Host of new offerings ‘natural next step’ in Alexa Translations’ growth strategy

Cet article a été initialement publié dans le Canadian Lawyer!

Par Mallory Hendry – 20 avril 2021

In the legal industry, where every comma matters and brand reputation is critical, incorrect translations can come at a high price — and that’s where Alexa Translations’ expertise in legal translations comes in.

“Organizations come to us when they need their most important documents handled quickly and accurately, whether it be proxy circulars, litigation documents, structured notes, prospectuses or other securities documents,” says Gary Kalaci, chief executive officer of Alexa Translations. “We’re extremely well-positioned as leaders in the market.”

Alexa Translations breaks language barriers with A.I.-powered translations for the world’s most prestigious legal, financial and government institutions. Trained in Canadian French and hosted on Canadian servers, the Alexa Translations A.I. platform empowers translation teams to deliver incredibly complex, industry-specific results with unmatched quality and speed.

Une équipe de langagiers chevronnés collabore avec des avocats-conseils pour produire des traductions uniformes de grande qualité adaptées au marché francophone canadien ainsi qu’au secteur et destinées aux tribunaux, aux institutions chargées des transactions et aux organismes de réglementation qui exigent des dépôts bilingues. Les traductions juridiques constituent un service complet et les juristes-traducteurs offrent en complément des avis juridiques sur les traductions. Les traducteurs juridiques se spécialisent dans l’éventail complet de champs de compétence juridiques, comme le droit commercial des sociétés, le litige et le droit du travail ainsi que les valeurs mobilières, ce qui comprend la traduction de prospectus, de notices annuelles et de rapports de gestion. Ils sont également des spécialistes de la traduction liée aux produits dérivés et aux billets structurés pour les banques. L’IA, combinée à avec une équipe d’experts en la matière, tire parti de lexiques propres aux clients, de documents déjà traduits et d’un processus d’examen en plusieurs étapes permettant d’obtenir le meilleur résultat possible. Le moteur d’IA est entraîné au moyen d’un large éventail de décisions judiciaires canadiennes, de documents réglementaires et d’autres ressources juridiques et financières de premier plan.

En mars, le conseil d’administration a accueilli Simon Fish, conseiller spécial du chef de la direction de BMO Groupe financier, qui apporte un point de vue précieux et une feuille de route impressionnante dans les secteurs juridique, financier et des ressources.

“Simon brings a breadth of knowledge and experience that aligns perfectly with our corporate strategic objectives,” said Kalaci of the appointment.

Alexa Translations prend également le pouls du marché. Récemment, grâce à la hausse des marchés boursiers et à l’essor du secteur des technologies, les sociétés canadiennes ont réalisé la plus importante campagne de premiers appels publics à l’épargne au premier trimestre en 15 ans. Selon Bloomberg, 32 Canadian firms announced IPOs set to raise a combined US$3.26 billion — more than 10 times the US$305.2 million of deals announced by this time last year, and the most for a first quarter since 2006. Alexa Translations is keeping up with this surging market by "tackling all the important IPO-related documents for many key players in that space," Kalaci says, noting keeping current is paramount to Alexa Translations’ approach to business.

En 2020, malgré la pandémie de COVID-19, Alexa Translations a continué à prospérer, en se concentrant sur des communications claires et tissant des liens plus serrés avec les clients. Canadian Lawyer! Readers’ Choice Award , Alexa Translations a la réputation de fournir constamment un service haut de gamme aux clients.

In November, a year after the launch of the A.I. platform, they rolled out a completely overhauled, more modern version, and more attention was paid to “the user experience,” says Mark Vecchiarelli, VP of marketing at Alexa Translations. It was “completely reimagined” which, he adds, was no small feat — but its importance can’t be underestimated, especially to a company that prides itself on being client- and translator-centric.

“Helping our clients succeed is really in the DNA of our brand, so it was only natural as the next step in our growth strategy,” Vecchiarelli says, adding these upgrades and new features continue to keep Alexa Translations at the top of its game. “Our incredible A.I. engine, paired with our smooth user experience, makes for a powerful one-two punch when it comes to translation technology.”

In March 2021, Version 2.1 was announced — and it revolutionized the space once again. The A.I. platform, which includes a project management module and a built-in CAT editor, can help reduce cost by providing one-stop-shopping for services. This builds on the suite of customer service solutions, including live agents, an interactive chatbot, a robust knowledge base and a streamlined ticketing system. Behind the scenes, the team continues to completely update their neural machine translations (NMT) technology — the artificial intelligence behind the translations — to allow for even more accurate and efficient translations. The platform also recently added Spanish, augmenting its French and English proficiencies.

“Our team is devoted to providing best in class professional services, as well as a leading A.I. translation platform to provide our clients with the perfect combination of technology and linguistic expertise to address their translation needs,” says Kalaci.

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