a UN report on the recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read the report entitled “Our Strength Is In Our Youth”: Child Recruitment and Use by Armed Groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2014 – 2017.
- The Law Society of England and Wales published an article I co-wrote on the benefits of investing in legal translation services with Spanish sworn and legal translator and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Affiliate Irene Corchado Resmella of ICR Translations.
- The Chartered Institute of Linguists published my article entitled “Protecting children through words” where I talk about my experience translating the UN report and this is now on the recommended reading list for the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at the Open University.
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I was a guest on specialist foreign currency provider Ibanista‘s podcast Just Jump where I discussed French to English legal translation errors that could ruin your French property purchase.
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Read my article “Don’t get lost in legal translation” for Núria Masdeu Translations’ blog.