Translator in French

Search for 'Traducteur' or 'Traductrice', with your field: 'traducteur technique', 'traducteur juridique', 'traducteur audiovisuel'. Translation is not a regulated profession in France, but certified translations of official documents (civil status records, diplomas, judgments) must be done by a 'traducteur expert judiciaire' registered with a court of appeal. Employers and agencies tend to recruit from master's programmes in translation such as ESIT, ISIT or university masters. Most translators work freelance under the micro-entrepreneur status or as an independent business, and literary translators are often paid as authors. Native English speakers are mostly sought for French into English work.