If you need a lawyer
Please note that the Embassy is not able to provide legal assistance or advice. We have however compiled the following information on lawyers and interpreters as a service to help our enquirers. Please note that this is not a recommendation by the Embassy, nor can we be held responsible for the services provided.
English-speaking lawyers in Austria
List of English-speaking lawyers and translators in Austria
For details of German-speaking lawyers in the UK, please contact the Austrian Embassy in London.
Translators and interpreters in Austria
1. General Translators and Interpreters
Universitas is the professional association for qualified translators and interpreters in Austria, apart from sworn court translators / interpreters. For details of the latter, please see 2. below. The Universitas website has a search facility (‘Online – Suche’) to help you find interpreters and translators in a wide range of languages, in each Austrian federal province.
Universitas
Österreichischer Übersetzer- und Dolmetscherverband
Austrian Association of Interpreters and Translators
Gymnasiumstrasse 50
A-1190 Wien
Tel: +43 (0)1 368 60 60
Fax: +4 (0)1 368 60 08
info@universitas.org
http://www.universitas.org/
2. Sworn Court Interpreters
ÖVGD is the professional association for court interpreters in Austria. Court interpreters not only interpret for their clients in court, but are also the only translators legally authorised to produce certified translations, or sworn court translations, as required by courts and other authorities. The ÖVGD website includes a list of court interpreters in over 40 languages throughout Austria.Österreichischer Verband der Gerichtsdolmetscher (ÖVGD)
Austrian Association of Certified Court Interpreters
PO box 14
A-1016 Vienna
Tel: +43 (0)1 479 65 81
Fax: +43 (0)1 478 37 23
E-Mail: oevgd@via.at
http://www.dolmetscher.at/index.html
