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French interpreter working with a New York law firm during a bilingual deposition

French INTERPRETERS, NEW YORK

French Interpreters in
New York

French interpreters for New York litigation, immigration, corporate and healthcare work. French arrives in New York in three shapes: cross-border commercial matters with France, Quebec and West Africa that end in a Manhattan arbitration or a Southern District deposition; asylum and removal hearings for applicants from West and Central Africa, handled through immigration law firms; and the business of French companies with U.S. offices in the city. Which French the speaker uses is the first question we ask, because African, Canadian and European French differ enough to show up on the record.

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African, Canadian and European French, matched to the speaker before the assignment, because a mismatch shows in testimony
Depositions, arbitration and client meetings for cross-border matters with France, Quebec and francophone Africa, onsite in Manhattan or by video with witnesses abroad
Immigration court and asylum work at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, staffed for the immigration law firms that handle West and Central African applicants
Business, consular and cultural assignments for French companies and institutions with New York offices, plus hospital coverage across the city
French legal interpreter beside counsel during a New York deposition

French, New York

Legal French Interpretation: Depositions & Arbitration

French interpreters for depositions, international arbitration and client meetings in Manhattan and the Southern and Eastern Districts. Cross-border matters with France and Quebec bring civil-law vocabulary into a common-law record, and the interpreter has to carry both. We staff interpreters who handle read-backs and exhibits, and we send credential packets ahead when the court or tribunal asks.

Depositions and examinations under oath
International commercial arbitration
Client intake and witness preparation
Hearings and trial support
French interpreter supporting an immigration law firm at a New York asylum hearing

French, New York

Immigration French Interpretation for Law Firms

French interpreters for asylum, removal and bond hearings at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, and for USCIS interviews across the city, staffed for the immigration law firms that represent applicants from Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Regional idiom matters to a credibility assessment, and we match for it.

Asylum and credible fear hearings
Removal and bond hearings
USCIS interviews
Attorney-client preparation
French interpreter supporting a bilingual executive meeting between New York and French company representatives

French, New York

Business & Corporate French Interpretation

French interpreters for negotiations, board meetings, investor sessions and press events for French companies, luxury and fashion houses, financial institutions and cultural bodies with New York offices. Consecutive for meetings, simultaneous with equipment for larger sessions.

Negotiations and board meetings
Investor and press sessions
Delegation visits
Training and compliance sessions
Certified French document translation of contracts and civil status records for New York filings

French, New York

French Document Translation

Certified French document translation for New York firms and companies, with certificates of accuracy accepted by New York courts, USCIS and government agencies. Contracts, pleadings, civil status records and corporate filings, delivered as separate written work from the interpreter.

Contracts and pleadings
Civil status records
Corporate filings
Medical records

Need a French interpreter in New York?

Share the date, setting, and assignment type. Response within 4 hours.

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Client Feedback

What Our Clients Say

"We deposed a witness in Abidjan by video for a Southern District matter. Kaplan's interpreter handled West African French and the read-backs without slowing the record."

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Catherine D.

Litigation Partner, New York

"Our asylum client from Guinea needed an interpreter who understood regional idiom. The credibility questions went cleanly because nothing was lost in the phrasing."

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Marc B.

Immigration Attorney, New York

"Our Paris parent company's board session in Midtown ran in French and English for a full day. The interpreter was precise on the financial vocabulary."

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Isabelle R.

Chief of Staff, New York

FAQs

French Interpreter Questions, New York

Which French do New York legal and business matters usually need?
We cover African French, Canadian French and European French, and we ask which one at intake. Most French speakers in New York legal matters are from West and Central Africa, where vocabulary, idiom and rhythm differ enough from European French that a mismatch shows in testimony. See the French interpreter services page for how we match.

Do you cover Haitian Creole in New York, or only French?
We cover both, but with different interpreters. Haitian Creole is a separate language, not a dialect of French, so a French interpreter cannot take a Haitian Creole assignment. Brooklyn and Queens have large communities of both, and a Flatbush client who says French often means Creole, so we confirm the actual language at intake rather than in the room.

Do your French interpreters cover depositions and arbitration in Manhattan?
Yes. We staff French interpreters for depositions, examinations under oath and international arbitration in Manhattan and the Southern and Eastern Districts, onsite or by video with witnesses in France, Quebec or West Africa. For the wider legal picture see our legal interpreters in New York and deposition interpreters in New York.

Do you provide French interpreters for immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza?
Yes. We staff French interpreters for asylum, removal and bond hearings at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, and for USCIS interviews, working with the immigration law firms that represent francophone African applicants. See our immigration and asylum support page for what a firm needs before a hearing.

How quickly can you confirm a French interpreter in New York?
Share the date, setting and location and we confirm availability within 4 hours. For scheduled in-person work we recommend a few days' notice so the interpreter can prepare on the matter; video remote is usually available sooner. Check availability or call (833) 547-7770.

Do you interpret French for business meetings and press events in New York?
Yes. Board sessions, investor meetings, delegation visits and press events for French companies and institutions are regular New York assignments. We staff consecutive interpreters for meetings and simultaneous teams with equipment for larger sessions, and brief the interpreter on the vocabulary beforehand.

Can you also translate French documents for New York matters?
Yes, as separate written work from the interpreter. Our certified French document translation covers contracts, pleadings, civil status records and corporate filings, with certificates of accuracy accepted by New York courts and USCIS.

Do you cover French hospital visits and other languages in New York?
Yes. We cover consent, discharge and evaluation conversations at New York hospitals in French, and the same settings in Spanish, Mandarin and Korean. For French across other settings see the main French language page.

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