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Author: Paige Dygert

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ONLINE LEGAL TRANSLATIONS – The Year 2018 in Review

This past year has been a banner year for Online Legal Translations. We are happy to have experienced unprecedented growth this year, both in volume, number of clients and activities in the Legal and Translation communities. We've added exciting new services and language combinations to our portfolio of offerings, we engaged in Social Media around the web and around the world, as well as publishing several articles and series on relevant legal translation content. The company began accepting PayPal and Transferwise along with traditional bank tranfsers, credit cards and even good old-fashioned checks. Additionally, OLT’s founder appeared at live on-line events in...

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Online Legal Translations Founder Appears as Guest on “She Hit Refresh.”

On November 27, 2018, OLT’s founder, Paige Dygert appeared on the popular website She Hit Refresh as a Guest Blogger with her article “Moving Abroad? What to Do With Your Apartment or House.” She Hit Refresh was created “for women over 30 who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel!” The topic of the article was, as the title indicates, how to manage your current housing when you take off for an extended period of time of discovery and adventure.  Several practical tips and links to resources were provided for renters and homeowners, including such traditional options...

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Online Legal Translations Confidentiality Series Wraps Up

"Words of the Law" has just completed the 4-part series called “NDAs, Non-Competition, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements.”  Topics covered in this series include an overview of Legal Terms, Unilateral vs. Bilateral Agreements and Term vs. Duration, and Non-Solicitation vs. Non-Competition. The final installment discusses the concept of Confidentiality in depth, including where such provisions can be found and why they are important, as well as sample provisions. Hop on over to the OLT Blog: "Words of the Law," and see what the series is all about. ...

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Online Legal Translations Celebrates Three Years on Facebook

OLT has been on Facebook for over three years now. Visit us there and check out our law-related articles, legal news, "Favorite Words of the Law" posts and more. Follow us to receive updates in your feed. We look forward to seeing you there! P.S.  If you are interested in expanding your practice internationally and don’t know what you need beyond translation of your documents and interpreters for your meetings, check out this great article by Entrepreneur Magazine. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/159252...

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NDAs, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreements – Part 4

Woman signing contract

Today, in the final segment of this series, we are going to talk about the concept of “Confidentiality”—what it means, who defines it and why it is so important. Reminder: the phrases discussed in this series have general understandings and common uses under the law in the United States, but the actual language of your contract is the language that is enforceable. The term “confidential” is a broad concept regarding the storing and disclosure of information, and generally means “secret.” Confidentiality Agreements and Confidential Information. A so-called “confidentiality agreement” does not usually exist as a stand-alone agreement.  Usually, the only standalone agreement addressing the...

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Online Legal Translations Wants YOU!

Online Legal Translations is experiencing unprecedented growth and is accepting applications from lawyer-translators in all language combinations. Are you… A licensed attorney in at least one jurisdiction? A translator with at least two years of experience? A positive person with a great work ethic? If yes, please reach out to us by email: hr@onlinelegaltranslations.com Providing: A Copy of your law license/certification A Copy of your CV/resume A Copy of your diploma(s)   We look forward to hearing from you!...

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NDAs, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreements–Part 3

“NDAs, Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition Agreements” PART THREE – Unilateral or Bilateral? Term or Duration? Welcome to Part 3 of our latest series here on “Words of the Law,” the Online Legal Translations blog. In the prior two sections of this series, we talked about the importance of understanding how the terms NDA, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality function in a contract-signing context, and we took a deeper dive into the differences between Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation agreements. In this installment of the series, we are going to talk about two important sets of terms: “unilateral” vs. “bilateral” and “term” vs. “duration.”  It is very important...

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OLT is on LinkedIn!

Online Legal Translations now has its very own LinkedIn page.   LinkedIn is a great place to meet and network with other legal professionals in a professional environment. Visit us there and check out our law-related articles, posts and more.  Connect with us to receive updates in your feed. We look forward to seeing you there! P.S.  If your firm is interested in controlling costs with LinkedIn, check out this great article by Lowes Legal Cost Accountants. http://lowes.ie/how-lawyers-can-get-the-most-out-of-linkedin/...

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NDAs, Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition Agreements – PART 2

“NDAs, Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition Agreements” PART TWO – Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements: What’s the Difference Anyway? Welcome to Part 2 of our new series here on “Words of the Law,” the Online Legal Translations blog. As we mentioned in the last installment of this series, terms such as “non-solicitation” and “non-competition” have no fixed legal meanings, as do terms such as “burglary” or “fraud,” which are defined in statues and further clarified by common law.  These terms are used to describe sections of agreements or entire agreements (which are sometimes nicknamed “noncompetes” and “nonsolicits”). Unless these terms are specifically defined within an...

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Online Legal Translations leads the way with GDPR Compliance Program

We’re excited to announce that we have implemented a compliance program pursuant to the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You may be wondering why a U.S.-based company is concerned about European Privacy Laws.  It’s pretty simple: All companies that handle personal data of EU residents must comply with the GDPR. Since many of our clients and collaborators are located outside of the United States, many in the EU, we are obliged to comply with any privacy laws and regulations that are applicable to Online Legal Translations by virtue of contact with the people and entities with whom we work. What’s GDPR?  GDPR...

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